Behavioral Health Administration Service Organizations

Behavioral Health Administration Service Organizations (BHASOs) is the new way uninsured and underinsured people in Colorado get care coordination for behavioral health services starting on July, 1, 2025. 

Last updated: May 30, 2025

Overview

Starting July 1, 2025, BHA is taking bold steps forward to provide behavioral health services through one system. BHA is working with Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organizations (BHASOs) to launch and nurture a list of local providers to deliver a full spectrum of behavioral health services, including mental health, crisis, and substance use disorder services, across Colorado.

Establishing BHASOs was mandated in House Bill 22-1278, and it was one of the key recommendations made by the Behavioral Health Task Force. In alignment with one of the six key pillars of behavioral health reform, the task force recommended that BHA “develop a single point of entry (with ‘no wrong door’) to help individuals navigate the full continuum of behavioral health services.”

Think of BHASOs as a hub for all things behavioral health, offering care coordination to community members as well as helping with health care delivery administrative services like network development, contracting, payment, data collection, and quality improvement. Our shared goal is creating a streamlined and seamless model for the people of Colorado–including adults, children, and youth. We want to ensure people can get the community mental health, substance use disorder, and crisis services they need, no matter where they live in Colorado.

A new vision for Colorado’s behavioral health care system

When BHASOs launch on July 1, 2025, people will have one place to call to get mental health, crisis, and substance use disorder services. This will be an improvement from the current state behavioral health care model. For example, BHA’s current model funds different behavioral health services in different ways. That means the networks, vendors, approaches, and sometimes even standards of mental health, crisis, and substance use services have not always aligned in Colorado’s behavioral health system. In some cases, it was not clear where a person should turn to get their behavioral health needs met. With the BHASO system, people will work with a regional care coordinator to find services that are nearby and fit their situation.

How BHASOs improve care for the people of Colorado

Because BHASOs take a regional approach to care coordination, starting on July 1, 2025, when people look for services, a BHASO will help them find a local behavioral health service provider. BHASOs are part of the communities they serve, so they can work more effectively with BHA, local providers, and community leaders to address a person’s whole-health needs. 

BHASOs Regional Councils

Regional Council Subcommittees will be established to promote local community community input pertaining to behavioral health service needs pursuant to 27-50-703 C.R.S. Each of the four BHASO regions will have a Regional Advisory Council with a goal to launch in the fall of 2025. Please fill out an application to serve on the Regional Council.

The expertise from the members of the BHASO Regional Council (RC)  composed of community members who are passionate about improving their communities will inform the BHASO in each region in order to improve services, accountability, and transparency in each region. Their primary duties will include: 

• When determining what services are needed to establish a full continuum of care in the region;
• When addressing barriers to individual access quality and timely care in the region; 
• When developing the statewide care coordination infrastructure; and
• When Identifying needed speciality services for priority populations.

Please fill out an application to serve on the Regional Council. 

The BHASO service model is broken down into four regions around the state: 

The awardees for each region are as follows:

• Region 1 Awardee: Rocky Mountain Health Plans
  • Region 1 includes the counties of Alamosa, Archuleta, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, La Plata, Lake, Las Animas, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Summit
• Region 2 Awardee: Signal Behavioral Health Network
  • Region 2 includes the counties of Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, Yuma
• Region 3 Awardee: Signal Behavioral Health Network
  • Region 3 includes the counties of Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, El Paso, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park, Teller
• Region 4 Awardee: Signal Behavioral Health Network
  • Region 4 includes the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas

Impact on providers

Launching on July 1, 2025, BHASOs will combine the work of Managed Service Organizations (MSOs) and Administrative Service Organizations (ASOs) to create regional networks of safety net providers that serve uninsured and underinsured people in Colorado. This expanded network will provide regionally responsive care coordination for mental health treatment, substance use treatment, and crisis services.

I need help now

Please visit BHA’s For individuals and families page to learn how to access behavioral health services.