{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-30-10-527","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 30-10-527","heading":"Behavioral health professionals - grant applications encouraged - definition - repeal.","body":"(1) Each sheriff is encouraged to adopt a policy whereby mental health professionals, to the extent practicable, provide:\n\n(a) On-scene response services to support deputy sheriffs' handling of persons with mental health disorders; and\n\n(b) Counseling services to deputy sheriffs.\n\n(2) In implementing a policy as described in subsection (1) of this section, a sheriff shall not require a mental health professional to counsel both a person with a mental health disorder and a deputy sheriff if, in the judgment of the mental health professional, doing so would constitute a conflict of interest or a breach of a professional code of ethics.\n\n(3) For the purposes of this section, each sheriff's office is encouraged to apply annually for a grant from the peace officers behavioral health support and community partnerships grant program created in section 24-32-3501.\n\n(4) As used in this section, \"mental health professional\" means a mental health professional licensed to practice medicine pursuant to article 240 of title 12 or a person licensed as a mental health professional pursuant to article 245 of title 12.\n\n(5) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.","path":["Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY","Article 10 - County Officers","Part 5 - SHERIFF"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-30.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"ed5f28916aae7d36247fbc8f41cd91dc39f7c10ca43546fb0fb7ab3f3ab482d7","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-30-10-526","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-30-10-528"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}