C.R.S. Section 27-65-101
Legislative declaration

(1)

The general assembly declares that the purposes of this article 65 are:

(a)

To secure for each person with a mental health disorder such care and treatment suited to the person’s needs and to ensure that the care and treatment are skillfully and humanely administered with full respect for the person’s dignity and personal integrity;

(b)

To deprive a person of the person’s liberty for purposes of care or treatment only when less restrictive alternatives are unavailable and only when the person’s safety or the safety of others is endangered;

(c)

To provide the fullest possible measure of privacy, dignity, and other rights to persons undergoing care and treatment for a mental health disorder;

(d)

To encourage the use of voluntary, rather than coercive, measures to provide care and treatment for mental health disorders and to provide the care and treatment in the least restrictive setting;

(e)

To provide appropriate information to family members concerning the location and fact of admission of a person with a mental health disorder to inpatient or residential care and treatment;

(f)

To encourage the appropriate participation of family members in the care and treatment of a person with a mental health disorder and, when appropriate, to provide information to family members in order to facilitate that participation; and

(g)

To facilitate the recovery and resiliency of each person who receives care and treatment pursuant to this article 65.

(2)

To carry out these purposes, the provisions of this article 65 must be liberally construed.

Source: Section 27-65-101 — Legislative declaration, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-27.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

27‑65‑101
Legislative declaration 27‑65‑102
Definitions 27‑65‑103
Voluntary applications for mental health services 27‑65‑104
Voluntary applications for mental health services - treatment of minors - definition 27‑65‑105
Rights of respondents 27‑65‑106
Emergency mental health hold - screening - court-ordered evaluation - discharge instructions - respondent’s rights 27‑65‑107
Emergency transportation - application - screening - respondent’s rights 27‑65‑108
Care coordination for persons certified or in need of ongoing treatment 27‑65‑108.5
Court-ordered certification for short-term treatment for incompetent defendants in a criminal matter - contents of petition - procedure to contest petition - commitment to behavioral health administration - definition 27‑65‑109
Certification for short-term treatment - procedure 27‑65‑110
Long-term care and treatment of persons with mental health disorders - procedure 27‑65‑111
Certification on an outpatient basis - short-term and long-term care 27‑65‑112
Termination of short-term and long-term treatment - escape 27‑65‑113
Hearing procedures - jurisdiction 27‑65‑114
Appeals 27‑65‑115
Habeas corpus 27‑65‑116
Restoration of rights 27‑65‑117
Discrimination - definition 27‑65‑118
Right to treatment - rules 27‑65‑119
Rights of respondents certified for short-term treatment or long-term care and treatment 27‑65‑120
Administration or monitoring of medications to persons receiving treatment 27‑65‑121
Employment of persons in a facility - rules 27‑65‑122
Voting in public elections 27‑65‑123
Records 27‑65‑124
Request for release of information - procedures - review of a decision concerning release of information 27‑65‑125
Treatment in federal facilities 27‑65‑126
Transfer of persons into and out of Colorado - reciprocal agreements 27‑65‑127
Imposition of legal disability - deprivation of legal right - restoration - repeal 27‑65‑128
Administration - rules 27‑65‑129
Payment for counsel 27‑65‑130
Advisory board - created - service standards and rules 27‑65‑131
Data report
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 27-65-101’s source at colorado​.gov