C.R.S. § 26-13.5-107 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-107
26-13.5-107. Orders - duration - effect of court determinations
Status: in_force

26-13.5-107. Orders - duration - effect of court determinations. (1) A copy of any order of financial responsibility or of any default order or of any temporary order of financial responsibility issued by the delegate child support enforcement unit must be sent by the unit by first-class mail to the APA-petitioner and APA-respondent or the APA-petitioner's or APA-respondent's attorney or licensed legal paraprofessional of record and to the custodian of the child.

(2) Any order of financial responsibility, any default order, and any temporary order of financial responsibility must continue until modified by administrative or court order, even if the child is no longer receiving benefits under the programs listed in section 26-13-102.5 (2)(a), unless the child is emancipated or is otherwise no longer entitled to support. In the event that the order of financial responsibility, default order, or temporary order of financial responsibility is entered in a case at a time when there is a court action on the same case, the court may credit a portion of a monthly amount paid under the administrative process order towards future payments due in the court case only if the order in the court case is established at a lower amount than the administrative process order and only to the extent of the difference between the amount of the court order and the amount of the administrative process order.

(3) Nothing contained in this article 13.5 deprives a court of competent jurisdiction from determining the duty of support of an obligor against whom an administrative order is issued pursuant to this article 13.5. Such a determination by the court supersedes the administrative order as to support payments due subsequent to the entry of the order by the court but does not affect any arrearage which may have accrued under the administrative order.

(4) Any party to an APA order may file a request for relief from an APA judgment or order. The request must be in writing and filed with the court after the APA order becomes effective. The court may not conduct a review of a pending APA order. The review must be pursuant to C.R.C.P. 60.
C.R.S. § 26-2-303 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 26-2-303
26-2-303. Evidentiary conference
Status: repealed

26-2-303. Evidentiary conference. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-13-118.7 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-118.7
26-13-118.7. Gambling winnings - interception - rules
Status: in_force

26-13-118.7. Gambling winnings - interception - rules. (1) Pursuant to section 44-33-104 (3), the state department shall periodically certify to the registry operator information regarding persons who owe a child support debt or child support costs to the state pursuant to section 14-14-104, or who owe child support arrearages requested as part of an enforcement action pursuant to article 5 of title 14, or who owe child support arrearages or child support costs that are the subject of enforcement services provided pursuant to section 26-13-106. The information shall include the social security number of the person owing the child support debt, arrearages, or child support costs, the amount owed, and the other information required by the registry operator pursuant to section 44-33-104 (6).

(2) Upon receipt from the registry operator of a payment and accompanying information pursuant to section 44-33-105 (2)(b), the state department, through the casino, sports betting operator, internet sports betting operator, racetrack, or off-track betting facility, shall notify the obligated parent in writing that the state intends to offset the parent's child support debt, child support arrearages, or child support costs against the parent's winnings from limited gaming, from sports betting, or from pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing. The notice must include information concerning the parent's right to object to the offset and to request an administrative review pursuant to the rules of the state board.

(3) Upon receipt of a payment from the registry operator pursuant to section 44-33-105 (2)(b), the state department shall deposit the payment with the family support registry created pursuant to section 26-13-114. After the final disposition of any administrative review requested pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the state department shall disburse the payment for processing or for distribution to the individual receiving support enforcement services pursuant to section 26-13-106, as appropriate.

(4) The state department shall promulgate rules pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., establishing procedures to implement this section.

(5) The state department shall send the name, address, and social security number of any person subject to the interception of gambling winnings provided by the registry operator to the respective delegate child support enforcement unit as defined in section 14-14-102 (2), C.R.S.

(6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (HB 09-1137), ch. 308, p. 1662, § 13, effective September 1, 2009.)
C.R.S. § 26-2-711 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-711
26-2-711. Works program - sanctions against participants - rules
Status: in_force

26-2-711. Works program - sanctions against participants - rules. (1) (a) The state board shall promulgate rules for the imposition of sanctions affecting the basic cash assistance grant as described in section 26-2-709 (1). The rules must require:

(I) Imposition of sanctions upon a participant who fails, without good cause as determined by the county, to comply with the terms and conditions of his or her IRC;

(II) A reduction in the basic cash assistance grant upon the first imposition of a sanction affecting a basic cash assistance grant, with the amount to be specified in the rules but not to exceed one dollar;

(III) Specific reductions in the basic cash assistance grant for second and subsequent sanctions affecting the basic cash assistance grant;

(IV) Imposition of sanctions either in the month following the decision to sanction and in subsequent months thereafter until the full amount of any sanctions have been withheld or, in the event that a participant has appealed the imposition of a sanction, in the month following the final decision of the appeal process and in subsequent months thereafter until the full amount of any sanctions have been withheld.

(b) Nothing in the state board rules promulgated pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall prevent a county from denying the basic cash assistance grant in its entirety to a participant who refuses, as evidenced by an affirmative statement by the participant or demonstrable evidence, to participate in training, education, or work.

(c) The state board rules promulgated pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall establish the period of time that sanctions affecting the basic cash assistance grant shall be in effect and the period of time within which a participant who has been denied the basic cash assistance grant by a county pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) may take action for reinstatement into the works program.

(2) A county shall have the authority to determine and impose sanctions affecting other assistance as described in section 26-2-706.6. The sanctions shall be based upon fair and objective criteria that have been developed and adopted by the county and are consistent with state and federal law.

(3) If a county department elects to suspend payment of child care assistance, it may suspend such assistance in its entirety.

(4) In no event shall a county department impose any sanction on a participant that adversely affects the participant's receipt of food stamps beyond those allowable sanctions provided for in federal regulations and state rules or medical assistance pursuant to the provisions of articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S.

(5) (a) A person shall not be required to participate in work activities if good cause exists as determined by the county.

(b) Good cause does not constitute an exemption from work or time limits. Good cause is, however, a proper basis for not imposing a sanction for nonparticipation in a work activity, and may include, but need not be limited to, participation in a Colorado works controlled substance abuse control program pursuant to section 26-2-706.6 (7).

(6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1963, § 13, effective January 1, 2009.)

(7) If a participant or an applicant has misrepresented residence to obtain benefits in two or more states at the same time, such person shall be ineligible for benefits under the works program for a period of ten years.
C.R.S. § 26-7.5-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7.5 / Section 26-7.5-102
26-7.5-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-7.5-102. Definitions. As used in this article 7.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Culturally specific program" means a program operated by a nongovernmental agency or tribal organization with the primary purpose of providing culturally specific and culturally responsive services by providers from diverse cultural backgrounds to American Indians, including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts; Asian Americans; Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders; Blacks; Hispanics; or any underserved population in order to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, which may include acts of teen dating violence or stalking.

(2) "Domestic violence" means an act or pattern of behavior in which a person uses or threatens to use physical, sexual, mental, or emotional abuse to control another individual with whom the person is or was in an intimate relationship.

(3) "Domestic violence program" means a culturally and linguistically appropriate community-based or community-oriented program, which may include residential facilities, that uses victim advocates, as defined in section 13-90-107 (1)(k), and that is operated by a nongovernmental agency or federally recognized Indian tribe and established pursuant to the criteria set forth in section 26-7.5-103, to assist victims of domestic violence and their dependents, including victims of teen dating violence or stalking.

(4) "Nongovernmental agency" means any person, private nonprofit agency, corporation, or other nongovernmental agency.

(5) "Sexual assault" means any act or threatened act that is sexual in nature or intent and causes harm, including sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, and rape.

(6) "Sexual assault program" means a culturally and linguistically appropriate community-based or community-oriented program to assist victims of sexual assault, which may include teen dating violence or stalking, that uses victim advocates, as defined in section 13-90-107 (1)(k), and that is operated by a nongovernmental agency or federally recognized Indian tribe and is established pursuant to the criteria set forth in section 26-7.5-103.

(7) "Stalking" means any act described in section 18-3-602.

(8) "State domestic violence or sexual assault coalition" means a coalition designated as the state domestic violence coalition by the federal department of health and human services or designated as the state sexual assault coalition by the federal centers for disease control and prevention.

(9) "Teen dating violence" means:

(a) A pattern of behavior in which a person uses or threatens to use physical, sexual, mental, or emotional abuse to control another person who is in a dating relationship with the person, and one or both persons are under eighteen years of age; or

(b) Behavior by which a person uses or threatens to use sexual violence against another person who is in a dating relationship with the person, and one or both persons are under eighteen years of age.

(10) "Tribal domestic violence or sexual assault coalition" means a tribal coalition that provides services to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and that satisfies the criteria set forth in 34 U.S.C. sec. 10441 (d)(2)(A).

(11) "Underserved population" means a population that faces barriers in accessing and using victim services, and includes a population underserved because of religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, race or ethnicity, language barriers, disabilities, alienage, age, or geographic location.
C.R.S. § 26-1-306 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 26-1-306
26-1-306. Research related to treatment of brain injuries - grants
Status: in_force

26-1-306. Research related to treatment of brain injuries - grants. (1) The board shall determine the percentage of money credited to the trust fund to be spent annually to support research related to the treatment and understanding of brain injuries. The board shall prioritize research related to traumatic brain injuries.

