Mental health
Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act - Colorado
About this resource
The Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act (CYMHTA) (C.R.S. 27-67-101, et. seq.), also called House Bill 18-1094, allows for families to access mental health treatment services for their child or youth. CYMHTA is an alternative to child welfare involvement when a dependency and neglect action isn't warranted. CYMHTA funding can be available when there is no other appropriate funding source for treatment, such as private insurance.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act, a child or youth:
- Must have a mental health diagnosis
- Must be at risk of out of home placement
- Isn't eligible for Medicaid
- Accesses the program prior to their 18th birthday
- Doesn't have a pending or current dependency and neglect action with child welfare
- For a Medicaid child or youth, a parent or legal guardian may request an objective third-party clinical review within five business days after all first-level Medicaid appeals processes for the residential denial are exhausted. This clinical review does not obligate the funding of services.