Colorado § 27-81-103 Powers of the behavioral health administration

Colorado Statutes

§ 27-81-103 — Powers of the behavioral health administration

Colorado·Title 27 Behavioral·Art. Substance Use Disorders

(1)To carry out the purposes of this article 81, the BHA may:

(a)Plan, establish, and maintain substance use disorder treatment programs as necessary or desirable;

(b)Make contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers, including contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals to pay them for services rendered or furnished to persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, or persons under the influence of drugs;

(c)Solicit and accept for use any gift of money or property made by will or otherwise and any grant of money, services, or property from the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any private source, and do all things necessary to coo

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(1) To carry out
the purposes of this article 81, the BHA may:

(a) Plan, establish, and maintain substance use disorder treatment programs
as necessary or desirable;

(b) Make contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties
and the execution of its powers, including contracts with public and private
agencies, organizations, and individuals to pay them for services rendered or
furnished to persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol,
or persons under the influence of drugs;

(c) Solicit and accept for use any gift of money or property made by will or
otherwise and any grant of money, services, or property from the federal
government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any private source, and
do all things necessary to cooperate with the federal government or any of its
agencies in making an application for any grant;

(d) Administer or supervise the administration of the provisions relating to
persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, and persons
under the influence of drugs of any state plan submitted for federal funding
pursuant to federal health, welfare, or treatment legislation;

(e) Coordinate its activities and cooperate with substance use disorder
treatment programs in this state and other states and make contracts and other
joint or cooperative arrangements with state, local, or private agencies in this state
and other states for the treatment of persons with substance use disorders,
persons intoxicated by alcohol, and persons under the influence of drugs and for
the common advancement of substance use disorder treatment programs;

(f) Keep records and engage in research and the gathering of relevant
statistics;

(g) Do other acts and things necessary or convenient to execute the
authority expressly granted to it; and

(h) Acquire, hold, or dispose of real property, or any interest therein, and
construct, lease, or otherwise provide substance use disorder treatment facilities
for persons with substance use disorders, persons intoxicated by alcohol, and
persons under the influence of drugs.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 733, � 2, effective April 29. L. 2017: IP(1), (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (1)(e), and (1)(h) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1363, � 272, effective May 25. L. 2020: (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (1)(e), and (1)(h) amended, (SB 20-007), ch. 286, p. 1394, � 13, effective July 13. L. 2022: IP(1) amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1569, � 177, effective July 1.