(2) The board shall award grants. Persons interested in a grant shall apply to the board in a manner prescribed by the board. The board may consult with educational institutions or other private institutions within Colorado and nationally regarding the merit of an application for a grant. The board shall determine the time frames and administration of the grant program.
C.R.S. § 26-1-133.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-133.5
26-1-133.5. Rental properties - fund created
Status: in_force

26-1-133.5. Rental properties - fund created. (1) The executive director is authorized to rent surplus facilities on the campuses of the various institutions operated by the state department so long as the rentals are not prohibited by contractual agreement, state law, or other legal restrictions on the state department's possession or use of the property. The state department shall not enter into any lease agreement that would endanger the state's ownership of the property or that is expected to result in a financial loss to the state.

(2) All moneys collected from the rental of surplus facilities pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the department of human services buildings and grounds cash fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund".

(3) The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the state department to be used in operating, repairing, remodeling, or demolishing the facilities of any properties rented by the state department pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(4) Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purposes of subsection (3) of this section may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
C.R.S. § 26-2-123 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-123
26-2-123. Removal to another county
Status: in_force

26-2-123. Removal to another county. (1) Any recipient who becomes a resident of another county in this state shall be entitled to receive all forms of public assistance that are provided in the county to which the recipient transfers and for which he or she is eligible, and the county department of the county from which the recipient has moved shall transfer all necessary records relating to the recipient to the county department of the county to which he or she has moved, pursuant to the rules of the state department.

(2) The county to which a recipient moves is required to provide only those services and benefits under the Colorado works program created in part 7 of this article as are stipulated in the receiving county's performance contract.
C.R.S. § 26-12-206 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 2 / Section 26-12-206
26-12-206. Statement of intent
Status: in_force

26-12-206. Statement of intent. The general assembly of the state of Colorado hereby expresses its intent to appropriate the necessary funds from time to time to plan and construct the state nursing homes and to operate said homes in accordance with Title 38, U.S. Code.
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-114 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-114
26-13.5-114. Applicability of administrative procedure act
Status: in_force

26-13.5-114. Applicability of administrative procedure act. Except for the promulgation of rules and regulations as authorized in section 26-13.5-113, the provisions of this article shall not be subject to the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 26-1-105.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-105.5
26-1-105.5. Transfer of functions - employees - property - records
Status: repealed

26-1-105.5. Transfer of functions - employees - property - records. (1) (a) The department shall, on and after July 1, 1994, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested prior to July 1, 1994, in the department of social services, the department of institutions, and the department of health concerning the administration of substance use disorder treatment programs.

(b) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(b) is effective until July 1, 2025.] On and after July 1, 2006, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the functions, employees, and property transferred under the provisions of sections 24-1-119.5, C.R.S., and 25.5-1-105, C.R.S., concerning the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", the Colorado indigent care program, and the treatment program for high-risk pregnant women.

(b) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(b) is effective July 1, 2025.] This section does not apply to the functions, employees, and property transferred pursuant to sections 24-1-119.5 and 25.5-1-105 concerning the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act" and the treatment program for high-risk pregnant women.

(2) (a) On and after July 1, 1994, all positions of employment in the department of health, the department of social services, and the department of institutions concerning the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the department of human services pursuant to this article and determined to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this article by the executive director of the department of human services shall be transferred to the department of human services and shall become employment positions therein. The executive director shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the duties and exercise the powers conferred by law upon the state department and the executive director. On and after July 1, 1994, any appointment of employees and any creation or elimination of positions of employment shall be consistent with the plan for restructuring health and human services as set forth in article 1.7 of title 24, C.R.S. Appointing authority may be delegated by the executive director as appropriate.

(b) On and after July 1, 1994, all employees of the department of health, the department of social services, and the department of institutions whose duties and functions concerned the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the department of human services pursuant to this article, regardless of whether the position of employment in which the employee served was transferred, shall be considered employees of the department of human services for purposes of section 24-50-124, C.R.S. Such employees shall retain all rights under the state personnel system and to retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed continuous.

(3) On July 1, 1994, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the departments of health, social services, and institutions pertaining to the duties and functions transferred to the department of human services are transferred to the department of human services and shall become the property thereof.

(4) On and after July 1, 1994, whenever the department of health, social services, or institutions is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the department of human services, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the department of human services. All contracts entered into by the said departments prior to July 1, 1994, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the department of human services are hereby validated, with the department of human services succeeding to all rights and obligations under such contracts. Any cash funds, custodial funds, trusts, grants, and any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years open to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts shall be transferred and appropriated to the department of human services for the payment of such obligations.

(5) On and after July 1, 1994, unless otherwise specified, whenever any provision of law refers to the department of health, social services, or institutions, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the department of human services, said law shall be construed as referring to the department of human services.

(6) All rules, regulations, and orders of the departments of health, social services, and institutions adopted prior to July 1, 1994, in connection with the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the department of human services, shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed, or nullified pursuant to law. The executive director shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of the state department and as otherwise authorized by this title. Any rules adopted on and after July 1, 1994, shall be consistent with the plan for restructuring health and human services, as set forth in article 1.7 of title 24, C.R.S.

(7) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced prior to July 1, 1994, or which could have been commenced prior to such date, by or against the department of health, social services, or institutions, or any officer thereof in such officer's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of the official's duties, shall abate by reason of the transfer of duties and functions from the said department to the department of human services.

(8) The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the department of social services and the department of institutions from said references to the department of human services, as appropriate and unless otherwise transferred to the department of health care policy and financing pursuant to section 25.5-1-105, C.R.S. In connection with such authority, the revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to amend or delete provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes so as to make the statutes consistent with the powers, duties, and functions transferred pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 26-6-922 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-922
26-6-922. Child placement agencies - information sharing - investigations by state departm
Status: in_force

26-6-922. Child placement agencies - information sharing - investigations by state department - recovery of money - rule-making. (1) If a county department has substantiated evidence that a child placement agency with which the county has contracted to provide foster care services has violated the provisions of this part 9 or a rule of the state board, it shall communicate the information to the state department. A county department shall also identify whether it is requesting the state department to investigate a complaint against a child placement agency for possible negative licensing action against the child placement agency.

(2) Upon receiving a request for investigation of a child placement agency from a county department, the state department shall commence an investigation and, upon conclusion, report its findings to the requesting county department. The state department shall include in its report to the county department the child placement agency's response, if any, to the findings.

(3) The state department shall provide to county departments and affected child placement agencies direct access to information concerning the results of an investigation or negative licensing action taken against the affected child placement agency licensed to provide foster care services in Colorado.

(4) (a) The state department, in collaboration with the federal department of health and human services and other federal agencies and with county departments, shall seek recovery from a child placement agency of any public funds that the child placement agency has misused, as the term "misuse" is defined by rules promulgated pursuant to section 26-6-914 (2)(p).

(b) A county and child placement agency that enters into a contract for the provision of foster care services shall include a provision in the contract that recognizes a right of the state department or county department to recover any funds misused by the child placement agency and to withhold subsequent payments. The provision in the contract must provide for an appeal of the decision to recover or withhold the funds. The state board shall promulgate rules that set forth the procedures for the appeal, which rules must require, at a minimum, reasonable notice to the child placement agency.
C.R.S. § 26-2-304 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 26-2-304
26-2-304. Appeals - recoveries - rules
Status: in_force

26-2-304. Appeals - recoveries - rules. (1) The provisions of section 26-2-127, relating to appeals, and section 26-2-128, relating to recoveries, apply to the food stamp program, except when such sections conflict with federal statute or regulation or when a specific conflict with federal statute or regulation is not clearly present and the state department elects by regulation to follow federal statute or regulation.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, section 26-2-127 (1)(a)(I), and section 24-4-105 (14)(a)(I), for purposes of the food stamp program, the state department may promulgate rules requiring any party to file a notice of intent to file exceptions with the state department, in writing, within five days after service of the initial decision upon the party, or otherwise forgo the ability to file exceptions.
C.R.S. § 26-7-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7 / Section 26-7-103
26-7-103. Adoption assistance program - created - administration - funding - reporting - l
Status: in_force

26-7-103. Adoption assistance program - created - administration - funding - reporting - legislative intent - rules - definition. (1) The adoption assistance program is created in the state department and supervised by the state department. The program shall be administered by county departments pursuant to this article 7. The state department shall, through the state board of human services, adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this article 7.

(2) In addition to any money appropriated to the state department by the general assembly for the program, the state department is also authorized to accept, on behalf of the program, any federal funds made available for any purpose consistent with the provisions of this article 7.

(3) The state department shall keep data as necessary to evaluate the program's effectiveness in providing stability to eligible children, youth, and families involved in adoption through the child welfare system. On or before November 1, 2020, and every November 1 thereafter, the state department shall prepare and make available to the public a report that includes, but is not limited to, information concerning:

(a) The cost of administering the program, including expenditures for monthly subsidies and other benefits;

(b) The types of services awarded through the program on a statewide basis;

(c) The number of dissolved adoptions involving children and youth who qualified for or received benefits from the program;

(d) The results of any program evaluation performed by the state department.

