Colorado § 27-65-128 Administration - rules

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§ 27-65-128 — Administration - rules

Colorado § 27-65-128

Title 27Behavioral

Art.Care and Treatment of Persons

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-128 (2026).

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The BHA shall promulgate any rules and
develop and distribute any applications or forms necessary to consistently enforce
the provisions of this article 65, including rules concerning involuntary feeding
tubes for individuals with an eating disorder. The BHA shall proactively train
providers, facilities, counties, judges, magistrates, intervening professionals, and
certified peace officers on the procedures under this article 65, which training must
include an understanding of the criteria for invoking an emergency mental health
hold pursuant to section 27-65-106, the definition of gravely disabled and how a
person who is gravely disabled may present physically and psychiatrically, and
suggested templates and resources to be used by facilities to meet the
requirements of section 

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The BHA shall promulgate any rules and
develop and distribute any applications or forms necessary to consistently enforce
the provisions of this article 65, including rules concerning involuntary feeding
tubes for individuals with an eating disorder. The BHA shall proactively train
providers, facilities, counties, judges, magistrates, intervening professionals, and
certified peace officers on the procedures under this article 65, which training must
include an understanding of the criteria for invoking an emergency mental health
hold pursuant to section 27-65-106, the definition of gravely disabled and how a
person who is gravely disabled may present physically and psychiatrically, and
suggested templates and resources to be used by facilities to meet the
requirements of section 27-65-106 (8)(a)(III) and (8)(a)(VII).

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1541, � 123, effective July 1; Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 22-1256), ch. 451, p. 3204, � 1, effective August 10. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (SB 24-117), ch. 443, p. 3093, � 2, effective June 6.