| A. Mental Health Prescreen |
| C.R.S. § 19-3-506(1)(b) |
Children
suspected of having a mental illness must receive a mental health
prescreen. The
child must be given a
mental health prescreen, conducted by a mental health professional, to
determine whether the child is in need of a further evaluation. The prescreen must be
completed as
expeditiously as possible and may be done in any appropriate setting. A report of the prescreen
must be filed in
the court the next business day after it is completed.
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| C.R.S. § 19-3-506(1)(e) |
If
the
prescreen report indicates that the child is not mentally ill, any
interested
party may request a hearing and second prescreening. Temporary custody orders must be made by the
court. If a second
prescreening request
is granted, the court may order a seventy-two hour evaluation of the
child’s
condition only on a finding the original prescreening report was
inadequate,
incomplete, or incorrect.
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| C.R.S. § 19-3-506(1)(b) – (d) |
If
a
prescreen indicates that the child may have a mental illness, the court
must
order the child placed for an evaluation of his or her condition at a
facility
designated by the Department of Human Services for seventy-two hour
evaluation
and treatment. The
child must be
admitted to this facility the next business day, and the evaluation
must be
completed within three business days of the child’s arrival at the
facility. The order
for evaluation also
must include a person or agency that will take custody of the child if
the
child is found not to be mentally ill.
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