(4) On or before January 2, 2025, and every January 2 thereafter, the state department shall report to the joint budget committee data on actual program caseload and expenditures for the prior year as well as projected program caseload and expenditures for the current year. Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report required in this subsection (4) continues indefinitely.

(5) It is the general assembly's intent that the program operate as an entitlement program and, pursuant to section 24-75-109 (1)(b), the state department is authorized to overexpend its appropriation to allow for reimbursement of ninety percent of counties' costs.

(6) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "program" means the adoption assistance program created in subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 26-8.3-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8.3 / Section 26-8.3-102
26-8.3-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-8.3-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Blind-made products" means those goods, wares, and merchandise for which blind persons perform at least seventy-five percent of the total hours of direct labor of manufacture.

(2) "Blind person" means a person having not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses or an equally disabling loss of the visual field as evidenced by a limitation to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than twenty degrees.

(3) "Direct labor" means all work required for manufacture, but does not include the supervision, administration, shipping, inspection, or packaging of products.

(4) "Manufacture" means the preparation, processing, and assembling of goods, wares, or merchandise, including manufacture by subcontracting of component materials.
C.R.S. § 26-13-122 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-122
26-13-122. Administrative lien and attachment
Status: in_force

26-13-122. Administrative lien and attachment. (1) The state child support enforcement agency may issue a notice of administrative lien and attachment to any person, insurance company, or agency providing workers' compensation insurance benefits for any employer to attach workers' compensation benefits of an obligor who is responsible for the support of a child on whose behalf the obligee is receiving support enforcement services from the state's child support enforcement agency pursuant to this article. The notice shall include the following statements and information:

(a) The name and address of the person, insurance company, or agency providing workers' compensation insurance benefits;

(b) The name, last-known address, and social security number of the obligor;

(c) The total amount owed for child support obligations, arrearages for child support, and child support debt;

(d) The percentage of benefits or the actual amount to be withheld from each payment;

(e) A statement that the notice of administrative lien and attachment is to take effect no later than the first payment after receipt of the notice;

(f) A statement that the person, insurance company, or agency providing workers' compensation insurance benefits may not withhold more than the limitations set forth in section 13-54-104 (3), C.R.S.;

(g) A statement that if more than one notice of administrative lien and attachment is received for the same obligor, the priorities set forth in subsection (2) of this section shall apply;

(h) Instruction on the disbursement of the withheld amounts, including the requirements that each disbursement:

(I) Shall be forwarded to the address indicated on the notice;

(II) Shall be forwarded within ten days after the date of each deduction and withholding;

(III) Shall be identified by the case number, the family support registry account number, and the name and social security number of each obligor and shall identify the date the deduction was made and the amount of the payment;

(IV) May be combined with other disbursements in a single payment to a single court or to the family support registry, if required to be sent to the registry, if the individual account of each disbursement is identified, as required by subparagraph (III) of this paragraph (h);

(i) A statement that compliance with the notice of administrative lien and attachment shall not subject the person, insurance company, or agency providing workers' compensation insurance benefits to liability to the obligor for wrongful withholding;

(j) A statement that noncompliance with the notice of administrative lien and attachment may subject the person or insurance company providing workers' compensation insurance benefits to liability and sanctions. If any person or insurance company providing workers' compensation insurance benefits wrongfully fails to deduct and withhold benefits in accordance with the provisions of this section, it may be held liable for an amount up to the accumulated amount such person or insurance company should have withheld from the obligor's benefits.

(k) A statement that, as long as the obligor is receiving workers' compensation benefits, the notice of administrative lien and attachment shall not be terminated or modified, except upon written notice by the state child support enforcement agency.

(2) An administrative lien and attachment for the collection from workers' compensation benefits for current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, child support arrearages, or child support when combined with maintenance shall be continuing and shall have priority over any garnishment, lien, or wage assignment other than a notice previously served pursuant to this subsection (2) or a wage assignment activated pursuant to section 14-14-107 or 14-14-111, C.R.S., as those sections existed prior to July 1, 1996, or section 14-14-111.5, C.R.S. Such administrative lien and attachment shall require the person, insurance company, or agency providing workers' compensation insurance benefits to withhold, pursuant to section 13-54-104 (3), C.R.S., the portion of earnings subject to attachment at each succeeding disbursement interval until such amount is satisfied or the attachment is released in writing by the state child support enforcement agency.

(3) In order to attach and collect workers' compensation income for current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, medical support, child support arrearages, or child support when combined with maintenance, the state child support enforcement agency is authorized to serve, by first-class mail or by electronic means if mutually agreed upon, a notice of administrative lien and attachment on any person, insurance company, or agency holding workers' compensation benefits that are owed to an obligor. A copy of the administrative lien and attachment shall be provided to the obligor and shall include information on the obligor's right to object to the administrative lien and attachment and to request an administrative review pursuant to the rules of the state board.

(4) At the time a claim for workers' compensation benefits is filed, the employee shall be notified that if a child support obligation is owed, benefits may be attached and payment of the child support obligation may be withheld and forwarded to the obligee.

(5) For purposes of this section, "insurance company" includes Pinnacol Assurance.

(6) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall apply to all child support obligations ordered as part of any proceeding, regardless of when the order was entered, and all such child support obligors shall be subject to notice of administrative lien and attachment as described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.
C.R.S. § 26-12-110 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-110
26-12-110. Declaration of policy - enterprise status
Status: in_force

26-12-110. Declaration of policy - enterprise status. (1) A veterans center or group of veterans centers is an enterprise for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution so long as:

(a) The state department retains authority to issue anticipation warrants on behalf of the veterans center or group of veterans centers; and

(b) The veterans center or group of veterans centers receives less than ten percent of its total annual revenues in grants from the state and all Colorado local governments combined.

(2) So long as it constitutes an enterprise, a veterans center or group of veterans centers shall not be subject to any of the provisions of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 26-2-111 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-111
26-2-111. Eligibility for public assistance - rules
Status: repealed

26-2-111. Eligibility for public assistance - rules. (1) No person shall be granted public assistance in the form of assistance payments under this article unless such person meets all of the following requirements:

(a) The person is a resident of the state of Colorado or, if a dependent child, the parent or other relatives with whom said child is living is a resident of the state of Colorado or the person is a legal immigrant who would be otherwise eligible in all respects except for citizenship;

(b) The person has insufficient income, property, or other resources to meet his or her needs as determined pursuant to rules and regulations of the state department; except that resource eligibility for the program of aid to the needy disabled shall be as specified in paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of this section, resource eligibility for the program of aid to the blind shall be as specified in subparagraph (III) of paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of this section, and resource eligibility requirements for the old age pension program shall be as specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section;

(c) (I) The person has not made a voluntary assignment or transfer of property without fair and valuable consideration for the purpose of rendering himself or herself eligible for public assistance under this article at any time within thirty-six months immediately prior to the filing of application for such assistance pursuant to the provisions of this article; or, in the case of a person already receiving public assistance under this article, the person has not made any such transfer during the time the person has been receiving such public assistance; but, if any such assignment or transfer is made during such thirty-six month period or during such time that public assistance is being received, there is a rebuttable presumption that the assignment or transfer was made for such purpose; but, within such period of time, a person may assign or transfer the ownership of real property owned and used as a residence by such person if:

(A) The transfer or assignment is made for reasons other than to become or remain eligible for public assistance under this article;

(B) The primary purpose of the transfer or assignment is not to acquire moneys or profit but is for some other legitimate reason such as estate planning.

(II) Nothing in this paragraph (c) shall be construed to prohibit a person from selling, transferring, or assigning his or her real estate in a bona fide transaction for good and valuable consideration.

(d) The person is not an inmate of a public institution, except as a patient in a public medical institution, or is not a patient in any institution for tuberculosis or mental diseases, or is not a patient in any medical institution as a result of having been diagnosed as having tuberculosis or psychosis; but the provisions of this paragraph (d) shall not be applicable to or in any way affect the class of old age pension recipients provided for in subsection (2)(a)(III) of this section.

(2) Old age pension. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this subsection (2), public assistance in the form of the old age pension shall be granted to any person who meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section and any one of the following requirements:

(I) The person is a United States citizen or a qualified alien, has attained the age of sixty years or more, and meets the resource eligibility requirements of the federal supplemental security income program; or

(II) Repealed.

(III) The person is an inmate of an institution, not penal in character, maintained by the state or by a municipality therein or county thereof, and the person has attained the age of sixty years or more. The period of confinement as a patient in such institution shall be considered as residence in the state of Colorado.

(b) An applicant or recipient of the old age pension who is otherwise qualified shall not be denied the old age pension by reason of the fact that relatives may be financially able to contribute to his or her support and maintenance; except that income and resources of the spouse of an applicant or recipient of the old age pension or of a sponsor of an applicant or recipient of the old age pension who is a qualified alien shall be considered in determining eligibility pursuant to rules of the state department.

