Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1009 - Disease Control and Public Health Response Division
6 CCR 1009-12 - COMMUNITY DISASTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM
Section 3 - Allowable Activities

Universal Citation: 6 CO Code Regs 1009-12 ยง 3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024

A. Allowable activities funded by the Program may include, but are not limited to:

1. Preparedness activities focused on the response to community needs, such as:
a. Risk assessment, hazard vulnerability assessments, and disaster planning with jurisdictional emergency partners;

b. Development of policies and procedures for disaster team preparedness and response planning with jurisdictional emergency partners;

c. Building and maintaining response team capacity, including training requirements;

d. Implementing disaster communication plans;

e. Training on and practicing existing disaster response plans; and

f. Engaging with local and state partners for disaster preparedness and medical surge planning.

2. Response activities, such as:
a. Coordination and response with local and state partners;

b. Supporting emergency functions or operations, such as shelters or health and medical resource requests for disaster behavioral health services;

c. Triaging psychological or psycho-social care for disaster-affected individuals;

d. Providing immediate and ongoing support and care for individuals in crisis impacted by emergencies and disasters, both disaster survivors as well as volunteers and professionals who respond to emergencies and disasters and others on the scene of such incidents;

e. Outreach, psychoeducation, and consulting to response personnel and impacted community groups; and

f. Providing ongoing follow-up, referrals, and services for affected individuals.

3. Recovery activities, such as:
a. Providing ongoing support opportunities for affected individuals and communities;

b. Maintaining connections for referrals to ongoing care for affected individuals; and

c. Demobilization and addressing disaster response team's recovery needs.

4. Any additional activities as deemed appropriate and necessary by the Department.

B. The Cash Fund will be allocated to annual grants for preparedness activities and as-needed applications for response and recovery activities each fiscal year.

1. Annual grants will be available to organizations who demonstrate eligibility, as established in Section 4, and commit to yearly preparedness activities.

2. As-needed applications may be submitted for allowable response and recovery activities following a disaster event.

C. The Program will prioritize and fund activities that are not supported by other conditional disaster behavioral health programs and funding.

1. Requests for as-needed response and recovery funding from the Cash Fund must demonstrate that other resource requests and sources of funding have been explored, as appropriate to standard emergency management processes, the level of declaration, or the type of disaster hazard. These other resources include but are not limited to:
a. 213 Resource Requests to County Emergency Operation Centers;

b. The Colorado Healing Fund;

c. The SAMHSA/FEMA Crisis Counseling Program;

d. The SAMHSA Emergency Response Grant Program; or

e. Disaster specific funding opportunities or other collaborative grants, such as the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program grant from the federal Department of Justice.

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