6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1011-1 Chapter 18, pt. 2
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024
The definitions under 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 4, Part 2, Definitions, apply unless context dictates otherwise. In addition, the following definitions shall apply:
2.1 "Psychiatric hospital" means a health facility planned, organized, operated, and maintained to provide facilities, beds, and services over a continuous period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours to individuals requiring early diagnosis and intensive and continued clinical therapy for mental illness. Services, including but not limited to, inpatient services, continuous nursing services, and necessary ancillary services, shall be provided twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week.2.2 "Psychiatric emergency" means an acute disturbance of thought, mood, or behavior that requires an immediate intervention to protect the patient or others from harm.6 CCR 1011-1 Chapter 18, pt. 2