(1) There is established in the department the behavioral health entity implementation and advisory committee, referred to in this section as the "committee". The committee shall:
Offer advice to the department and the state board concerning the phased-in implementation of the behavioral health entity license, rules promulgated by the state board pursuant to this article 27.6, and implementation of the behavioral health entity licensing transition;
Provide ongoing advice to the department regarding behavioral health entities andbehavioral health entity licensing; and
Identify a coordinated and aligned process of sharing information across state departments to ensure behavioral health services are available to all residents of Colorado.
(2) (a) The committee consists of:
The executive directors of the departments of public health and environment, humanservices, health care policy and financing, and public safety or their designees; and
The following members to be appointed by the executive director of the departmentof public health and environment:
One member that represents crisis stabilization units or acute treatment units;
One member that represents community mental health centers;
One member that represents a mental health provider that is not a community mentalhealth center;
One member that represents a provider of substance use disorder treatment servicesthat is not a community health center;
One member that represents a provider of substance use disorder withdrawal management services that is not a community health center;
One member that represents a provider of substance use disorder services that meetsthe definition of behavioral health entity in section 25-27.6-102 (6) but has not been subject to licensure by the department;
One member that represents a substance use treatment provider from a rural or frontier county;
One member who is a consumer who has experience living with a substance usedisorder;
One member that represents behavioral health consumers;
One member that represents family members of persons with a behavioral healthdisorder; and
One member from an advocacy organization that represents behavioral health consumers.
(b) In making the appointments pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(II) of this section, the executive director shall consider the geographic diversity of the state.
The executive directors shall agree to serve or make their designations no later thanSeptember 1, 2019. The executive director of the department of public health and environment shall make his or her initial appointments by October 1, 2019. In case of a vacancy, an executive director shall agree to serve or make a designation, and the executive director of the department of public health and environment shall make the replacement appointment as soon as practicable.
Members of the committee serve on a voluntary basis and serve without compensation; except that members are reimbursed for the actual and reasonable expenses incurred while performing their duties.
This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025. Before the repeal, the committee is scheduled for review in accordance with section 2-3-1203.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3631, § 1, effective August 2.