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Colorado Government Entities Invited to Apply for Co-Responder Program Funding
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The Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is seeking applicants to create, modify, update, or maintain Co-Responder Programs in Colorado. BHA will provide funds to eligible applicants, including cities or county government agencies, to help Colorado continue and expand the Co-Responder Program.
The Co-Responder Program pairs law enforcement and behavioral health specialists to intervene and respond to behavioral health-related calls for police service. These teams utilize the combined expertise of the officer and the behavioral health specialist to de-escalate situations and help link individuals with behavioral health issues to appropriate services.
Click here to learn more about the Co-Responder Program, who should apply, and how to apply.
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BHA Provider Rules completed First Read, returning to SBHS for the Second Read in November
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The Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) provider rules officially passed the First Read at the State Board of Human Services (SBHS) on October 6, 2023. Visit the SBHS website to read the written testimony, review the slide presentation, or review the full session recording.
BHA will return on November 3, 2023 for the Second Read and anticipated adoption of these proposed rules. An updated rule packet will be submitted to the Secretary of State and uploaded to the BHA’s Laws and Rules website the week before the hearing. Please visit the SBHS website for more information about the November hearing.
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Book Your Organization’s Technical Support Session Today
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Do you have questions about your organization’s upcoming transition to a Behavioral Health Entity (BHE) license? Need technical guidance in LADDERS? The Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is here to help!
Technical support sessions are set to begin in mid-November, in alignment with the anticipated adoption of the proposed BHA Provider Rules. Visit the support calendar to book your agency’s technical support session today.
Sessions are thirty minutes long, driven entirely by your questions and needs, and will include at least one Licensing Manager and one LADDERS specialist ready to support you. Agencies may book more than one session.
Is there another form of technical support that may be helpful for your agency as the behavioral health system moves through this period of transition? Please email your thoughts and suggestions to cdhs_bharu...@state.co.us.
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BHASO Request for Information Timeline Extended
The Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is extending its Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organizations (BHASOs) request for information (RFI) response and Q/A timelines. The last day to respond to the RFI is November 3 at 5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST), and the last day to ask questions about the RFI is October 27 at 5:00 PM MST.
BHA asks and encourages behavioral health professionals, advocates, current providers, and other partners to help build a new framework for behavioral health services in Colorado by responding to the RFI.
The framework will create BHASOs that will establish, administer, and maintain regional networks of behavioral healthcare providers that serve people across Colorado. BHASOs will consolidate the current fragmented behavioral healthcare provider networks into regions, emphasizing a “no wrong door” approach. Find instructions to view the RFI, and submit a question or response, on the website.
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Colorado Recognized World Mental Health Day in October
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World Mental Health Day is observed annually on October 10th to raise awareness about mental health disorders and promote mental well-being worldwide. This year, Colorado joined the global community in commemorating the important day by highlighting essential mental health and Substance Use Disorder resources available through the state, including OwnPath, I Matter, 988, and Lift the Label, to name a few.
Find the full list of resources and how to access them in this press release.
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Justice-Impacted Community Listening Sessions
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The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) is hosting a series of listening sessions for Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) members and family members impacted by the criminal justice system. HCPF staff want to hear feedback, suggestions, and member experiences to help identify gaps in services and the needs of this community. HCPF staff will ask about members’ experiences enrolling in Health First Colorado and using Health First Colorado benefits.
Virtual and in-person sessions are available. You are welcome to join as many sessions as you want. You may offer anonymous feedback through online surveys available in English and Spanish.
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Join HCPF Stakeholder Forum to Discuss Hospital Community Benefit (HB23-1243)
The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) is hosting a stakeholder forum on November 28 to solicit feedback on best practices for nonprofit hospitals to ensure diverse input from local community members in determining community priorities and best practices to collaborate and reduce redundant community needs assessments.
HCPF is seeking feedback from nonprofit hospitals and health systems, community-based organizations and advocacy groups, local public health agencies, community health care providers, and others interested in hospital community benefit.
For more information and to register for the sessions, visit HCPF’s website.
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CDHS Opening New Hospital Wing for Competency Patients
The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) is excited to announce they are opening a new 22-bed unit at the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan to serve Coloradans in need of competency restoration services to proceed in criminal trials.
OCFMH is hosting a press conference with tours of the new unit to follow on Friday, Nov. 3 from 2-3 p.m. Media and the public are invited to attend, please RSVP to Jordan Saenz, Communications Manager at jordan...@state.co.us.
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Stay Connected with BHA, join our public meetings and events
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