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CO SB113
Bill
AI Summary
- Establishes the Circle Program in statute as a 90-day inpatient treatment program for persons with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders within the Department of Human Services
- Program is a 20-bed facility located at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, serving patients aged 18-65 who have failed other treatment programs
- Program is voluntary but may accept patients referred as a condition of probation or parole, through civil commitment by family members, or from county departments for dependency and neglect cases
- Nearly 85 percent of patients are referred under some form of coercion, with approximately 80 percent completing the full 90-day program
- 2011 outcome study estimated two-year cost savings of nearly $3 million by treating patients for three months rather than incarceration for 2-6 years
Legislative Description
Circle Substance Use Disorder Treatment Prog
Last Action
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
2/7/2018
Committee Referrals
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs1/29/2018
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