(c) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (II) and (III) of this paragraph (c), a qualified alien shall not be granted the old age pension under the provisions of this subsection (2) unless it is shown that:

(A) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1384), ch. 218, p. 954, § 4, effective January 1, 2014.)

(B) The qualified alien meets the requirements specified in section 26-2-111.8 (2)(a) relating to entry into the United States prior to August 22, 1996, or the requirements specified in section 26-2-111.8 (2)(b) regarding the five-year bar on receipt of benefits; and

(C) The qualified alien meets the requirements specified in section 26-2-111.8 (2)(c) regarding the deeming of sponsor income and resources.

(II) The requirements in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c) do not apply to a qualified alien who meets the eligibility criteria for the old age pension in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) if it is determined pursuant to rules of the state department that:

(A) The qualified alien has been abandoned by or is a victim of mistreatment by his or her sponsor or is an abused spouse and would incur a significant financial hardship; or

(B) The qualified alien who does not have a sponsor would have insufficient income to support himself or herself or would otherwise incur a significant financial hardship; or

(C) The person who sponsored the qualified alien's entry into the United States and who satisfied sponsorship financial requirements at the time of initial sponsorship now has insufficient income and resources to meet the needs of the qualified alien.

(III) The requirements in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c) do not apply to a qualified alien who meets the eligibility criteria for the old age pension in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) and who is also eligible for federal financial benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal "Social Security Act".

(d) (I) A person who is a member of a household that is receiving public assistance under the Colorado works program pursuant to part 7 of this article shall not be eligible to receive public assistance pursuant to this subsection (2).

(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1043), ch. 92, p. 315, § 8, effective April 15, 2010.)

(3) Colorado works program. (a) By signing an application for the works program created in part 7 of this article, a person assigns, by operation of law, to the state department all rights the applicant may have to support from any other person on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other family member for whom application is made. For the purposes of this subsection (3), the assignment:

(I) Is effective for current support due and owing during the period of time the person is receiving public assistance under the works program;

(II) Takes effect upon a determination that the applicant is eligible for the works program; and

(III) Shall remain in effect with respect to any unpaid support that accrues under the assignment, up to the amount of the cost of assistance provided.

(IV) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-053), ch. 137, p. 594, § 1, effective October 1, 2009.)

(a.5) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (3), and except as provided in section 26-2-108 (1)(b)(II), effective January 1, 2017, the state department shall pay to the recipient the current child support collected pursuant to the assignment. The state department shall disregard the amount of child support paid to the recipient pursuant to this paragraph (a.5) in calculating the amount of the recipient's basic cash assistance grant pursuant to part 7 of this article. However, such payments, with applicable disregards, shall be considered income for purposes of determining eligibility.

(b) The application shall contain a statement explaining this assignment and the payment to the recipient of child support pursuant to paragraph (a.5) of this subsection (3).

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), assignments made prior to October 1, 2009, may include support arrearages that accrued prior to the date the applicant is determined to be eligible for the works program.

(3.5) (a) Repealed.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 1232, § 19, effective July 1, 1997.)

(4) Aid to the needy disabled. Public assistance in the form of aid to the needy disabled must be granted to any person who meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section and all of the following requirements:

(a) He or she has a total disability, as defined by section 26-2-103 (14) and the rules and regulations of the state department, that has lasted or can be expected to last for a period of six months or more or he or she is determined to be disabled and eligible for social security disability insurance benefits under Title II of the social security act.

(b) He or she is eighteen years of age or older.

(b.5) (I) He or she has applied for supplemental security income benefits and complied with any recommendations for referrals made by the county department except for good cause shown.

(II) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b.5) to the contrary, the state department may promulgate rules allowing a county to waive the requirement that a person apply for supplemental security income benefits prior to receiving aid to the needy disabled under such conditions and for such period of time as the state department deems appropriate to ensure that a person has the opportunity to submit a thorough and complete supplemental security income benefits application.

(c) (I) The person is not a member of a household receiving public assistance under the aid to families with dependent children program set forth in this article. For the purposes of this paragraph (c), "household" has the same meaning as "assistance unit" as used in 45 CFR 205.40 (a)(1), as amended.

(II) (A) The provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c) notwithstanding, on and after January 1, 1992, a supplemental payment funded by state and county funds shall be paid to households that have received public assistance payments for the month of December 1991, under both the aid to families with dependent children program set forth in this article and the aid to the needy disabled program set forth in this subsection (4). The supplemental payment shall be in an amount as will maintain the household's total income at the same level as in December 1991.

(B) The supplemental payment shall be paid only if the household remains continuously eligible to receive public assistance under both the aid to families with dependent children program set forth in this article and the aid to the needy disabled program set forth in this subsection (4).

(d) He or she meets the resource eligibility requirements of the federal supplemental security income program.

(e) If the applicant is disabled as a result of a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, the applicant, as conditions of eligibility, is required to:

(I) Participate in treatment services approved by the behavioral health administration in the state department; and

(II) Demonstrate on a periodic and random basis that he or she remains free of the use of alcohol or any nonprescribed controlled substance on a form verified by the treatment program. Any person whose random test results are positive two times in any three-month period shall be denied eligibility.

(f) A person who is disabled as a result of a primary diagnosis of an alcohol or substance use disorder is not eligible for aid to the needy disabled based upon that primary diagnosis if the person has received aid to the needy disabled based upon such diagnosis for any cumulative twelve-month period in the person's lifetime.

(5) Aid to the blind. (a) For the purpose of providing public assistance to those not receiving federal financial benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the social security act, public assistance in the form of aid to the blind shall be granted to any person who meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section and who:

(I) Is blind as defined by section 26-2-103 (3) or is determined to be blind and eligible for social security disability insurance benefits under Title II of the social security act; except that any person who is a member of a household that is receiving public assistance under the aid to families with dependent children program set forth in this article shall not be eligible to receive public assistance pursuant to this subsection (5);

(II) Has applied for supplemental security income benefits and complied with any recommendations for referrals made by the county department except for good cause shown; and

(III) Meets the resource eligibility requirements of the federal supplemental security program.

(b) For the purposes of this subsection (5), "household" has the same meaning as "assistance unit" as used in 45 CFR 205.40 (b)(1), as amended.

(6) The provisions of section 26-2-111.8 shall apply in addition to the provisions of this section in determining the eligibility for public assistance of persons who are not citizens of the United States.
C.R.S. § 26-11-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 26-11-106
26-11-106. Gifts - grants
Status: in_force

26-11-106. Gifts - grants. The state department, acting for and on behalf of the state, may receive and accept title to any grant or gift from any source, including the federal government, and all grants, grants-in-aid, and gifts shall be deposited with the state treasurer and shall be continuously available to the state department to carry out the purposes of this article.
C.R.S. § 26-2-102.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-102.5
26-2-102.5. Foster care - Title IV-E of the social security act - Title IV-E administrative
Status: in_force

26-2-102.5. Foster care - Title IV-E of the social security act - Title IV-E administrative costs cash fund - rules. (1) Eligibility of a child for Title IV-E foster care shall be based on the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) rules in effect on July 16, 1996.

(2) Such child must meet all of the following conditions:

(a) The placement and care of such child are the responsibility of the state department of human services or a county department of human or social services;

(b) Such child has been placed in a foster home or child care institution as a result of a judicial determination or voluntary placement agreement;

(c) Such child:

(I) Would have received aid in or for the month in which such agreement or court proceedings resulting in such judicial determination were initiated; or

(II) Would have received the aid described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c) if application had been made therefor; or

(III) Had been living with a relative within the six months prior to the month in which such agreement or court proceedings resulting in such judicial determination were initiated, and such child would have received the aid described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c) if in such month he or she had been living with such relative and application therefor had been made.

(3) (a) The state department shall pursue claiming Title IV-E administrative costs for independent legal representation by an attorney for a child who is a candidate for Title IV-E foster care or who is in foster care and the child's parent to prepare for and participate in all stages of foster care legal proceedings. Federal reimbursement for these administrative costs must be credited to the Title IV-E administrative cost cash fund, created in subsection (3)(b) of this section.

(b) (I) The Title IV-E administrative cost cash fund, referred to in this subsection (3) as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of federal Title IV-E reimbursements for administrative costs described in subsection (3)(a) of this section.

(II) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(III) Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the state department may expend money from the fund for purposes established by rule of the state board. The state board shall work collaboratively with the state department concerning the approved purposes and allocation of money from the fund. Approved purposes may include but are not limited to advocacy for homeless and at-risk youth, education advocacy, and activities and advocacy in specialty courts that serve children and families involved in the child welfare system.

(IV) The state department shall submit as part of the annual budget process a request for spending authority for money credited to the fund. The request must include a description of the purpose for the spending authority, the method through which the allocation was determined, and the agencies to which the allocations are to be made.

