Bill > HB1079

This bill aims to improve the treatment and reporting of individuals detained in jail on an emergency commitment. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "emergency medical services facility" as a facility that can hold individuals taken into protective custody under emergency commitment. 2. Requiring law enforcement agencies to provide annual reports to the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) on the number of individuals taken into protective custody, including demographic information and reasons for custody. 3. Requiring emergency medical services facilities to provide quarterly reports to the BHA on the number of individuals detained under protective custody or emergency commitment, the length of detainment, and any transfers to other facilities or jails. 4. Protecting the confidentiality of the reported data, which can only be used by the BHA to assess and plan for statewide behavioral health and withdrawal management services. 5. Appropriating $64,738 to the Department of Human Services for the BHA to implement the new reporting requirements. The goal of this bill is to improve transparency and data collection regarding the treatment of individuals detained in jail on emergency commitments, in order to better understand and address their behavioral health needs.

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1079