(1) The Colorado suicide prevention plan, referred to in this section as the "Colorado plan", is created in the office of suicide prevention within the department. The goal and purpose of the Colorado plan is to reduce suicide rates and numbers in Colorado through system-level implementation of the Colorado plan in criminal justice and health care systems, including mental and behavioral health systems.
(2) The suicide prevention commission, together with the office of suicide prevention, the office of behavioral health, the department, and the department of health care policy and financing, is strongly encouraged to collaborate with criminal justice and health care systems, mental and behavioral health systems, primary care providers, physical and mental health clinics in educational institutions, community mental health centers, advocacy groups, emergency medical services professionals and responders, public and private insurers, hospital chaplains, and faith-based organizations, to develop and implement:
(a) A plan to improve training to identify indicators of suicidal thoughts and behavior across criminal justice and health care systems; (b) A plan to improve training on:
The provisions of the emergency procedures for a seventy-two-hour mental healthhold pursuant to section 27-65-105, C.R.S.;
The provisions of the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Actof 1996", Pub.L. 104-191, as amended; and
Other relevant patient privacy procedures; and
(c) Professional development resources and training opportunities regarding indicators of suicidal thoughts and behavior, risk assessment, and management, as developed in collaboration with the department of regulatory agencies, the department of corrections, and health care and mental health professional boards and associations.
As a demonstration of their commitment to patient safety, criminal justice and healthcare systems, including mental and behavioral health systems, primary care providers, and hospitals throughout the state, are encouraged to contribute to and implement the Colorado plan.
The following systems and organizations are encouraged to contribute to and implement the Colorado plan on or before July 1, 2019:
Community mental health centers;
Hospitals;
The state crisis services system;
Emergency medical services professionals and responders;
Regional health and behavioral health systems;
Substance use disorder treatment systems;
Physical and mental health clinics in educational institutions;
Criminal justice systems; and
Advocacy groups, hospital chaplains, and faith-based organizations.
The office of suicide prevention shall include a summary of the Colorado plan in areport submitted to the office of behavioral health, as well as the report submitted annually to the general assembly pursuant to section 25-1.5-101 (1)(w)(III)(A) and as part of its annual presentation to the general assembly pursuant to the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2, C.R.S.
The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations from public and private sources for the direct and indirect costs associated with the development and implementation of the Colorado plan. The department shall transmit any gifts, grants, and donations it receives to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the suicide prevention coordination cash fund created in section 25-1.5-101 (1)(w)(II).
Source: L. 2016: Entire section added, (SB 16-147), ch. 364, p. 1519, § 2, effective June 10. L. 2017: (4)(f) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1323, § 186, effective May 25.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.