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Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health transparency

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.

InformationNumber

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.