§ 27-60-501 — Definitions

As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Behavioral health administration or BHA means the behavioral health
administration established in section 27-60-203.

(2) Behavioral health administrative services region means a behavioral
health administrative services region designated by the BHA commissioner after
consultation with the department of health care policy and financing and
consideration of the regional structure that serves the medicaid population.

(3) Behavioral health-care services assessment tool means the assessment
tool described in section 27-60-502 (1)(c) developed by the BHA to identify regional
gaps in behavioral health-care services.

(4) Care access point means a location at which a person seeking
behavioral health care can receive care coordination.

(5) Community-based organization means a nonprofit or for-profit
organization that provides behavioral health-care services.

(6) Grant program means the community behavioral health-care continuum
gap grant program established in section 27-60-502.

(7) Local education provider means a school district, a charter school
authorized pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, an institute charter school
authorized pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, or a board of cooperative
services as defined in section 22-5-103.

(8) Local government means a county, municipality, city and county, or
local education provider.

(9) Medication-assisted treatment or MAT has the same meaning as set
forth in section 23-21-803.

(10) Nonprofit organization means an organization that is exempt from
taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1281), ch. 182, p. 1212, � 2, effective May 18.