Essential Safety Net Provider

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Families Plus is honored to be designated as an Essential Safety Net Provider by Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) and Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.


What does it mean to be part of the safety net?

Behavioral health safety net providers serve priority populations and comply with the state’s no-refusal requirements, ensuring that individuals who need care the most receive timely, equitable access. Our goal is to support whole-person health through compassionate care, treatment, and coordination.


What does it mean to serve priority populations?

Priority populations include individuals who are:

  • Uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid-eligible, publicly insured, or fall below the BHA-identified income threshold

  • Presenting with acute or chronic behavioral health needs

  • Identified by the BHA as needing prioritization, including:

    • People experiencing or at risk of homelessness

    • Children and youth at risk of out-of-home placement and their parents

    • People involved with the criminal or juvenile justice system

    • People of color, American Indians, Alaska Natives

    • Veterans

    • People who are pregnant

    • LGBTQ+ individuals

    • Individuals with disabilities

No Refusal Requirements

As outlined in Colorado law (27-50-301(4), C.R.S.), behavioral health safety net providers cannot refuse treatment to an individual for the following reasons:

  1. Insurance coverage, lack of insurance coverage, or ability to pay

  2. Clinical acuity

  3. Readiness to transition out of an inpatient setting

  4. Involvement in the criminal or juvenile justice system

  5. Current involvement in the child welfare system

  6. Co-occurring disorders or disabilities

  7. Displays of aggressive behavior, or a history of aggressive behavior

  8. Clinical or behavioral presentation in any previous interaction with a provider

  9. Place of residence

  10. Disability, age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, or tribal affiliation

(Source: Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) – link)

Our Commitment

As part of the Colorado safety net, Families Plus will continue to provide high-intensity outpatient behavioral health services to all individuals, with no refusal of care for those most at risk. Whether you are uninsured, involved in the justice system, or have been turned away elsewhere, Families Plus is here to meet your behavioral health needs with dignity and respect.