C.R.S. Section 27-65-130
Advisory board

  • created
  • service standards and rules

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

An advisory board, referred to in this section as the “board”, is established for the purpose of assisting and advising the commissioner in accordance with subsection (2) of this section in the development of service standards and rules. The board consists of no fewer than eleven but not more than fifteen members appointed by the governor, as follows:

(I)

One representative from the the department of human services;

(II)

One representative from the BHA;

(III)

One representative from the department of public health and environment;

(IV)

One representative from the university of Colorado health sciences center;

(V)

One representative from a leading professional association of psychiatrists in this state;

(VI)

One member representing proprietary skilled health-care facilities;

(VII)

One member representing nonprofit health-care facilities;

(VIII)

One member representing the Colorado bar association;

(IX)

One member representing consumers of services for persons with mental health disorders;

(X)

One member representing families of persons with mental health disorders;

(XI)

One member representing children’s health-care facilities; and

(XII)

Other persons from both the private and the public sectors who are recognized or known to be interested and informed in the area of the board’s purpose and function.

(b)

In making appointments to the board, the governor is encouraged to include representation by at least one member who is a person with a disability, as defined in section 24-34-301, a family member of a person with a disability, or a member of an advocacy group for persons with disabilities, provided that the other requirements of this section are met.

(2)

The advisory board is responsible for recommending standards and rules relevant to the provisions of this article 65 for the programs of mental health services to those patients in any health-care facility that has either separate facilities for the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons with mental health disorders or those health-care facilities that have as the health-care facility’s only purpose the care and treatment of such persons.

Source: Section 27-65-130 — Advisory board - created - service standards and rules, 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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§ 27-65-130’s source at colorado​.gov