As used in this article 95, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. (1) Behavioral health challenge refers to mental health and co-occurring challenges that may or may not have been previously diagnosed, including substance use challenges and mental disabilities.
2. (2) Behavioral health services or behavioral health systems means service systems that encompass prevention and promotion of emotional health, prevention and treatment services for behavioral health challenges, and recovery support.
3. (2.5) Bridges court liaison means a person who is hired or contracted by the office as a court liaison pursuant to this article 95.
4. (2.6) Bridges court liaison program or court liaison program means the court liaison program created pursuant to section 13-95-105.
5. (2.7) Bridges wraparound care coordinator means a person who is hired or contracted by the office as a wraparound care coordinator pursuant to section 13-95-105 (2).
6. (2.8) Bridges wraparound care program means the bridges wraparound care program created pursuant to section 16-8.6-103.
7. (3) Co-occurring challenge means a disorder that may or may not have been previously diagnosed that commonly coincides with behavioral health challenges and may include, but is not limited to, substance abuse and substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, fetal alcohol syndrome, and traumatic brain injury.
8. (4) Commission means the bridges of Colorado commission created in section 13-95-104.
9. (5) Repealed.
10. (6) Director means the director of the office described in section 13-95-103.
11. (7) Mental disability means a psychiatric disability, developmental disability, learning disability, or cognitive impairment, including a traumatic brain injury and dementia diseases and related disabilities as defined in section 25-1-502.
12. (8) Office means the office of bridges of Colorado established in section 13-95-103.
13. (9) Participant means an individual with behavioral health challenges who is involved with the criminal or juvenile justice system and for whom a bridges court liaison or bridges wraparound care coordinator has been appointed pursuant to a court order.
14. (10) Repealed.
15. (11) Social determinants of health means the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes, including health-care access and quality, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, housing, and transportation.
16. (12) State court administrator means the state court administrator established pursuant to section 13-3-101.

Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (SB 23-229), ch. 119, p. 434, § 1, effective April 27. L. 2024: (2.5), (2.6), (2.7), and (2.8) added, (4), (8), and (9) amended, and (5) and (10) repealed, (HB 24-1355), ch. 471, p. 3305, § 3, effective August 7.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 16-11.9-202 as it existed prior to 2023.