(1)(a) On
or before July 1, 2024, the department and the department of health care policy and
financing shall jointly create, develop, or contract, which may include the cost of
renovation at private facilities, for at least an additional one hundred and twenty-five beds at mental health residential facilities throughout the state based on the
greatest areas of need. The beds in the mental health facilities are available for
adult individuals in need of ongoing supportive services, but individuals with a
severe mental illness or a dual diagnosis of mental illness and alcohol or substance
use disorder must be prioritized. When available, the department shall use existing
department properties for the mental health facilities.
(b)At a minimum, the department shall ensure that the
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(1) (a) On
or before July 1, 2024, the department and the department of health care policy and
financing shall jointly create, develop, or contract, which may include the cost of
renovation at private facilities, for at least an additional one hundred and twenty-five beds at mental health residential facilities throughout the state based on the
greatest areas of need. The beds in the mental health facilities are available for
adult individuals in need of ongoing supportive services, but individuals with a
severe mental illness or a dual diagnosis of mental illness and alcohol or substance
use disorder must be prioritized. When available, the department shall use existing
department properties for the mental health facilities.
(b) At a minimum, the department shall ensure that the mental health
residential facilities offer the following services:
(I) Assistance with medication;
(II) Direct support personnel including assistance with activities of daily
living;
(III) Intensive case management services;
(IV) Life skills training; and
(V) Non-medical transportation.
(c) The department and the department of health care policy and financing
shall work collaboratively to ensure the beds in the mental health facilities are
eligible for federal funding through the medical assistance program.
(2) (a) The beds at the mental health facilities created pursuant to this
section are intended primarily for adult individuals with serious mental illness or a
co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder in need of services. A
mental health facility may also provide services to an individual in need of
competency restoration pursuant to article 8.5 of title 16 who does not require
imprisonment in a jail.
(b) The department, in collaboration with the behavioral health
administration and the department of health care policy and financing, shall
prioritize placement for individuals in the civil system who are leaving the mental
health institutes at Pueblo and Fort Logan, civil individuals being discharged from
inpatient settings, individuals receiving involuntary mental health treatment
pursuant to article 65 of this title 27, and civil individuals in need of residential
services who are in a mental health crisis facility, acute care hospital, or in the
community.
(c) The state department, in collaboration with the behavioral health
administration and the department of health care policy and financing, shall
establish criteria for admissions and discharge planning, quality assurance
monitoring, appropriate length of stay, and compliance with applicable federal law.
For the mental health residential facilities created pursuant to this section,
admission criteria for facilities must include:
(I) Prioritization of people with serious mental illness who have complex or
co-occurring conditions as defined by the state department; and
(II) For treatment beds that do not serve individuals covered under a home-
and community-based waiver, offering priority placement to individuals under a
certification for short-term or extended short-term treatment pursuant to section
27-65-107 or 27-65-108 and long-term care and treatment pursuant to section 27-65-109 on an outpatient basis.
(d) The state department shall collaborate with relevant stakeholders when
establishing the criteria described in subsection (2)(c) of this section.
(3) The department shall distribute the money for the creation of additional
beds pursuant to this section no later than December 30, 2024. Any person
receiving money pursuant to this section shall spend or obligate all money received
in accordance with section 24-75-226 (4)(d).