Federal grants-in-aid and other grants for mental health and integrated behavioral health services - administration.

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[Editor's note: This version of this section is effective July 1, 2022.] (1) The department is designated the official mental health authority and is authorized to:

  1. Receive grants-in-aid from the federal government under the provisions of 42 U.S.C.sec. 246 and shall administer said grants in accordance therewith; and

  2. Receive other grants from the federal government for the provision of mental healthor integrated behavioral health services and shall administer such grants in accordance therewith.

(2) The department shall continue to fund the costs of licensing activities related to the behavioral health entity license across the department of human services and the department of public health and environment, less the money collected by the behavioral health entity cash fund created in section 25-27.6-108 through June 30, 2024.

Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 705, § 2, effective April 29. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-096), ch. 44, p. 475, § 20, effective August 8. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3638, § 4, effective August 2; entire section amended, (HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3643, § 17, effective July 1, 2022.

Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 27-1-206 as it existed prior to 2010.

(2) Amendments to this section by sections 4 and 17 of HB 19-1237 were harmonized, effective July 1, 2022.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-096, see section 1 of chapter 44, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.


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