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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25. Health § 25-20.5-2303. Composition of overdose fatality review teams--required members--additional members--responsibilities of the chair

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Each local team must consist of at least five of the following individuals, organizations, agencies, and areas of expertise, if available; except that there shall not be more than one representative from law enforcement:

(a) The county or district health officer, or the officer's designee;

(b) The director of the local department of human services, or the director's designee;

(c) The local district attorney, or the district attorney's designee;

(d) The director of behavioral health services in the county, or the director's designee;

(e) A state, county, or municipal law enforcement officer;

(f) A representative of a local jail or detention center;

(g) The local medical examiner or coroner, or their designee;

(h) A health-care provider who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders;

(i) A mental health provider who specializes in substance use disorders;

(j) A representative of an emergency medical services provider in the county;

(k) A representative from parole, probation, and community corrections;

(l) A representative from a harm reduction provider;

(m) A representative with lived or living experience; and

(n) A recovery coach, peer support worker, or other representative of the recovery community.

(2) A local team may include the following additional individuals, organizations, agencies, and areas of expertise, if available, as either permanent or auxiliary members:

(a) The local superintendent of schools, or the superintendent's designee;

(b) A representative of a local hospital;

(c) A health-care provider who specializes in emergency medicine;

(d) A health-care provider who specializes in pain management;

(e) A pharmacist with a background in prescription drug misuse and diversion;

(f) A substance use disorder treatment provider from a licensed substance use disorder treatment program;

(g) A poison control center representative;

(h) A mental health provider who is a generalist;

(i) A prescription drug monitoring program administrator;

(j) A representative from a local drug court; and

(k) Any other individual necessary for the work of the local team, recommended by the local team and appointed by the chair.

(3)(a)(I) The chair of the local team must be the county or district public health director. If the county or district public health director is unable to participate, the director may designate a person employed by the county or district health agency that houses the local team to serve as the chair of the local team.

(II) If a local team is a multicounty or multidistrict team, the members of the team may vote to appoint one of the county or district public health directors to serve as chair, or appoint the director's designee, or the county or district public health directors or designees may serve as co-chairs.

(b) The chair of the local team is responsible for the following:

(I) Soliciting and recruiting the necessary and appropriate members to serve on the local team pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section;

(II) Facilitating each local team meeting and implementing the protocols and procedures of the local team;

(III) Ensuring that all members of the local team and all guest observers sign confidentiality forms;

(IV) Requesting and collecting the information needed for the local team's case review;

(V) Filling vacancies on the local team when a member is no longer able to fulfill the member's duties and obligations to the local team. When a member leaves, the member should be replaced with an individual from the same or equivalent position or discipline.

(VI) Serving as a liaison for the local team when necessary.

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