(V) Federal reimbursements related to administrative costs of independent legal representation incurred by the office of the child's representative and the office of respondent parents' counsel must be disbursed from the fund to the agencies as incurred and pursuant to the state department's memorandum of understanding with the agencies.
C.R.S. § 26-5.4-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.4 / Section 26-5.4-104
26-5.4-104. Eligibility requirements - period of eligibility - services available - rules
Status: in_force

26-5.4-104. Eligibility requirements - period of eligibility - services available - rules. (1) Children and youth and their parents, legal custodians, legal guardians, or kin caregivers are eligible for foster care prevention services when their needs for services are directly related to the safety, permanent placement, or well-being of the child or youth, or to prevent the child or youth from entering the foster care system.

(2) Foster care prevention services may be authorized for up to twelve months per episode of eligibility.

(3) Foster care prevention services provided pursuant to this article 5.4 must be defined in the child's or youth's prevention plan, as defined through rules promulgated by the state board.
C.R.S. § 26-12-118 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-118
26-12-118. Order of payment of warrants
Status: in_force

26-12-118. Order of payment of warrants. The anticipation warrants issued under this part 1 shall be serially numbered and shall be paid off and retired in the order in which they were issued.
C.R.S. § 26-5.4-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.4 / Section 26-5.4-106
26-5.4-106. Foster care prevention services - provision of services - rights and remedies -
Status: in_force

26-5.4-106. Foster care prevention services - provision of services - rights and remedies - exchange of information. (1) A county department of human or social services may provide both child welfare and prevention services, including but not limited to foster care prevention services, as defined in section 26-5.4-102, to a family and its children.

(2) Nothing in this section affects any existing rights of a child or youth, including those eligible for foster care prevention services, or any existing rights of a parent who is eligible for foster care prevention services.

(3) An entity providing foster care prevention services shall ensure that all information obtained and exchanged is confidential as required pursuant to federal and state laws regarding confidentiality.
C.R.S. § 26-11-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 26-11-101
26-11-101. Commission on the aging - created - definition
Status: in_force

26-11-101. Commission on the aging - created - definition. (1) (a) There is created in the state department the Colorado commission on the aging, referred to in this article 11 as the "commission", for the purpose of coordinating and guiding the implementation of the strategic action plan on aging, developed pursuant to section 24-32-3406, as that section existed prior to June 30, 2022, and other strategies the commission may identify that support older Coloradans. The commission is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The commission shall consist of nineteen members who must be appointed as follows:

(I) One member from the Colorado senate, appointed by the president of the senate;

(II) One member from the Colorado house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(III) Seventeen members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, as follows:

(A) One member from each congressional district of the state;

(B) One member who is a representative of higher education or the Colorado community college system;

(C) One member who is a director of an area agency on aging, as described in section 26-11-204;

(D) One member with extensive knowledge of workforce issues impacting older Coloradans;

(E) One member who represents a long-term residential care setting;

(F) One member who represents Coloradans living with dementia;

(G) One member who represents an organization providing home- and community-based services;

(H) One member with extensive knowledge of or experience with transportation infrastructure and services;

(I) One member who represents the housing sector; and

(J) One member of the public policy or elder law community with extensive knowledge of and experience with aging policy or elder rights issues.

(b) In making appointments pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(III) of this section, the governor shall appoint no more than a minimum majority of commission members affiliated with the same political party. In making appointments, the governor shall select:

(I) Members who represent diverse racial, cultural, socioeconomic, gender, and ability groups, and individuals receiving community-based social or medical services that support independent living;

(II) For the congressional district members, at least one member who is sixty years of age or older, or who is a person living with a disability, or who has a family member living with a disability;

(III) At least one member who represents rural or frontier areas of the state;

(IV) At least one representative from a local government; and

(V) At least one representative of the business community in order to consider the potential for initiatives developed in the private, for-profit sector.

(c) Appointments to the commission must comply with the rules promulgated by the United States department of health and human services pursuant to the federal "Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendments of 1973", Pub.L. 93-29, as amended.

(2) (a) A minimum majority of the commission members shall be appointed for an initial term of two years each, and the remaining commission members shall be appointed for an initial term of three years each. The governor shall indicate whether the appointed person is serving a two-year term or a three-year term. Appointments made after the expiration of the initial term are three-year terms. If a vacancy on the commission occurs, the governor shall appoint a new member from the appropriate representative group to serve the remainder of the member's term. No member may serve more than two full consecutive terms.

(b) The terms of present members appointed pursuant to this section expire on August 31, 2022. The governor shall appoint new members pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, and the appointments are effective September 1, 2022.

(3) As used in this section, "minimum majority" means the lowest number of members that is more than half of all commission members.
C.R.S. § 26-2-206 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 26-2-206
26-2-206. Interim assistance
Status: in_force

26-2-206. Interim assistance. (1) The state department, with the approval of the state board and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state department, is authorized to enter into an agreement with the secretary of the United States department of health, education, and welfare for implementation of arrangements for interim assistance as authorized by Title XVI of the social security act.

(2) Payment of legal, professional, or other fees by a recipient of public assistance who is seeking supplemental security income benefits shall be made in accordance with the policies and procedures of the social security act.

(3) Neither the state department nor any county shall pay any portion of costs associated with obtaining supplemental security income, including any legal, professional, or other fees paid by a recipient of public assistance in seeking supplemental security income benefits or any other federal benefit. The interim assistance reimbursement payment authorized under this section shall be used to reimburse the state aid to the needy disabled program, described in section 26-2-111 (4), for benefits paid to the recipient as interim assistance in accordance with the agreement between the state department and the social security administration. Any moneys received by a county in excess of the interim assistance paid by the state department and any county on behalf of the recipient shall be paid to the recipient.
C.R.S. § 26-2-208 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 26-2-208
26-2-208. Federal requirements
Status: in_force

26-2-208. Federal requirements. Nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with federal requirements expressly provided by federal law in order for the state of Colorado to qualify for federal funds under the social security act.
C.R.S. § 26-1-303 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 26-1-303
26-1-303. Administering entity for services for persons with traumatic brain injuries
Status: repealed

26-1-303. Administering entity for services for persons with traumatic brain injuries. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-12-105 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-105
26-12-105. Application for admission - preference
Status: in_force

26-12-105. Application for admission - preference. (1) Any person may apply for admission to a veterans center in the manner prescribed by rules of the state board.

(2) Application for admission is voluntary, and a person admitted to a veterans center has the right to leave the veterans center at any time he or she chooses.

(3) A veterans center shall review all applications for admission with reasonable promptness.

(4) If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available facilities in a veterans center, the veterans center shall give preference in admission to persons whose needs are greatest under standards established in state and federal regulations.
C.R.S. § 26-2-122.3 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-122.3
26-2-122.3. Home care allowance
Status: repealed

26-2-122.3. Home care allowance. (1) (a) Repealed.

(b) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b), the state department, subject to available appropriations, may provide home care allowance for persons who meet the functional impairment and financial eligibility criteria as established by the state department by rule and:

(A) Were receiving old age pension benefits and home care allowance on the day prior to January 1, 2014, and remain continuously eligible for such benefits; or

(B) Are receiving aid to the needy disabled, aid to the blind, or supplemental social security income benefits.

(II) Persons eligible to receive home- and community-based services pursuant to article 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S., shall not be eligible for home care allowance under this paragraph (b).

(III) For the purposes of this subsection (1)(b), "home care allowance" is a program that provides payments, subject to available appropriations, to functionally impaired persons who meet the criteria specified in subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section as determined in accordance with rules. The payments allow recipients who are in need of long-term services and supports to purchase community-based services as defined in rules adopted by the state department. These services may include, but need not be limited to, the supervision of self-administered medications, assistance with activities of daily living, and assistance with instrumental activities of daily living. The rules adopted by the state department shall specify, in accordance with the provisions of this section, the services available under the program and shall specify eligibility criteria for the home care allowance program. In addition, the rules shall specifically provide for a determination as to the person's functional impairment and the person's unmet need for paid care and shall address amounts awarded to persons eligible for home care allowance. The state department shall specify in the rules the methods for determining the unmet need for paid care and the amount of a home care allowance that may be awarded to eligible persons. Such methods may be based on how often a person experiences unmet need for paid care or any other method that the state board determines is valid in correlating unmet need for paid care with an amount of a home care allowance award. The state department shall require that eligibility and unmet need for paid care be determined through the use of a comprehensive and uniform client assessment instrument prescribed by the state department. The state department may adjust income eligibility criteria, including any functional impairment standard, or the amounts awarded to eligible persons or may limit or suspend enrollments as necessary to manage the home care allowance program within the funds appropriated by the general assembly. In addition, the state department may adjust which services are available under the program; except that the adjustment shall be consistent with the provisions of this subsection (1).

(c) The state department is authorized to implement pilot programs that it deems feasible to assess the overall impact, if any, of using alternatives to the method described in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) for determining an eligible person's unmet need for paid care and the amount of a home care allowance awarded to an eligible person.

(2) The state department shall administer the home care allowance program. The executive director or the state board, as appropriate, shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this section.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1146), ch. 281, p. 1304, § 4, effective January 1, 2011.)

(4) Repealed.

