Colorado Revised Statutes Title 27. Behavioral Health § 27-90-112. Youth neuro-psych facility--funding--repeal

(1) Beginning July 1, 2022, the department of human services shall begin the process to create, develop, or contract for a neuro-psych facility. The neuro-psych facility must have a capacity of at least sixteen residential beds for Colorado youth who are less than twenty-one years of age. The department shall develop and implement admission criteria that ensures that Colorado children and youth, prior to being admitted, have been evaluated for the least restrictive level of care and that geographic location, current health-care provider, and payer type are not the primary determining factors in whether a youth has access to a bed at the neuro-psych facility.

(3) The department of human services and any person that receives money from the department of human services shall comply with the compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and program evaluation requirements established by the office of state planning and budgeting and the state controller in accordance with section 24-75-226(5).