Colorado § 27-80-101 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 27-80-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 27-80-101

Title 27Behavioral

Art.Alcohol and Substance Use -

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-80-101 (2026).

Text

As used in this article 80, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Behavioral health administration or BHA means the behavioral health administration established in section 27-50-102.

(2)Commissioner means the commissioner of the behavioral health administration. (2.3) Department means the department of human services created in section 26-1-105. (2.6) Designated service area means the geographical substate planning area specified by the commissioner to be served by a behavioral health administrative services organization, as described in section 27-80-107.

(3)Repealed.

(4)Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or FASD means a continuum of permanent birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. FASD includes, but is not limited to, fetal alcohol sy

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As used in this article 80, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Behavioral health administration or BHA means the behavioral health
administration established in section 27-50-102.

(2) Commissioner means the commissioner of the behavioral health
administration.

(2.3) Department means the department of human services created in
section 26-1-105.

(2.6) Designated service area means the geographical substate planning
area specified by the commissioner to be served by a behavioral health
administrative services organization, as described in section 27-80-107.

(3) Repealed.

(4) Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or FASD means a continuum of
permanent birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during
pregnancy. FASD includes, but is not limited to, fetal alcohol syndrome.

(4.7) Repealed.

(5) Public program means a program concerning the problems of alcohol or
drug abuse sponsored by a county, district, or municipal public health agency,
county department of human or social services, court, probation department, law
enforcement agency, school, school system, board of cooperative services, Indian
tribal reservation, or state agency. Public program includes any alcohol or drug
abuse treatment program required as a condition of probation under part 2 of
article 11 of title 16, any alcohol or drug abuse program administered by the division
of adult parole under article 2 of title 17, any community correctional facility or
program administered under article 27 of title 17, and any alcohol or drug abuse
treatment program administered by the division of youth services under title 19.

(6) and (7) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 721, � 2, effective April 29; (5) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2091, � 85, effective August 11. L. 2011: (7) repealed, (HB 11-1144), ch. 65, p. 173, � 3, effective August 10. L. 2017: IP and (2) amended, (4.7) added, and (6) repealed, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1353, � 253, effective May 25; IP and (5) amended, (HB 17-1329), ch. 381, p. 1985, � 66, effective June 6. L. 2018: (5) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 453, � 140, effective August 8. L. 2022: (1) and (2) amended, (2.3) and (2.6) added, and (3) and (4.7) repealed, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1549, � 143, effective July 1; (2.6) amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1597, � 244, effective August 10.