(5) The state department shall contract with case management agencies for functions of the home care allowance pursuant to the terms of the contract or rule of the state department.
C.R.S. § 26-21-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 21 / Section 26-21-102
26-21-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

26-21-102. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that a commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind facilitates the provision of state and local government services to the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind while making government more efficient. Under the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., as amended, Colorado has a duty to provide equivalent access to state government and public accommodations to the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind. This duty requires state departments and agencies to provide auxiliary services, communications technology equipment, and other resources to ensure access. Centralizing and unifying such resources under a Colorado commission creates cost savings for the state. In addition, the consolidation of resources facilitates quality control and increases the effectiveness of services while increasing access to services by the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind.
C.R.S. § 26-1-129 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-129
26-1-129. Comprehensive information - packet of aged services and programs - implementatio
Status: in_force

26-1-129. Comprehensive information - packet of aged services and programs - implementation. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, while numerous programs and services are available for the aged, their access to such programs and services is often fragmented due to a lack of knowledge and information, and, as a result, needs which could be met are not. The general assembly further finds that compiling a single information packet on all programs and services would assist the aged in utilizing these programs and services more effectively.

(2) (a) To assist the aged in utilizing existing programs and services for which they may become eligible at sixty-two years of age or older, the state department shall compile a list of all such programs at the federal, state, and local level.

(b) The state department shall supervise the compilation of an information packet containing information on the said programs and services, their eligibility requirements, mode of delivery, and application forms, and shall make a single copy of the compiled information available to specified local agencies serving the aged, including the county departments of human or social services and the area agencies on aging.

(c) The packet shall contain only the listing of federal, state, and local services and programs, referral agencies, information pamphlets, and application forms. It shall not contain any materials which represent or promote the aims of private agencies or organizations.

(3) The designated local agencies shall:

(a) Provide appropriate assistance to individuals utilizing the information packet; and

(b) Coordinate client referrals to community agencies serving the aged and to institutional and noninstitutional programs, services, and activities within the community, as appropriate.
C.R.S. § 26-8-105 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8 / Section 26-8-105
26-8-105. Rehabilitation of persons with disabilities - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

26-8-105. Rehabilitation of persons with disabilities - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-108 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-108
26-13.5-108. Request for court hearing
Status: repealed

26-13.5-108. Request for court hearing. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-5.7-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.7 / Section 26-5.7-102
26-5.7-102. Definitions
Status: repealed

26-5.7-102. Definitions. As used in this article 5.7, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "County department" means the county, city and county, or district department of human or social services.

(2) (a) "Homeless youth" means a child or youth who is at least eleven years of age but is less than twenty-one years of age and who:

(I) Lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or

(II) Has a primary nighttime residence that is:

(A) A supervised, publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations; or

(B) A public or private place not designed for, nor ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

(b) "Homeless youth" shall not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an act of congress or a state law.

(3) "Homeless youth shelter" means a facility that is licensed pursuant to section 26-6-905.

(3.5) Repealed.

(4) "Parent" means the legal custodian or guardian of the youth.

(5) "Youth" or "child" means any person who is at least eleven years of age but is less than twenty-one years of age.
C.R.S. § 26-12-111 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-111
26-12-111. Proposed veterans community living centers - criteria
Status: in_force

26-12-111. Proposed veterans community living centers - criteria. (1) The state department, in consultation with the Colorado board of veterans affairs, is responsible for recommending any proposed sites for veterans centers to be constructed, leased, or purchased on or after July 1, 1998, to the capital development committee and the joint budget committee. The general assembly is responsible for the selection of any proposed site for such veterans centers.

(2) When evaluating a potential site for a proposed veterans center, the following criteria must be considered:

(a) The proximity of the proposed veterans center to veterans affairs medical services;

(b) The impact the proposed veterans center would have upon the financial viability of existing veterans centers; and

(c) Whether there is an established bed need for the proposed veterans center based upon the location of Colorado veterans, their families, and support systems.

(3) A veterans center constructed, leased, or purchased on or after July 1, 1998, must have a bed capacity of at least one hundred twenty beds.

(4) A veterans center must not be constructed on or after July 1, 1998, unless other veterans centers have maintained an average occupancy rate of at least eighty percent over the six-month period immediately prior to the commencement of the construction of the new veterans center.
C.R.S. § 26-2-119.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-119.5
26-2-119.5. Health and medical care program - aid to the needy disabled
Status: repealed

26-2-119.5. Health and medical care program - aid to the needy disabled. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-11.5-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11.5 / Section 26-11.5-104
26-11.5-104. Creation of state and local long-term care and PACE ombudsman programs
Status: in_force

26-11.5-104. Creation of state and local long-term care and PACE ombudsman programs. (1) Pursuant to the older Americans act, there is hereby established a state long-term care ombudsman program which shall be comprised of a state long-term care ombudsman office and local ombudsman offices established throughout the state.

(2) The state long-term care ombudsman office shall be established and operated under the state department of human services either directly or by contract with or grant to any public agency or other appropriate private nonprofit organization; except that such office shall not be administered by any agency or organization responsible for licensing or certifying long-term care services in the state. The office shall be administered by a full-time qualified state long-term care ombudsman who shall be designated in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the state department.

(3) Local long-term care and PACE ombudsman programs shall be established statewide. Such programs shall be operated by the state department under contract, grant, or agreement between the state department and a public agency or an appropriate private nonprofit organization. Personnel of local long-term care ombudsman programs must be trained and designated as qualified representatives of the office in accordance with section 26-11.5-105 (1)(b). Personnel of local PACE ombudsman programs must be trained and designated as qualified representatives of the office in accordance with section 26-11.5-113 (1)(a.5).

(4) A state PACE ombudsman office is established in the state long-term care ombudsman program to carry out the duties set forth in section 26-11.5-113.
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-111 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-111
26-13.5-111. Establishment and enforcement of duties of support upon request of agency of ano
Status: repealed

26-13.5-111. Establishment and enforcement of duties of support upon request of agency of another state. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-2-724 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-724
26-2-724. Colorado works - screening for substance abuse and mental health problems - repe
Status: repealed

26-2-724. Colorado works - screening for substance abuse and mental health problems - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-2-714.7 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-714.7
26-2-714.7. Work participation rates - increases - county strategies - report - repeal
Status: repealed

26-2-714.7. Work participation rates - increases - county strategies - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-1-136.8 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-136.8
26-1-136.8. Custody of a person with the capacity for pregnancy
Status: in_force

26-1-136.8. Custody of a person with the capacity for pregnancy. (1) A state department facility that has in its custody a person who is capable of pregnancy shall:

(a) Train the facility's staff to ensure that a pregnant person receives safe and respectful treatment;

(b) Develop administrative policies to ensure a trauma-informed standard of care is integrated with current practices to promote the health and safety of a pregnant person;

(c) Provide each pregnant person, during the person's pregnancy and through the person's postpartum period, with access to:

(I) Perinatal health-care providers with perinatal experience; and

(II) Healthy foods and information on nutrition, recommended activity levels, safety measures, and supplies, including menstrual products as required in section 26-1-136.5, and breast pumps approved by the executive director or the executive director's designee;

(d) Provide counseling and treatment for pregnant people who have suffered from:

(I) A diagnosed behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorder;

(II) Trauma or violence, including domestic violence;

(III) Human immunodeficiency virus;

(IV) Sexual abuse;

(V) Pregnancy loss or infant loss; or

(VI) Chronic conditions;

(e) Provide evidence-based pregnancy and childbirth education, parenting support, and other relevant forms of health literacy;

(f) Develop administrative policies to identify and offer opportunities for postpartum persons to maintain contact with the person's newborn child to promote bonding, including enhanced visitation policies, access to facility nursery programs, and breastfeeding support, when appropriate;

(f.5) Develop administrative policies, including a system for human milk storage, to ensure a newborn can receive the human milk that the newborn's postpartum parent has pumped for the newborn's nourishment;

(g) In accordance with the requirements of the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", as amended, Pub.L. 104-191, transfer health records to community providers if a pregnant person exits the facility during the person's pregnancy or during the person's postpartum period;

(h) Connect a person exiting the facility during the person's pregnancy or postpartum period to community-based resources, such as referrals to health-care providers, substance use disorder treatment, and social services that address social determinants of maternal health;

(i) Establish partnerships with local public entities, private community entities, community-based organizations, Indian tribes and tribal organizations as defined in the federal "Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act", 25 U.S.C. sec. 5304, as amended, or urban Indian organizations as defined in the federal "Indian Health Care Improvement Act", 25 U.S.C. sec. 1603, as amended; and

(j) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), by February 15, 2022, and by February 15 each year thereafter, report to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, or their successor committees, on the number of births by pregnant people who are in the custody of the facility, including the location of the births, that occurred in the prior calendar year.
C.R.S. § 26-7.8-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7.8 / Section 26-7.8-104
26-7.8-104. Homeless prevention activities program - contracts with nongovernmental agency -
Status: repealed

26-7.8-104. Homeless prevention activities program - contracts with nongovernmental agency - program standards. (1) The division shall enter into contracts or agreements for services for homeless prevention activities; except that the division shall not spend more than five percent of all voluntary contributions received on administrative costs.

