C.R.S. Section 27-65-112
Termination of short-term and long-term treatment

  • escape
[Editor’s note:
This version of this section is effective until July 1, 2024.]

(1)

An original or extended certification for short-term treatment or an order for long-term care and treatment or any extension thereof terminates as soon as, in the opinion of the professional person in charge of treatment of the respondent, the respondent has received sufficient benefit from such treatment for the respondent to leave. Whenever a certification or extended certification is terminated pursuant to this section, the professional person in charge of providing treatment shall notify the court in writing within five days after such termination. The professional person may also prescribe day care, night care, or any other similar mode of treatment prior to termination.

(2)

Before termination, an escaped respondent may be returned to the facility by order of the court without a hearing or by the superintendent or director of the facility without order of court. After termination, a respondent may be returned to the facility only in accordance with this article 65.

Source: Section 27-65-112 — Termination of short-term and long-term treatment - escape, 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
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 27-65-112’s source at colorado​.gov