Background
Colorado House Bill 21-1085 created a Secured Transportation Services program in the State of Colorado. Pursuant to C.R.S. §25-3.5-309(1)(a), as of January 1, 2023, any entity providing “secure transportation services” to a person experiencing a “behavioral health crisis” must be licensed by the Board of County Commissioners in the county in which the service is based. Law enforcement agencies and ambulances services are generally exempt from the licensing requirement. This Board adopted the Boulder County Secured Transportation Services Licensing Regulations on January 3, 2023. The Board also entered into a Second Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement for Ambulance and Secure Transportation Licensing and Inspection (IGA) with six other counties to coordinate and more efficiently license these services and inspect vehicles. All counties included in the IGA are Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Douglas, Elbert, and Jefferson. This IGA indicates that any business that obtains a license from one of these counties automatically becomes licensed in all seven.
Effective January 3, 2023, a local license and permit issued by Boulder County Community Planning & Permitting is required for secure transportation services where the pickup of the patient originates in Boulder County, unless the secure transportation service is licensed with one of the other counties listed in the IGA.
A license is required of the business, as well as each vehicle used for the service of the business is required to obtain a vehicle permit. Licenses are valid for three years and permits are valid for one year.