Colorado Code
Article 65 - Care and Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders
§ 27-65-105. Emergency Procedure

(I.5) When any person appears to have a mental health disorder and, as a result of such mental health disorder, is in need of immediate evaluation for treatment in order to prevent physical or psychiatric harm to others or to himself or herself, then an intervening professional, as specified in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section, upon probable cause and with such assistance as may be required, may immediately transport the person to an outpatient mental health facility or other clinically appropriate facility designated or approved by the executive director. If such a facility is not available, the person may be taken to an emergency medical services facility.

Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 682, § 2, effective April 29. L. 2011: (1)(a)(II)(D) amended, (SB 11-187), ch. 285, p. 1329, § 75, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1)(a)(I), IP(1)(a)(II), (1)(b), and (3) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1341, § 235, effective May 25; (1), (2), and (3) amended and (6) and (7) added, (SB 17-207), ch. 205, p. 766, § 7, effective May 1, 2018. L. 2019: (1)(a)(II)(C), (1)(a)(II)(D), (1)(a)(II)(E), and (6) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1713, § 199, effective October 1. L. 2020: (6) amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 705, § 66, effective July 1.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in SB 17-207, see section 1 of chapter 205, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.