C.R.S. Section 27-80-125
Housing assistance for individuals with a substance use disorder

  • report
  • rules
  • appropriation

(1)

The BHA shall establish a program to provide temporary financial housing assistance to individuals with a substance use disorder who have no supportive housing options when the individual is:

(a)

Transitioning out of a residential treatment setting and into recovery; or

(b)

Receiving treatment for the individual’s substance use disorder.

(2)

The BHA may promulgate rules establishing the maximum amount of temporary financial assistance that an individual can receive and the maximum amount of time for which an individual may receive assistance. Rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection (2) related to the time for which an individual may receive assistance must be clinically based, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed.

(3)

In awarding temporary financial housing assistance in accordance with this section, the BHA shall consider funding for individuals entering into a recovery residence, as defined in section 27-80-129.

(4)

Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), by February 1, 2022, and by February 1 each year thereafter, the BHA shall submit a report detailing the amount of housing assistance provided in the prior year, the number of individuals and the entities that received the housing assistance, and the duration of housing assistance each individual or entity received to the health and human services committee of the senate, the health and insurance and the public and behavioral health and human services committees of the house of representatives, and the opioid and other substance use disorders study committee created in section 10-22.3-101, or any successor committees.

(5)

For the 2021-22 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate four million dollars to the BHA for the purpose of the housing program described in this section.

Source: Section 27-80-125 — Housing assistance for individuals with a substance use disorder - report - rules - appropriation, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-27.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

27‑80‑101
Definitions
27‑80‑102
Duties of the behavioral health administration
27‑80‑103
Grants for public programs
27‑80‑104
Cancellation of grants
27‑80‑105
Annual distribution of funds
27‑80‑106
Purchase of prevention and treatment services
27‑80‑107
Designation of managed service organizations - purchase of services - revocation of designation
27‑80‑107.5
Increasing access to effective substance use disorder services act - managed service organizations - substance use disorder services - assessment - community action plan - allocations - reporting requirements - evaluation
27‑80‑107.7
Increase synthetic opiate treatment - report
27‑80‑107.8
Withdrawal management and crisis service expansion - appropriation
27‑80‑108
Rules
27‑80‑109
Coordination of state and federal funds and programs
27‑80‑111
Counselor training - fund created - rules
27‑80‑112
Legislative declaration - treatment program for high-risk pregnant women - creation
27‑80‑113
Substance use and addiction counseling and treatment - necessary components
27‑80‑114
Treatment program for high-risk pregnant and parenting women - cooperation with organizations
27‑80‑115
Treatment program for high-risk pregnant and parenting women - data collection
27‑80‑116
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders - legislative declaration - health warning signs
27‑80‑117
Rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program - creation - administration - cash fund - definitions - repeal
27‑80‑118
Center for research into substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support strategies - established - appropriation - legislative declaration
27‑80‑120
Building substance use disorder treatment capacity in underserved communities - grant program
27‑80‑121
Perinatal substance use data linkage project - center for research into substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support strategies - report
27‑80‑122
Recovery residence certifying body - competitive selection process - appropriation
27‑80‑123
High-risk families cash fund - creation - services provided - report - definition
27‑80‑125
Housing assistance for individuals with a substance use disorder - report - rules - appropriation
27‑80‑126
Recovery support services grant program - creation - eligibility - reporting requirements - appropriation - rules - definitions
27‑80‑127
Children and youth in need of residential mental health and substance use treatment - repeal
27‑80‑128
Fentanyl education and treatment program
27‑80‑129
Regulation of recovery residences - rules - definitions
27‑80‑201
Short title
27‑80‑202
Legislative declaration
27‑80‑203
Definitions
27‑80‑204
License required - controlled substances - repeal
27‑80‑205
Issuance of license - fees
27‑80‑206
Controlled substances program fund - disposition of fees
27‑80‑207
Qualifications for license
27‑80‑208
Denial, revocation, or suspension of license - other disciplinary actions - notice
27‑80‑209
Exemptions
27‑80‑210
Records to be kept - order forms
27‑80‑211
Enforcement and cooperation
27‑80‑212
Records confidential
27‑80‑213
Rules - policies
27‑80‑214
Defenses
27‑80‑215
Central registry - registration required - notice - repeal
27‑80‑216
Policy verifying identity
27‑80‑301
Short title
27‑80‑302
Definitions
27‑80‑303
Office of ombudsman for behavioral health access to care - creation - appointment of ombudsman - duties
27‑80‑304
Liaisons - department - commissioner of insurance
27‑80‑305
Qualified immunity
27‑80‑306
Annual report
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 27-80-125’s source at colorado​.gov