The BHA shall establish care standards and an approval process that a qualified residential treatment program, as defined in section 26-6-903 (26), must meet to ensure that qualified residential treatment programs have a trauma-informed treatment model that addresses the needs of children and youth with serious emotional or behavioral health disorders or disturbances.

Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1308), ch. 256, p. 2462, § 12, effective August 2. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1544, § 131, effective July 1; Entire section amended, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 864, § 118, effective July 1.

Editor's note: Amendments to this section by HB 22-1278 and HB 22-1295 were harmonized.