C.R.S. § 27-71-105: Mental health residential facilities - licensing requirements - rules.

(1) On and after July 1, 2023, unless licensed as an assisted living facility, any person, partnership, association, or corporation operating a mental health residential facility shall obtain a license from the behavioral health administration. By July 1, 2023, the BHA shall promulgate rules establishing minimum standards for the operation and licensing of mental health facilities. The rules must address, at a minimum, health, safety, welfare, and programmatic and treatment consideration.

(2) Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (1) of this section, a mental health facility need not be licensed as a mental health facility if the facility is:

(a) Licensed pursuant to article 27 of title 25; and

(b) Providing services to individuals under a home- and community-based services for persons with major mental health disorders waiver pursuant to part 6 of article 6 of title 25.5.