Continuity of care for persons released from jail.

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(1) If a person is treated for a substance use disorder throughout the person's incarceration, the county jail shall, at a minimum, conduct the following before releasing the person from the county jail's custody:

  1. Provide post-release resources developed pursuant to section 17-1-103 (1)(r) to theperson; and

  2. Provide a list of available substance use providers, to the extent the office of behavioral health in the state department has such a list available.

(2) The county jail shall provide medicaid reenrollment paperwork to the person when the person enters the county jail. The county jail must file the medicaid paperwork with the county department of health and human services upon releasing the person from the county jail's custody.

Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1017), ch. 288, p. 1425, § 6, effective September 14.


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