About this page
The Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) values transparency. In accordance with this value and with statutory obligations, this page meets transparency requirements per 16-8.5-124, C.R.S. For additional data related to OCFMH's competency work, please see the OCFMH Data Dashboard.
The data on this page was most recently updated on Dec. 2, with data for the month of November 2024. Wait list data is pulled on the last day of the month. Bed numbers are pulled on the last Friday of the month. Numbers change frequently throughout the month and are only representative of the date on which the data was pulled.
Policies and procedures
The folder below contains all policies and procedures related to competency evaluations, restoration services, management of the competency waitlist, and admission policies regarding inpatient restoration services, including services for jail-based restoration and private hospital beds.
Bed numbers
Jail-Based Restoration Programs
Information | Number |
|---|---|
Total beds | 96 |
Beds currently occupied by restoration patients | 90 |
Patients scheduled for admission | 1 |
Bed offers currently pending | 2 |
Private Hospital Contracted Restoration
Information | Number |
|---|---|
Total beds | 95 |
Beds currently occupied by restoration patients | 87 |
Patients scheduled for admission | 2 |
Bed offers currently pending | 2 |
Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo
Information | Number |
|---|---|
Total beds for adult patients | 426 |
Beds currently occupied by adult civil patients | 106 |
Beds currently occupied by adult restoration patients | 171 |
Beds currently occupied by not guilty by reason of insanity commitments | 122 |
Beds currently occupied by patients needing forensic evaluations/examinations** | 3 |
Adult patients scheduled for admission | 1 |
Adult bed offers currently pending | 1 |
Total beds for juvenile patients* | 20 |
Beds currently occupied by juvenile patients | 4 |
Juvenile patients scheduled for admission | 0 |
*The number of beds does not include beds that are closed due to construction/repair needs in the hospital, staffing needs, specialized treatment protocols, or the acuity of another individual in a shared room.
**Forensic evaluations and examinations include inpatient competency evaluations, sanity examinations, mental status examinations, and any other court-ordered inpatient examinations.
Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan
Information | Number |
|---|---|
Total beds for civil patients | 94 |
Total beds for restoration patients | 44 |
Beds currently occupied by civil patients | 90 |
Beds currently occupied by restoration patients | 39 |
Patients scheduled for admission | 1 |
Bed offers currently pending | 0 |
Competency wait list: Detainees and wait times
The chart below reflects the number of pretrial detainees waiting for admission for inpatient restoration on the last day of the month, as well as the average number of days a pretrial detainee has been waiting for inpatient restoration treatment on the last day of the month.
| Information | Number |
|---|---|
Number of pretrial detainees | 216 |
Number of Tier 1 pretrial detainees who waited ≤7 days | 6 |
Number of Tier 1 pretrial detainees who waited >7 days | 12 |
Number of Tier 2 detainees who waited ≤28 days | 65 |
Number of Tier 2 detainees who waited >28 days | 133 |
Average days waited | 70.1 |
Maximum days waited | 375 |
Projected dates for opening of new beds
Note: Projected dates are subject to change.
Date | Location | Number of beds | Description of beds |
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 1, 2024 | Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo | 10 | Beds in the Adolescent Behavioral Treatment Unit in CMHHIP that have been closed since 2020 due to COVID-19 protocols followed by renovations are scheduled to re-open. |
July 1, 2025 (subject to change) | Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan | 16 | Beds created and funded by House Bill 22-1303 for restoration treatment, to convert to civil beds when there is no longer a waitlist for restoration treatment. |
Contact information
For questions, email OCFMH communications manager Stephanie Fredrickson at stephanie.fredrickson@state.co.us or OCFMH policy advisor Samantha Garrett at samantha.garrett@state.co.us.