Colorado Code
Article 81 - Substance Use Disorders Education, Prevention, and Treatment
§ 27-81-102. Definitions

As used in this article 81, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1.2) is effective until July 1, 2022. ] "Alcohol use disorder" means a condition by which a person habitually lacks self-control as to the use of alcoholic beverages or uses alcoholic beverages to the extent that the person's health is substantially impaired or endangered or the person's social or economic function is substantially disrupted. Nothing in this subsection (1.2) precludes the denomination of a person with an alcohol use disorder as intoxicated by alcohol or incapacitated by alcohol.
(1.2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1.2) is effective July 1, 2022. ] "Alcohol use disorder" means a chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by recurrent use of alcohol causing clinically significant impairment, including health problems, disability, and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school, and home.

(3.5) [ Editor's note: Subsection (3.5) is effective July 1, 2022. ] "Behavioral health entity" means a facility or provider organization engaged in providing community-based health services, which may include behavioral health disorder services, alcohol use disorder services, or substance use disorder services, including crisis stabilization, acute or ongoing treatment, or community mental health center services as described in section 27-66-101 (2) and (3), but does not include:

(6.5) "Drug" means a controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), and toxic vapors.

(9.2) "Incapacitated by drugs" means that a person, as a result of the use of drugs, is unconscious or has judgment otherwise so impaired that the person is incapable of realizing and making a rational decision with respect to the person's need for treatment, is unable to take care of basic personal needs or safety, or lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate rational decisions concerning himself or herself.
(9.4) "Incapacitated by substances" means that a person is incapacitated by alcohol or is incapacitated by drugs.

(13.5) "Office of behavioral health" means the office of behavioral health in the department.
(13.6) "Person under the influence of drugs" means any person whose mental or physical functioning is temporarily but substantially impaired as a result of the presence of drugs in the person's body.
(13.7) [ Editor's note: Subsection (13.7) is effective July 1, 2022. ] "Public funds" means money appropriated to the office of behavioral health by the general assembly or any other governmental or private sources for withdrawal management or for the treatment of alcohol use disorders in approved facilities pursuant to this article 81.
(13.8) "Substance use disorder" means a chronic relapsing brain disease, characterized by recurrent use of alcohol, drugs, or both, causing clinically significant impairment, including health problems, disability, and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school, or home.
(13.9) "Toxic vapors" means a substance or product containing such substances as defined in section 18-18-412 (3).

Source: L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 732, § 2, effective April 29. L. 2011: (10) repealed, (HB 11-1303), ch. 264, p. 1172, § 81, effective August 10. L. 2017: IP, (1), (3), (6), and (14) amended, (13.5) added, and (15) repealed, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1362, § 271, effective May 25. L. 2019: (1) amended and (3.5) and (13.7) added, (HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3644, § 20, effective July 1, 2022. L. 2020: (1) and (14) amended and (1.2), (6.5), (9.2), (9.4), (13.6), (13.8), and (13.9) added, (SB 20-007), ch. 286, p. 1392, § 12, effective July 13. L. 2021: (13.8) amended, (SB 21-266), ch. 423, p. 2803, § 26, effective July 2.

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