DENVER (September 16th, 2024) - Following the announcement of the agency’s Five Priorities in July, the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is proposing new sets of rules to transform and improve the way people in Colorado receive behavioral health care. These rules will help set the expectations for providers and recipients of behavioral health services, and in addition, increase access to, and the quality of, safety net services across the behavioral health continuums in our state. The Behavioral Health Safety Net is a collection of critical behavioral health services that all people in Colorado, including our most vulnerable and high-needs populations, can access where they live, when they need them.
“Our goal at BHA is to ensure that all people in Colorado have the opportunity to co-create a behavioral health care system that reflects their needs and experiences,” said BHA Commissioner Dannette R. Smith. “These proposed rules enhance BHA’s authority to improve access to services and high-quality care that take into account the diverse cultures and needs of communities across the state. We look forward to engaging directly with the people that these rules are intended to serve, and to answer their questions and hear their feedback in advance of formal hearing processes later this year.”
There are three “categories” of rules that support the expansion of the behavioral health safety net: System Rules, Administrative Rules, and Provider Rules. BHA invites community members, including health care providers, to preview the rule drafts and join one of the scheduled in-person or virtual meetings to share their feedback:
In-Person Meetings: RSVP for in-person meetings here.
- Grand County - September 19, 2024
- Fraser Valley Library - Urban Community Meeting Room
421 Norgren Rd, Fraser, CO 80442
1:00-3:00pm
- Montrose - September 23, 2024
- Montrose Regional Library - Large Conference Room
320 S 2nd St, Montrose, CO 81401
1:00-3:00pm
- Aurora - October 3, 2024
- Aurora Central Library
14949 E Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80012
1:00-3:00pm
- Colorado Springs - October 8, 2024
- Sand Creek Library - Sand Creek Meeting Room A/B
1821 South Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80916
10:30am-12:30pm
- Greeley - October 22, 2024
- LINC Library - LINC Events 1
501 8th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631
- LINC Library - LINC Events 1
10:30am-12:30pm
Virtual Meetings
- Register for September 18 |11:00am-1:00pm
- Register for October 1 | 11:30am-1:30pm
- Register for October 10 | 1:00-3:00pm
- Register for October 15 | 12:00-2:00pm
If you are unable to attend one of the sessions, or would like to provide written feedback on any of the rule volumes, you are encouraged to send comments and questions via the 2024 Rules Feedback Google Form prior to October 23rd, 2024.
Ultimately, this vital feedback will support BHA’s efforts to ensure that all people in Colorado have easy access to the full continuums of behavioral health safety net services, close to where they live.
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About the Behavioral Health Administration
The Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is the state administration responsible for ensuring all people in Colorado have access to quality mental health and substance use disorder services, regardless of where they live, or ability to pay. As a regulatory body, BHA brings together community groups and governmental agencies to create a behavioral health system for all people in Colorado that is easy to access, and offers high-quality care that considers the whole person and their needs. Find us online at https://bha.colorado.gov/ or follow us on social media at @BHAConnect.