C.R.S. Section 28-5-220
Certification or commitment to veterans administration


(1)

When, in any proceeding under the laws of this state for the commitment or certification of a person alleged to have a mental health disorder or otherwise be in need of confinement in a hospital or other institution for his or her proper care, it is determined after such adjudication of the status of such person as may be required by law that commitment or certification to a hospital for treatment of mental health disorders or other institution is necessary for safekeeping or treatment and it appears that the person is eligible for care or treatment by the veterans administration, the court, upon receipt of a certificate from the veterans administration showing that facilities are available and that the person is eligible for care or treatment therein, may commit or certify the person to the veterans administration. Upon commitment or certification, the person, when admitted to any facility operated by such agency within or without this state, is subject to the rules and regulations of the veterans administration. The chief officer of any facility of the veterans administration to which the person is committed or certified, with respect to the person committed or certified, is vested with the same powers as superintendents of state hospitals for mental health disorders within this state with respect to retention of custody, transfer, parole, or discharge as restored to reason.

(2)

The judgment or order of certification or commitment by a court of competent jurisdiction of another state or of the District of Columbia certifying or committing a person to the veterans administration for care or treatment has the same force and effect as to the person while in this state as in the jurisdiction in which the court entering the judgment or making the order is situated; and the courts of the certifying or committing state or of the District of Columbia are deemed to have retained jurisdiction of the person so certified or committed for the purpose of inquiring into the person’s mental health and of determining the necessity for continuance of his or her restraint. Consent is given to the application of the law of the certifying or committing state or district in respect to the authority of the chief officer of any facility of the veterans administration to retain custody or transfer, parole, or discharge the person.

(3)

Upon receipt of a certificate of the veterans administration that facilities are available for the care or treatment of any person committed or certified to any hospital for persons with mental health disorders or other institution for the care or treatment of persons similarly afflicted and that the person is eligible for care or treatment, the court having jurisdiction may cause him or her to be transferred to the veterans administration for care or treatment. Any person transferred as provided in this section is deemed to be committed or certified to the veterans administration for all purposes as provided in subsection (1) of this section as on original commitment or certification.

Source: Section 28-5-220 — Certification or commitment to veterans administration, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-28.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

28‑5‑100.3
Definitions
28‑5‑101
Military discharges recorded free
28‑5‑102
Identity documents - veteran identifier
28‑5‑103
Discharged LGBT veteran
28‑5‑104
State veterans benefits - effect of individual unemployability status
28‑5‑201
Short title
28‑5‑202
Definitions
28‑5‑203
Administrator as party in interest
28‑5‑204
Guardian appointed when necessary
28‑5‑205
Limitation on number of wards
28‑5‑206
Appointment of guardian - petition
28‑5‑207
Evidence of necessity for guardian of infant
28‑5‑208
Evidence of necessity for guardian for incompetent
28‑5‑209
Notice of filing petition
28‑5‑210
Bond of guardian
28‑5‑211
Accounts of securities - notices and hearings
28‑5‑212
Penalty for failure to account
28‑5‑213
Compensation of guardians
28‑5‑214
Investments
28‑5‑215
Maintenance and support
28‑5‑216
Purchase of home for ward
28‑5‑217
Copies of public records to be furnished
28‑5‑218
Discharge of guardian - release of sureties
28‑5‑219
Record not construed as legal adjudication
28‑5‑220
Certification or commitment to veterans administration
28‑5‑221
Liberal construction
28‑5‑222
Repeal and modification of prior laws
28‑5‑223
Application
28‑5‑301
Legal investments
28‑5‑401
Loans to minor veterans
28‑5‑501
Short title
28‑5‑502
Interment of deceased veterans
28‑5‑503
Headstone to mark graves
28‑5‑504
County of residence
28‑5‑505
Cemetery subdivision - state may acquire and maintain
28‑5‑506
Care and custody of cemetery subdivision
28‑5‑507
Veterans service organization stipend - funeral services - process - definitions
28‑5‑701
Division of veterans affairs - transfer of functions - terminology
28‑5‑702
Board of veterans affairs
28‑5‑703
Rules - duties
28‑5‑703.5
Notice to revisor of statutes - repeal
28‑5‑704
Departments to cooperate
28‑5‑705
Duties
28‑5‑706
Contributions to division - veterans private contributions fund - created
28‑5‑707
Assistance to county veterans service officers
28‑5‑708
Western slope veterans’ cemetery - fund - rules
28‑5‑709
Colorado state veterans trust fund - created - report
28‑5‑711
Veterans resource information clearinghouse
28‑5‑712
Veterans assistance grant program - created - rules - fund - repeal
28‑5‑713
Western region one source - veterans one-stop center - advisory board - fund - definition - repeal
28‑5‑714
Veterans mental health services program - report - rules - definitions
28‑5‑801
Establishment of veterans service offices
28‑5‑802
Qualifications - term of office
28‑5‑803
Duties
28‑5‑804
Cooperation with division of veterans affairs
28‑5‑805
Office space and supplies
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 28-5-220’s source at colorado​.gov