§ 27-65-131 — Data report

Colorado § 27-65-131

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 27: Behavioral
• Art.: Care and Treatment of Persons

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(1) Beginning January 1, 2025, and each January 1
thereafter, the BHA shall annually submit a report to the general assembly on the
outcomes and effectiveness of the involuntary commitment system described in
this article 65, disaggregated by region, including any recommendations to improve
the system and outcomes for persons involuntarily committed or certified pursuant
to this article 65. The report must include aggregated and disaggregated
nonidentifying individual-level data. At a minimum, the report must include:

(a) The number of seventy-two-hour emergency mental health holds that
occurred in the state and the number of people placed on a seventy-two-hour
emergency mental health hold, including:

(I) A summary of the reason each person was placed on an emergency
mental health hold;

(II) Demographic information of each person placed on an emergency mental
health hold;

(III) Disposition of each person placed on an emergency mental health hold;

(IV) How often a facility was required to ask for assistance from the BHA to
find placement for the person pursuant to section 27-65-106 and if placement was
found, the average length of time a person had to wait for the placement and the
challenges encountered in finding a placement;

(V) How many subsequent emergency mental health holds were placed
pursuant to section 27-65-106 due to a lack of appropriate placement options; and

(VI) How each emergency mental health hold originated, whether by a
certified peace officer; intervening professional, including specific professional
type; or a court order;

(b) The number and characteristics of each certification for short-term
treatment, including an extension of short-term treatment, and long-term care and
treatment that occurred in the state, including:

(I) The number of inpatient versus outpatient certifications;

(II) The reason for initiating each certification;

(III) The number of certifications initiated by a court order, professional
person, or certified peace officer;

(IV) The average length of each certification;

(V) The demographics of each individual on a certification for short-term
treatment;

(VI) The services provided;

(VII) The services needed that were not available; and

(VIII) Any identified barriers preventing the provision of needed services;

(c) The outcome of each certification for short-term treatment and
certification for long-term care and treatment;

(d) The reason each certification was discontinued, disaggregated by those
successfully discharged; voluntarily discharged; transferred; not located; with
treatment compliance concerns; unable to transfer to another facility or provider,
for lack of payment to treatment providers; and for any other reasons;

(e) The person's housing and employment status when certification was
discontinued;

(f) What services were provided versus what services were most frequently
needed by people certified on an outpatient basis;

(g) Barriers and opportunities with local providers, the judicial branch, and
law enforcement; and

(h) How many individuals were placed in the custody of the BHA on a
certification for short-term treatment who were concurrently involved in the
criminal justice system, including the outcomes of each person and any barriers and
opportunities that may exist to better serve the population.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 22-1256), ch. 451, p. 3206, � 1, effective August 10.