(2) Repealed.

(3) The advisory committee shall direct the division to establish and enforce standards for all homeless prevention activities programs established pursuant to this article.

(4) The advisory committee shall establish standards governing this program which assure that the funds collected pursuant to section 39-22-1301, C.R.S., are allocated to nongovernmental agencies, either directly or through the coordination and oversight of units of local government, for use for direct client services and assistance.

(5) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-102
26-13.5-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-13.5-102. Definitions. As used in this article 13.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Administrative order" means an order that establishes paternity, child support, or medical support obligations or modifies the monthly support obligation or medical support provisions of an administrative process action order issued by a delegate child support enforcement unit or an administrative agency of another state or comparable jurisdiction with similar authority. The administrative order may be stipulated, temporary, or by default.

(1.1) "Administrative process action" or "APA" means an administrative action conducted to establish or modify an administrative order pursuant to this article 13.5.

(1.2) "APA-petitioner" means, pursuant to article 13 of this title 26:

(a) The party who has applied for child support services; or

(b) The party who was mandatorily referred for child support services, except in foster care fee cases, in which the delegate child support enforcement unit or the parent may be the petitioner.

(1.3) "APA-respondent" means, pursuant to article 13 of this title 26:

(a) The party who did not apply for child support services; or

(b) The party who was not mandatorily referred for child support services, except in foster care fee cases, in which the parent who was referred may be the respondent.

(2) "Arrears" or "arrearages" means amounts of past-due and unpaid monthly support obligations established by court or administrative order.

(3) "Child support debt" means an amount calculated pursuant to section 14-14-104 or by a delegate child support enforcement unit pursuant to this article 13.5 for unreimbursed public assistance provided to a family that has received or is receiving foster care placement services, aid to families with dependent children, or temporary assistance to needy families.

(4) "Costs of collection" means attorney fees or licensed legal paraprofessional fees, costs for administrative staff time, service of process fees, court costs, costs of genetic tests, and costs for certified mail. Attorney fees, licensed legal paraprofessional fees, and costs for administrative time must only be collected in accordance with federal law and rules and regulations.

(5) "Court" or "judge" means any court or judge in this state having jurisdiction to determine the liability of persons for the support of another person. "Court" or "judge" includes a juvenile magistrate and a district court magistrate.

(5.5) "Currently scheduled negotiation conference" means the conference date and time scheduled in the notice of financial responsibility or the date and time scheduled in the latest notice of continuance, whichever date is later.

(6) "Custodian" means a parent, relative, legal guardian, or other person or agency having physical care of a child.

(7) "Delegate child support enforcement unit" means the unit of a county department of human or social services or its contractual agent that is responsible for carrying out the provisions of article 13 of this title 26. The term contractual agent includes a private child support collection agency, operating as an independent contractor with a county department of human or social services, or a district attorney's office, that contracts to provide any services that the delegate child support enforcement unit is required by law to provide.

(8) "Dependent child" means any person who is legally entitled to or the subject of a court order or administrative order for the provision of proper or necessary subsistence, education, medical care, or any other care necessary for his or her health, guidance, or well-being who is not otherwise emancipated, self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States.

(8.5) "District court" means any district court in this state and includes the juvenile court of the city and county of Denver and the juvenile division of the district court outside of the city and county of Denver.

(9) "Duty of support" means a duty of support imposed by law, by order, decree, or judgment of any court, or by administrative order, whether interlocutory or final or whether incidental to an action for divorce, separation, separate maintenance, or otherwise. "Duty of support" includes the duty to pay a monthly support obligation, a child support debt, any retroactive support due, support of children in foster care, medical support, and any arrearages.

(10) "Monthly support obligation" means the monthly amount of current child support or foster care placement costs that an obligor is ordered to pay by the court or by the delegate child support enforcement unit pursuant to this article 13.5.

(10.5) "Notice of financial responsibility" means the notice described in sections 26-13.5-103 and 26-13.5-105 for an administrative process establishment action and in section 26-13.5-112 for an administrative process modification action.

(11) "Obligee" means any person or agency to whom a duty of support is owed.

(12) "Obligor" means any person owing a duty of support.

(13) "Receipt of notice" means either the date on which service of process of a notice of financial responsibility is actually accomplished or the date on the return receipt if service is by certified mail, or the date the APA-respondent signs a waiver of service of process, in accordance with section 26-13.5-104.
C.R.S. § 26-6-906 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-906
26-6-906. Compliance with local government zoning regulations - notice to local government
Status: repealed

26-6-906. Compliance with local government zoning regulations - notice to local governments - provisional licensure. (1) The department shall require a residential or day treatment child care facility seeking a license pursuant to section 26-6-905 to comply with any applicable zoning and land use development regulations of the municipality, city and county, or county where the facility is situated. Failure to comply with applicable zoning and land use regulations constitutes grounds for the denial of a license to a facility.

(2) The department shall ensure that timely written notice is provided to the municipality, city and county, or county where a residential or day treatment child care facility is situated, including the address of the facility and the population and number of persons to be served by the facility, when any of the following occurs:

(a) A person applies for a license to operate a facility pursuant to section 26-6-905;

(b) A license is granted to operate a facility pursuant to section 26-6-905; or

(c) A change is made in the license of a facility.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the event of a zoning or other delay or dispute between a facility and the municipality, city and county, or county where the facility is situated, the department may grant a provisional license to the facility for up to six months pending resolution of the delay or dispute.

(4) (a) Repealed.

(b) On and after July 1, 2024, the provisions of this section do not apply to a foster care home certified pursuant to this part 9 or to a specialized group facility that is licensed to provide care for three or more children pursuant to this part 9 but that is providing care for three or fewer children who are determined to have an intellectual and developmental disability by a case management agency, as defined in section 25.5-6-1702, or who have a serious emotional disturbance.
C.R.S. § 26-6-705 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 7 / Section 26-6-705
26-6-705. Approval of temporary caregiver - background check - training
Status: in_force

26-6-705. Approval of temporary caregiver - background check - training. (1) A child placement agency operating a temporary care assistance program may approve as a temporary caregiver any person who meets the standards prescribed by the temporary care assistance program and who complies with the requirements established pursuant to this section.

(2) (a) A child placement agency operating a temporary care assistance program shall require an applicant to become an approved temporary caregiver and any other person who resides in the applicant's home and is eighteen years of age or older to submit to the following background checks:

(I) A fingerprint-based criminal history record check through the Colorado bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation in the same manner as described in section 26-6-912 (1)(a)(I)(B);

(II) A child abuse and neglect background check pursuant to section 19-1-307; and

(III) A check against the state's sex offender registry and against the national sex offender public website operated by the United States department of justice that checks names and addresses in the registries and the interactive database system for Colorado to determine if a person is a registered sex offender.

(b) A child placement agency operating a temporary care assistance program is responsible for the costs arising from any background check performed pursuant to this section. The child placement agency may collect the costs from any person subject to a background check.

(c) The child placement agency operating a temporary care assistance program shall maintain records of a background check performed pursuant to this section, including the full transcripts of the background check, for a period of not less than five years. The child placement agency shall make the records available to a parent or guardian executing a power of attorney, and any local, state, or federal authority conducting an investigation involving the approved temporary caregiver, the parent or guardian, or the minor.

(d) A child placement agency operating a temporary care assistance program shall not approve an applicant as an approved temporary caregiver if a background check conducted pursuant to this section discloses a substantiated allegation of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation, or any crime that would disqualify the applicant or any other person who resides in the applicant's home and is eighteen years of age or older from becoming certified or licensed to operate a foster care home in the state.

(3) A child placement agency operating a temporary care assistance program shall train an approved temporary caregiver in the rights, duties, and limitations associated with providing care for a minor pursuant to this part 7.
C.R.S. § 26-11-205 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 26-11-205
26-11-205. Area agency on aging advisory council
Status: in_force

26-11-205. Area agency on aging advisory council. (1) Each area agency on aging, designated pursuant to section 26-11-203, shall designate an advisory council consisting of a representative body of laypersons and service providers who represent the interests of older persons within the planning and service area. The advisory council shall:

(a) Serve to advise the area agency on aging;

(b) Actively seek advice from community organizations on aging, senior advocacy organizations, and other persons or entities interested in the needs and problems of older persons;

(c) Act as an advocate for and represent the issues and concerns of older persons; and

(d) Take an active role in the development, planning, and implementation of the area plan.
C.R.S. § 26-2-209 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 26-2-209
26-2-209. Limitations
Status: in_force

26-2-209. Limitations. All benefits granted under this part 2 shall be granted and held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing law that may be passed after July 1, 1975, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation or otherwise by reason of his supplementation benefits being affected in any way by any amending or repealing law.
C.R.S. § 26-21-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 21 / Section 26-21-104
26-21-104. Commission created - appointments
Status: in_force

26-21-104. Commission created - appointments. (1) The Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind is created in the department of human services. The commission is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of human services.

