§ 13-95-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 13-95-102

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 13: Courts
• Art.: Office of the Statewide Behavioral Health Court Liaison

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As used in this article 95, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Behavioral health challenge refers to mental health and co-occurring
challenges that may or may not have been previously diagnosed, including
substance use challenges and mental disabilities.

(2) Behavioral health services or behavioral health systems means
service systems that encompass prevention and promotion of emotional health,
prevention and treatment services for behavioral health challenges, and recovery
support.

(2.5) Bridges court liaison means a person who is hired or contracted by
the office as a court liaison pursuant to this article 95.

(2.6) Bridges court liaison program or court liaison program means the
court liaison program created pursuant to section 13-95-105.

(2.7) Bridges wraparound care coordinator means a person who is hired or
contracted by the office as a wraparound care coordinator pursuant to section 13-95-105 (2).

(2.8) Bridges wraparound care program means the bridges wraparound
care program created pursuant to section 16-8.6-103.

(3) Co-occurring challenge means a disorder that may or may not have
been previously diagnosed that commonly coincides with behavioral health
challenges and may include, but is not limited to, substance abuse and substance
use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, fetal alcohol syndrome,
and traumatic brain injury.

(4) Commission means the bridges of Colorado commission created in
section 13-95-104.

(5) Repealed.

(6) Director means the director of the office described in section 13-95-103.

(7) Mental disability means a psychiatric disability, developmental
disability, learning disability, or cognitive impairment, including a traumatic brain
injury and dementia diseases and related disabilities as defined in section 25-1-502.

(8) Office means the office of bridges of Colorado established in section
13-95-103.

(9) Participant means an individual with behavioral health challenges who
is involved with the criminal or juvenile justice system and for whom a bridges court
liaison or bridges wraparound care coordinator has been appointed pursuant to a
court order.

(10) Repealed.

(11) Social determinants of health means the non-medical factors that
influence health outcomes, including health-care access and quality, education
access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, housing, and
transportation.

(12) State court administrator means the state court administrator
established pursuant to section 13-3-101.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (SB 23-229), ch. 119, p. 434, � 1, effective April 27. L. 2024: (2.5), (2.6), (2.7), and (2.8) added, (4), (8), and (9) amended, and (5) and (10) repealed, (HB 24-1355), ch. 471, p. 3305, � 3, effective August 7.