{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25.5-5-309","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25.5-5-309","heading":"Pregnant women - needs assessment - referral to treatment program - definition.","body":"(1) The health-care practitioner for each pregnant woman who is enrolled or eligible for services pursuant to section 25.5-5-101 (1)(c) or 25.5-5-201 (1)(m.5) is encouraged to identify as soon as possible after the woman is determined to be pregnant whether the woman is at risk of a poor birth outcome due to substance use during the prenatal period and in need of special assistance in order to reduce the risk. If the health-care practitioner makes such determination regarding any pregnant woman, the health-care practitioner is encouraged to refer the woman to any entity approved and licensed by the behavioral health administration in the department of human services for the performance of a needs assessment. Any county department of human or social services may refer an eligible woman for a needs assessment, or any pregnant woman who is eligible for services pursuant to section 25.5-5-201 (1)(m.5) may refer herself for a needs assessment.\n\n(2) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, a \"needs assessment\" means an assessment that is designed to determine the services that are needed for a pregnant woman to minimize the occurrence of a poor birth outcome due to substance use by the pregnant woman.","path":["Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING","Article 5 - Colorado Medical Assistance Act - Services and Programs","Part 3 - SERVICES WITH SPECIAL STATE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.5.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"f02f03bf04690f6dbb0791f4e07906a9b0532f0939a723b168d08353ac1cb078","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25.5-5-308","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25.5-5-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}