C.R.S. Section 27-60-110
Behavioral health-care services for rural and agricultural communities

  • vouchers
  • contract
  • appropriation

(1)

No later than one hundred eighty days after June 28, 2021, the BHA, in collaboration with the department of agriculture, shall contract with a nonprofit organization primarily focused on serving agricultural and rural communities in Colorado, as identified by the BHA, to provide vouchers to individuals living in rural and frontier communities in need of behavioral health-care services.

(2)

The nonprofit organization awarded the contract pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall:

(a)

Contract with licensed behavioral health-care providers that have completed training on cultural competencies specific to the Colorado agricultural and rural community lifestyle to provide direct behavioral health-care services to farmers, ranchers, farm and ranch workers and their families, and other underserved populations in rural and agricultural communities. At least sixty percent of the money received pursuant to the contract must be used for direct behavioral health-care services described in this subsection (2)(a).

(b)

Develop training materials and train behavioral health-care providers on cultural competencies specific to the Colorado agricultural and rural community lifestyle.

(3)

For the 2021-22 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly shall annually appropriate fifty thousand dollars for the contract awarded pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

Source: Section 27-60-110 — Behavioral health-care services for rural and agricultural communities - vouchers - contract - appropriation, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-27.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

27‑60‑100.3
Definitions 27‑60‑101
Behavioral health crisis response system - legislative declaration 27‑60‑103
Behavioral health crisis response system - services - request for proposals - criteria - reporting - rules - definitions - repeal 27‑60‑104
Behavioral health crisis response system - crisis service facilities - walk-in centers - mobile response units - report 27‑60‑104.5
Behavioral health capacity tracking system - rules - legislative declaration - definitions 27‑60‑105
Outpatient restoration to competency services - jail-based behavioral health services - responsible entity - duties - report - legislative declaration 27‑60‑106
Jail-based behavioral health services program - purpose - created - funding - repeal 27‑60‑106.5
Criminal justice diversion programs - report - rules 27‑60‑108
Peer support professionals - cash fund - fees - requirements - rules - legislative declaration - definitions 27‑60‑109
Temporary youth mental health services program - established - report - rules - definitions - repeal 27‑60‑110
Behavioral health-care services for rural and agricultural communities - vouchers - contract - appropriation 27‑60‑112
Behavioral health-care workforce development program - creation - rules - report 27‑60‑114
Colorado land-based tribe behavioral health services grant - creation - funding - definitions - repeal 27‑60‑115
Behavioral health feasibility study - authority to contract - report - definitions - appropriation 27‑60‑201
Legislative declaration 27‑60‑202
Definitions 27‑60‑203
Behavioral health administration - timeline 27‑60‑204
Care coordination infrastructure - implementation - care navigation program - creation - report - rules - definition 27‑60‑206
Substance use workforce stability grant program - repeal 27‑60‑301
Definitions 27‑60‑302
Behavioral health-care provider workforce plan - expansion - current workforce 27‑60‑303
Behavioral health administration - additional duties - collaboration with other agencies 27‑60‑304
Reports 27‑60‑305
Repeal of part 27‑60‑401
Definitions 27‑60‑402
Early intervention, deflection, and redirection from the criminal justice system grant program - established - permissible uses 27‑60‑403
Grant program application - criteria - award - rules 27‑60‑404
Grant program reporting requirements 27‑60‑405
Grant program funding - requirements - reports - appropriation 27‑60‑406
Repeal of part 27‑60‑501
Definitions 27‑60‑502
Behavioral health-care continuum gap grant program - established - rules 27‑60‑503
Grant program application - criteria - contributing resources - award - rules 27‑60‑504
Grant program reporting requirements 27‑60‑505
Grant program funding - requirements - reports 27‑60‑506
Repeal of part
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 27-60-110’s source at colorado​.gov