Colorado § 17-26-302 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 17-26-302 — Definitions

Colorado § 17-26-302

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-302 (2026).

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Intellectual or developmental disability means a disability attributable to an intellectual or developmental condition, as defined in the latest edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of the American psychiatric association, or related conditions constituting a severe or profound disability.

(2)Local jail means a jail or an adult detention center of a county or city and county with a capacity of more than four hundred beds.

(3)Medical professional means a registered nurse registered pursuant to section 12-255-111, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to section 12-240-113, or a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy licensed pursuant to article 240 of title 12.

(4)Mental health professional means

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Intellectual or developmental disability means a disability attributable
to an intellectual or developmental condition, as defined in the latest edition of the
diagnostic and statistical manual of the American psychiatric association, or
related conditions constituting a severe or profound disability.

(2) Local jail means a jail or an adult detention center of a county or city
and county with a capacity of more than four hundred beds.

(3) Medical professional means a registered nurse registered pursuant to
section 12-255-111, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to section 12-240-113, or
a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy licensed pursuant to article 240 of title 12.

(4) Mental health professional means a mental health professional
licensed or certified pursuant to article 245 of title 12, except it does not include
unlicensed psychotherapists pursuant to article 245 of title 12; an advanced
practice registered nurse registered pursuant to section 12-255-111 with training in
substance use disorders or mental health; or a physician assistant licensed
pursuant to section 12-240-113 with specific training in substance use disorders or
mental health.

(5) Postpartum period means one year after a pregnancy has ended.

(6) Restrictive housing means the state of being involuntarily confined in
one's cell for approximately twenty-two hours per day or more with very limited
out-of-cell time, movement, or meaningful human interaction whether pursuant to
disciplinary, administrative, or classification action.

(7) Serious mental illness means one or more substantial disorders of the
cognitive, volitional, or emotional processes that grossly impair judgment or
capacity to recognize reality or to control behavior and that substantially interfere
with the person's ability to meet the ordinary demands of living. These can include,
but are not limited to, a psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive
disorder or any diagnosed mental disorder, except for substance use disorders,
currently associated with serious impairment of psychological, cognitive, or
behavioral functioning.