Colorado Revised Statutes Title 27. Behavioral Health § 27-10.5-102. Definitions

(1) “Authorized representative” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(1.5) “Case management agency” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-6-1702(2).

(2) “Case management services” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(2.3) “Case manager” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(2.5) Deleted by Laws 2008, Ch. 315, § 1, eff. Aug. 5, 2008.

(3) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 83 (H.B. 21-1187), § 56, eff. July 1, 2024.

(4) Deleted by Laws 2013, Ch. 323, § 2, eff. March 1, 2014.

(5) “Consent” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(6) “Contribution” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(7) “Court” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(7.5) “Defined service area” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-6-1702(7).

(8) “Department” means the department of human services.

(9) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 83 (H.B. 21-1187), § 56, eff. July 1, 2024.

(10) “Developmental disabilities professional” has the same meaning as “intellectual and developmental disabilities professional” as set forth in subsection (21.5) of this section.

(12) “Early intervention services and supports” means services described in and provided pursuant to part 4 of article 3 of title 26.5, including education, training, and assistance in child development, parent education, therapies, and other activities for infants and toddlers and their families that are designed to meet the developmental needs of infants and toddlers including, but not limited to, cognition, speech, communication, physical, motor, vision, hearing, social-emotional, and self-help skills.

(13) “Eligible for supports and services” refers to any person with an intellectual and developmental disability or delay as determined eligible by the case management agency, pursuant to section 27-10.5-106.

(13.5) Deleted by Laws 2008, Ch. 315, § 1, eff. Aug. 5, 2008.

(13.7) “Enrolled” means that a person with an intellectual and developmental disability who is eligible for supports and services has been authorized, as defined by rules promulgated by the department, to participate in a program funded pursuant to this article.

(14) “Executive director” means the executive director of the department of human services.

(15) “Family” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(15.5) Deleted by Laws 2013, Ch. 323, § 2, eff. March 1, 2014.

(16) “Gastrostomy tube” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(17) “Human rights committee” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(17.5) Repealed by Laws 2022, Ch. 123 (H.B. 22-1295), § 109, eff. July 1, 2022.

(18) “Inclusion” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(19) Deleted by Laws 2013, Ch. 323, § 2, eff. March 1, 2014.

(19.5) “Individualized family service plan” or “IFSP” means a written plan developed pursuant to 20 U.S.C. sec. 1436 and 34 CFR 303.340 that authorizes the provision of early intervention services to an eligible child and the child's family. An IFSP shall serve as the individualized plan, pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (20) of this section, for a child from birth through two years of age.

(21) “Infants and toddlers” means a child with a developmental delay from birth through two years of age.

(21.5) “Intellectual and developmental disabilities professional” means a person who has professional training and experience in the intellectual and developmental disabilities field, as defined by the department.

(22) “Interdependence” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(23) “Interdisciplinary team” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(24) “Least restrictive environment” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(25) “Person receiving services” means a person with an intellectual and developmental disability who is enrolled in a program funded pursuant to this article.

(25.5) “Program” means a specific group of services or supports as defined by rules promulgated by the department and for which funding is available pursuant to this article to a person with an intellectual and developmental disability who is eligible for supports and services.

(26) Repealed by Laws 2010, Ch. 314, § 1, eff. May 27, 2010.

(27) “Regional center” means a facility or program operated directly by the department that provides services and supports to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(28) “Service agency” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(29) “Service and support coordination” means planning, locating, facilitating access to, coordinating, and reviewing all aspects of needed and preferred services, supports, and resources that are provided in cooperation with the person receiving services, the person's family, as appropriate, the family of a child with a developmental delay, and the involved public or private agencies. Planning includes the development or review of an existing individualized plan. “Service and support coordination” also includes the reassessment of the needs and preferences of the person receiving services or the needs and preferences of the family of the person, with maximum participation of the person receiving services and the person's parents, guardian, or authorized representative, as appropriate.

(30) “Services and supports” means one or more of the following: Education, training, therapies, identification of natural supports, and other activities provided to:

(31) “Sterilization” has the same meaning as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(32) Deleted by Laws 2013, Ch. 323, § 2, eff. March 1, 2014.