C.R.S. Section 27-80-126
Recovery support services grant program

  • creation
  • eligibility
  • reporting requirements
  • appropriation
  • rules
  • definitions

(1)

As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

“Grant program” means the recovery support services grant program created in this section.

(b)

“Recovery community organization” means an independent, nonprofit organization led and governed by representatives of local communities of recovery that organize recovery-focused policy advocacy activities, carry out recovery-focused community education and outreach programs, or provide peer-run recovery support services.

(2)

There is created in the behavioral health administration the recovery support services grant program, referred to in this section as the “grant program”, to provide grants to recovery community organizations for the purpose of providing recovery-oriented services to individuals with a substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder.

(3)

A recovery community organization that receives a grant from the grant program may use the money to:

(a)

Offer opportunities for individuals with a substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder in recovery to engage in activities focused on mental or physical wellness or community service;

(b)

Provide guidance to individuals with a substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder and their family members on navigating treatment, social service, and recovery support systems;

(c)

Help individuals with a substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder to connect with resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery as outlined by the federal substance abuse and mental health services administration’s four dimensions of recovery: Health, home, community, and purpose;

(d)

Assist in establishing and sustaining a social and physical environment supportive of recovery;

(e)

Provide local and state recovery resources to recovery community organization participants and community members; and

(f)

Provide recovery support services for caregivers and families of individuals recovering from a substance use and co-occurring mental health disorder.

(4)

The BHA shall administer the grant program. Subject to available appropriations, the BHA shall disburse grant money appropriated pursuant to subsection (8) of this section to each managed service organization designated pursuant to section 27-80-107.

(5)

The BHA shall implement the grant program in accordance with this section. Pursuant to article 4 of title 24, the BHA shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the grant program.

(6)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

To receive a grant, a recovery community organization must submit an application to the applicable managed service organization in accordance with rules promulgated by the BHA.

(b)

Each managed service organization shall review the applications received pursuant to this section. In awarding grants, the managed service organization shall prioritize an applicant whose program outlines the capacity to deliver recovery support services to meet the needs of diverse racial, cultural, income, ability, and other underserved groups, including the delivery of recovery support services by culturally responsive and trauma-informed professionals.

(7)

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(a)

On or before December 1, 2023, and on or before December 1 each year thereafter, each managed service organization that awards grants shall submit a report to the BHA. At a minimum, the report must include the following information:

(I)

The number of community members involved in the recovery community organization;

(II)

A detailed description of the organization’s advocacy efforts;

(III)

Any collaborative projects a recovery community organization has with other recovery community organizations across the state; and

(IV)

Any other information required by the BHA.

(b)

On or before March 1, 2022, and on or before March 1 each year thereafter for the duration of the grant program, the BHA shall submit a summarized report on the grant program to the health and human services committee of the senate and the health and insurance and the public and behavioral health and human services committees of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, and to the opioid and other substance use disorders study committee created in section 10-22.3-101.

(c)

Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirements set forth in this subsection (7) continue indefinitely.

(8)

For the 2021-22 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate one million six hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to the BHA to implement the grant program. The BHA may use a portion of the money appropriated for the grant program to pay the direct and indirect costs of administering the grant program.

Source: Section 27-80-126 — Recovery support services grant program - creation - eligibility - reporting requirements - appropriation - rules - definitions, 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

§ 27-80-126’s source at colorado​.gov