Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5. Health Care Policy and Financing § 25.5-4-403.2. Certified community behavioral health clinic--application--repeal

(I) Submit an application to the federal substance abuse and mental health services administration for a certified community behavioral health clinic demonstration planning grant. The grant application must:

(II) Submit a report to the joint budget committee on the status of the grant application described in subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section.

(I) The requirement to serve priority populations, as defined in section 27-50-101;

(II) The provision of behavioral health safety net services, as defined in section 27-50-101;

(III) The requirement for a certified community behavioral health clinic to serve all populations regardless of an individual's condition or ability to pay for services, as described in section 27-50-301;

(IV) Peer supports and peer counseling;

(V) The requirement for incorporating meaningful participation from individuals with lived experience of a mental health disorder or substance use disorder and the individual's family members, including youth, in all aspects of the decision-making process;

(VI) Quality and reporting requirements, including ensuring the state is not limited to certified community behavioral health clinic outcome or reporting requirements alone;

(VII) The availability of certified community behavioral health clinic certification for any behavioral health entity that is designated by the behavioral health administration as a comprehensive community behavioral health provider or essential community behavioral health provider and which meets the federal requirements;

(VIII) A lack of geographic limitation on the number of certified community behavioral health clinics in a region;

(IX) Assurance that certified community behavioral health clinic crisis services are delivered within the parameter of Colorado's statewide crisis response system, that any crisis services delivered by the certified community behavioral health clinic are aligned with the services provided through the statewide crisis response system, and that services do not duplicate or impede services provided through the statewide crisis response system;

(X) No negative impact on rural access, as well as ensuring certified community behavioral health clinics will not reduce other agencies' ability to provide behavioral health safety net services in the state; and

(XI) That the state department has the ability to implement financial accountability standards for providers.