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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 27-65-128: Administration - rules.

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  1. Title 27 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
  2. Article 65 - Care and Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders
  3. Part 1 - EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH HOLDS AND CERTIFICATION FOR TREATMENT

The BHA shall promulgate any rules and develop and distribute any applications or forms necessary to consistently enforce the provisions of this article 65, including rules concerning involuntary feeding tubes for individuals with an eating disorder. The BHA shall proactively train providers, facilities, counties, judges, magistrates, intervening professionals, and certified peace officers on the procedures under this article 65, which training must include an understanding of the criteria for invoking an emergency mental health hold pursuant to section 27-65-106, the definition of "gravely disabled" and how a person who is gravely disabled may present physically and psychiatrically, and suggested templates and resources to be used by facilities to meet the requirements of section 27-65-106 (8)(a)(III) and (8)(a)(VII).

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