Colorado Revised Statutes Title 17. Corrections § 17-26-140. Continuity of care for persons released from jail--definition

(a) Provide post-release resources developed pursuant to section 17-1-103(1)(r) to the person;

(b) Provide a list of available substance use providers, to the extent the behavioral health administration in the department of human services has such a list available;

(c) If the person received or has been assessed to receive medication-assisted treatment while in jail, has a history of substance use in the community or while in jail, or requests opioid antagonists upon release, provide the person, upon release from the jail, at least eight milligrams of an opioid antagonist via inhalation or its equivalent and provide education to the person about the appropriate use of the medication;

(d) If the person received medication-assisted treatment while in jail, has a history of substance use, or requests opiate use-disorder medication, prescribe to the person, upon release from the jail, medication for an opiate use disorder and provide education to the person about the appropriate use of the medication; and

(e) Coordinate continued care for the person, including scheduling an appointment for the person with a substance use provider with the ability to continue the person's treatment, provide the person with detailed information about the scheduled appointment, provide the person with a prescription for the medication that the person was taking while in custody at the facility in an amount that is at least sufficient to sustain the person until the scheduled appointment, and provide the person with a referral to the care coordination infrastructure described in section 27-60-204.