(2) The commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor as follows:

(a) One member who is deaf;

(b) One member who is hard of hearing;

(c) One member who is a professional working with individuals in the deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deafblind community;

(d) One member who is a parent of a deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deafblind person;

(e) One member who is late deafened;

(f) One member who is an auxiliary services provider for the deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind and who is qualified to use at least one of the titles listed in section 6-1-707 (1)(e); and

(g) One member who is deafblind.

(3) (a) Members shall serve terms of four years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than four members' terms expire in the same year. A member shall not serve more than two consecutive four-year terms.

(b) The governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill any vacancy on the commission for the remainder of any unexpired term.

(4) At least ninety days prior to the expiration of a member's term of office, the commission shall create a list of nominees. The nominees' names shall be submitted to the governor at least forty-five days prior to the expiration of the preceding term for which the nominees are being considered. If the governor approves the nominees, the governor shall appoint one of the nominees for each open position within ninety days after the date of each vacancy; otherwise, the governor shall appoint qualified persons in consultation with the commission.
C.R.S. § 26-2-107 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-107
26-2-107. Verification - record
Status: in_force

26-2-107. Verification - record. (1) (a) (I) Whenever a county department receives an application for public assistance, it shall promptly make a record concerning the circumstances of the applicant to verify the facts supporting the application and shall examine all pertinent records and shall make a diligent effort to examine all records prior to granting assistance. The records include the following:

(A) Records of the division of unemployment insurance, including unemployment compensation records;

(B) School attendance records;

(C) Vital statistics records;

(D) Records of the department of revenue.

(II) The county department shall also verify such other information as may be required by the rules and regulations of the state department.

(b) If such information is reasonably available, the verification shall be completed prior to approval of any assistance or for continuation of assistance. The provisions of this paragraph (b) shall not apply to those persons receiving old age pensions, aid to the needy disabled, or aid to the blind during the period for which such assistance is continued.

(c) Within ten working days after a discrepancy relating to a fraudulent or suspected fraudulent act affecting eligibility is discovered, it shall be referred to the appropriate investigatory agency for investigation. The investigatory agency shall take action within thirty days following receipt of the information from the county department.

(2) The county department, the state department, and the officers and authorized employees of each may conduct visits to the home of the applicant at reasonable times, make investigations and require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, and papers by subpoena, and make application to the district court to compel and enforce such attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of such books, records, and papers. Officers and employees designated by the county department or the state department may administer oaths and affirmations.
C.R.S. § 26-2-121 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-121
26-2-121. Expenses of treatment to prevent blindness or restore eyesight
Status: in_force

26-2-121. Expenses of treatment to prevent blindness or restore eyesight. Temporary assistance may be granted by the county department to any applicant for aid to the blind or additional assistance granted to any recipient of aid to the blind who is in need of treatment either to prevent blindness or to restore his eyesight, whether or not he is blind as defined by section 26-2-103 (3) and the rules and regulations of the state department, if he is otherwise qualified for aid to the blind under this article. The temporary assistance may include necessary traveling expenses and other expenses to receive treatment from a hospital or clinic designated by the state department. Such payment shall be allowed and paid in the same manner as aid to the blind provided by this article and shall be subject to reimbursement by the state in the same manner as such aid to the blind.
C.R.S. § 26-5.7-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.7 / Section 26-5.7-103
26-5.7-103. Family reconciliation services
Status: in_force

26-5.7-103. Family reconciliation services. (1) Out of moneys appropriated to the state department for family reconciliation services, the state department may elect to contract directly with private nonprofit organizations or entities for the provision of family intervention reconciliation services or pass the moneys to a county department electing to provide such services. In such circumstances, the county department may provide the family intervention reconciliation services directly or the county department may contract with private nonprofit organizations or entities for the provision of such services. The county may also contract with private nonprofit organizations or entities for the provision of voluntary alternative residences pursuant to sections 26-5.7-107 and 26-5.7-108.

(2) Any county department may elect to establish a program to provide services consistent with this article. If a county department so elects, it shall notify the state department of such action, and any homeless youth or any member of a family that is in conflict or is experiencing problems with a homeless youth may request family reconciliation services from the county department. Such services may be provided to alleviate personal or family situations that present a serious and imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the youth or family and to maintain intact families wherever possible. Services shall be provided at the discretion of the county department, within the county department's available resources.

(3) Family reconciliation services that may be established shall be designed to develop skills and support within families to resolve problems related to homeless youth or family conflicts and may include, but are not limited to, referral services for suicide prevention, family preservation services, psychiatric or other medical care, or psychological, welfare, legal, educational, mediation, or other social services such as temporary shelter or independent living, as appropriate to the needs of the youth and the family. County departments that elect to provide family educational reconciliation services shall work in cooperation with school district boards of education providing educational services to homeless children in order to jointly develop educational programs for homeless youth consistent with section 22-33-103.5, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 26-2-124 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-124
26-2-124. Reconsideration and changes
Status: in_force

26-2-124. Reconsideration and changes. (1) All assistance payments and social services provided under this article shall be reconsidered as frequently as and in the manner required by rules and regulations of the state department. After such further verification and record as the county department may deem necessary or the rules and regulations of the state department may require, the amount of assistance payments or the social services provided may be changed, or public assistance may be terminated, if the state department or the county department finds that the recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant such action or if changes in state or federal law have been made which would warrant such action.

(2) In accordance with the rules and regulations of the state department, the county department may terminate public assistance at any time for cause, or it may, for cause, suspend public assistance for such period as it may deem proper. Timely notice to persons receiving public assistance, when in fact they are not eligible due to fraudulent acts, may be given five days before the date of a proposed action, in accordance with federal regulations.

(3) Whenever assistance payments are terminated, suspended, or in any way changed, the county department shall at once report such decision to the recipient and to the state department setting forth the reason for such action. All such decisions shall be subject to review by the state department in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state department.
C.R.S. § 26-8-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8 / Section 26-8-104
26-8-104. Administration - repeal
Status: repealed

26-8-104. Administration - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-2-130 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-130
26-2-130. Fraudulent acts
Status: repealed

26-2-130. Fraudulent acts. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-1-127.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-127.5
26-1-127.5. Prevention of erroneous payments to prisoners - incentives
Status: in_force

26-1-127.5. Prevention of erroneous payments to prisoners - incentives. (1) In the event the identifying information transmitted to the state department and the county departments pursuant to section 17-26-118.5 (2), C.R.S., results in the termination of benefits from any program administered by the state department or county departments, the state department or county department shall pay as a reward to the sheriff ten percent of each of the following:

(a) Any portion of one month's benefit that would have been payable to the incarcerated recipient that consists of state or county moneys;

(b) Any portion of one month's benefit that would have been payable to the incarcerated recipient that consists of federal moneys granted to the state or counties, unless federal law prohibits the use of such grant moneys for the purpose specified in this subsection (1);

(c) Any portion of one month's benefit that would have been payable to the incarcerated recipient that consists of federal moneys made available by waiver for the purpose specified in this subsection (1).

(2) The executive director may apply for any federal waivers necessary to maximize the amount of the incentive payments to sheriffs.

(3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), the state department or county departments shall not pay a reward to a sheriff for providing identifying information pursuant to subsection (1) of this section in connection with a participant in the Colorado works program, created pursuant to part 7 of article 2 of this title, unless the federal government permits any amount paid as a reward to qualify as an expenditure for the purposes of meeting the state maintenance of historic effort required pursuant to section 26-2-713.

(b) The state department or county departments shall not pay a reward as authorized under this section if the state or county costs of implementing the provisions of this section exceed the overall saving of state or county moneys that the state department or county departments estimate shall be realized by implementing this section.
C.R.S. § 26-7-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7 / Section 26-7-104
26-7-104. General information for prospective adoptive families
Status: in_force

26-7-104. General information for prospective adoptive families. (1) At the time that the family is matched for adoption of a child or youth who is potentially eligible for benefits pursuant to this article 7, the state department, a county department, or a nonprofit child placement agency, as appropriate, shall provide the prospective adoptive family, in writing, with information concerning the following:

(a) The availability of benefits, with an explanation of the differences between these benefits and foster care maintenance payments;

(b) The availability of reimbursement for any nonrecurring expenses incurred in the adoption of an eligible child or youth;

(c) The availability of mental health services through the state medical assistance program pursuant to articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5 or other programs;

(d) The federal adoption tax credit for an individual who is adopting or is considering adopting a child or youth in foster care or through a nonprofit child placement agency, in accordance with section 403 of the federal "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008", Pub.L. 110-351;

(e) Notice of the general right to bring to the adoption assistance negotiation process:

(I) Parties who possess relevant information about a child's or youth's history and needs, including the child's guardian ad litem or counsel for youth or the family's advocate; and

(II) Legal representation for a child or youth or prospective adoptive family;

(f) Notice of the right to appeal and be represented by legal counsel, at the prospective adoptive parents' expense, in accordance with the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, and pursuant to section 26-7-109; and

(g) Notice of the general right to request a negotiation meeting.

(2) The state department shall also make the information described in this section available on its website.
C.R.S. § 26-11-207 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 26-11-207
26-11-207. