(1) "Department" means the Colorado department of human services created in section 26-1-105.

(2) "Director" means the director of the office of behavioral health.

(3) "High-risk individual" means a person who:

(a) Is under:

(I) An emergency procedure for a seventy-two-hour hold pursuant to section 27-65-105;

(II) A certification for short-term treatment or extended short-term treatment pursuant to section 27-65-107 or 27-65-108;

(III) Long-term care and treatment pursuant to section 27-65-109;

(IV) An emergency commitment pursuant to section 27-81-111 or 27-82-107; or

(V) An involuntary commitment pursuant to section 27-81-112 or 27-82-108;

(b) Has a significant mental health or substance use disorder; and

(c) Is not currently engaged in consistent behavioral health treatment.

(4) "Office" means the office of behavioral health in the department of human services.

(5) "Transition specialist" means a person who assists high-risk individuals with one or more of the following services:

(a) Access to housing or residential program placement;

(b) Access to behavioral health treatment or benefits;

(c) Advocacy to insurance companies and providers for the appropriate type and intensity of mental health or substance use disorder services;

(d) Planning for follow-up services and coordination within the behavioral health system after hospitalization or discharge from a withdrawal management facility or an emergency room following a visit for behavioral health reasons;

(e) Assistance with preparing advance directives;

(f) Obtaining a representative payee or guardian;

(g) Family supportive services; or

(h) Compliance with court appearances or probation.

(6) "Withdrawal management facility" means a facility that provides twenty-four-hour supervised withdrawal from alcohol or drugs in a residential setting.