(1) (a) As used in this section, "parenting woman" means a woman up to one year postpartum who is in need of substance use disorder services.
(b) The state department and the departments of human services and public health and environment shall cooperate with any organizations that desire to assist the departments in the provision of services connected with the treatment program for high-risk pregnant and parenting women. Organizations may provide services that are not provided to persons pursuant to this article 5 or article 4 or 6 of this title 25.5 or article 2 of title 26, which services may include but are not limited to needs assessment services, preventive services, rehabilitative services, care coordination, nutrition assessment, psychosocial counseling, intensive health education, home visits, transportation, development of provider training, child care, child care navigation, and other necessary components of residential or outpatient treatment or care.
(2) (a) Health care practitioners and county departments of human or social services are encouraged to identify any pregnant or parenting woman. If a practitioner or county department of human or social services makes such determination regarding any pregnant or parenting woman up to one year postpartum, the practitioner or county department of human or social services is encouraged to refer the woman to any entity approved and licensed by the department of human services for a needs assessment in order to improve outcomes for the pregnant or parenting woman and child and reduce the likelihood of out-of-home placement. Any pregnant or parenting woman up to one year postpartum may also refer herself for a needs assessment.
The department of human services is authorized to use state money to provide services to women, including women enrolled in the medical assistance program established pursuant to this article 5 and articles 4 and 6 of this title 25.5, who enroll, up to one year postpartum, in residential substance use disorder treatment services, until such time as those services are covered by the medical assistance program. The department of human services may continue to use state money to enroll parenting women in residential services who qualify as indigent but who are not eligible for services under the medical assistance program.
Facilities approved and licensed by the office of behavioral health within the department of human services to provide substance use disorder services to high-risk pregnant and parenting women and that offer child care services must allow a woman to begin treatment without first presenting up-to-date health records for her child, including those referenced in section 25-4-902. The parenting woman in treatment must present up-to-date health records for her child, including those referenced in section 25-4-902, within thirty days after commencing treatment.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1875, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1193), ch. 272, p. 2568, § 3, effective May 23.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 26-4-508.4 as it existed prior to 2006.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1193, see section 1 of chapter 272, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.