Consumer Resources
Information about specific facilities
Provider Resources
Licensure and requirements
Patients
- Individuals seeking community behavioral health services and supports.
- People in need of crisis intervention.
- People in need of short-term, acute psychiatric care, but who do not require inpatient hospitalization.
Services
- Outpatient services.
- Inpatient services.
- Partial hospitalization.
- Emergency care services.
- Consultative and educational services.
Staff
- Licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, licensed psychologists, certified addictions counselors, licensed addictions counselors, nurses.
Joint agency oversight
- We issue licenses on the basis of program approval from the Department of Human Services (DHS) and compliance with our regulations.
- The facility must be designated to initiate an involuntary hold on a person with a mental illness (also termed "27-65 designation").
- DHS Division of Mental Health (303-866-7400) oversees clinical and treatment components:
- Admission and discharge.
- Staffing.
- Treatment.
- Medical records.
- Client rights.
- Our Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division ensures facility compliance with non-clinical and physical plant requirements:
- Emergency preparedness.
- Infection control.
- Dietary services.
- Linen and laundry services.
- Interior and exterior environment.
- Fire safety.