Colorado Code
Part 1 - Corrections Administration
§ 17-1-113.4. Opioid Treatment for a Person in Custody - Definitions





(3.5) Nothing in this section imposes civil or criminal liability on a state law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer when ordinary care is used in the administration or provision of an opioid reversal medication in cases when an individual appears to be experiencing an opioid overdose.




Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1017), ch. 288, p. 1422, § 1, effective September 14. L. 2021: (2) and (4)(b) amended and (3.5) added, (SB 21-137), ch. 362, p. 2382, § 28, effective June 28.
Cross references: For the short title ("Behavioral Health Recovery Act of 2021") and the legislative declaration in SB 21-137, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 362, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 17 - Corrections

Article 1 - Department of Corrections

Part 1 - Corrections Administration

§ 17-1-101. Executive Director - Creation - Division Heads - Medical Personnel

§ 17-1-102. Definitions

§ 17-1-103. Duties of the Executive Director

§ 17-1-103.8. Executive Director - Inspector General - Investigators - Duties

§ 17-1-104.3. Correctional Facilities - Locations - Security Level - Report

§ 17-1-104.5. Incarceration of Inmates From Other States - Private Contract Prison Facilities

§ 17-1-104.6. Planning and Review Requirements - Legislative Intent

§ 17-1-104.9. Custody Levels for State Inmates at Private Prisons - Correctional Emergency - Definition

§ 17-1-105. Powers of Executive Director

§ 17-1-105.1. Accreditation of Private Contract Prisons

§ 17-1-105.5. Contract Rates

§ 17-1-107. Department May Accept Gifts, Donations, and Grants

§ 17-1-107.5. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Cash Fund - Creation

§ 17-1-108. Transfer of Inmates

§ 17-1-109. Duties and Functions of the Warden

§ 17-1-109.5. Correctional Facility Employees - Rules

§ 17-1-111. Certain Provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act Not to Apply

§ 17-1-112. Expenses - Reimbursement by Department - Report

§ 17-1-113. Medical Visits - Charge to Inmates - Legislative Declaration

§ 17-1-113.1. Administration or Monitoring of Medications to Persons in Correctional Facilities

§ 17-1-113.2. Continuity of Care for Persons Released From Correctional Facility

§ 17-1-113.4. Opioid Treatment for a Person in Custody - Definitions

§ 17-1-113.5. Inmates Held in Correctional Facilities - Medical Benefits Application Assistance - County of Residence - Rules

§ 17-1-113.6. Menstrual Hygiene Products for a Person in Custody - Definition

§ 17-1-113.7. Prohibition Against the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates in the Custody of Correctional Facilities and Private Contract Prisons - Report

§ 17-1-113.8. Persons With Serious Behavioral or Mental Health Disorders - Long-Term Isolated Confinement - Work Group - Medication-Assisted Treatment

§ 17-1-113.9. Use of Administrative Segregation for State Inmates - Reporting

§ 17-1-114. Pool of Funds - Continuance of Community Supervision

§ 17-1-114.5. Incarceration of a Person in Custody With the Capacity for Pregnancy - Report

§ 17-1-115.2. Correctional Law Enforcement Agencies to Provide Identification Cards to Retired Peace Officers Upon Request - Definitions

§ 17-1-115.5. Prison Sexual Assault Prevention Program

§ 17-1-115.7. Prevention of Sexual Assaults on Youthful Inmates - Compliance With Federal Law - Report - Definition

§ 17-1-115.8. Corrections Officer Staffing - Report - Double Shift Criteria - Definition

§ 17-1-115.9. Incentives for Mental Health Professionals - Report - Legislative Declaration

§ 17-1-116. Corrections Expansion Reserve Fund

§ 17-1-119. Lethal Perimeter Security Systems for Correctional Facilities - Governmental Immunity - Limitations

§ 17-1-119.5. Compilation of Data Related to Inmates With Children Attending School

§ 17-1-119.7. Prison Population Management Measures

§ 17-1-166. Department Duties - Parole Plan - Report