Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-96-103. Behavioral health care professional matching grant program--created--rules

(1)(a) There is created in the department the behavioral health care professional matching grant program, referred to in this article 96 as the “program”, to provide funding to education providers for the following purposes:

(b) An education provider that receives a grant under the program shall use the money to increase the level of funding the education provider allocates to school health professionals to provide behavioral health care to students prior to receiving the grant and not to replace other funding sources allocated to provide school health professionals for students. The education provider may use the money to contract with a community partner for behavioral health-care services, including hiring private health-care professionals, training, screening, and preventive supports. Additionally, the education provider may use the money to provide direct services or consultation by a school health professional through telehealth technology. The department shall administer the program as provided in this article 96 and pursuant to rules adopted by the state board.

(a) The timeline for submitting applications to the department;

(b) The form of the grant application and any information in addition to that specified in section 22-96-104(2) to be included in the application;

(c) Any criteria for awarding grants in addition to those specified in section 22-96-104(3); and

(d) Any information to be included in the department's program report in addition to that required in section 22-96-105.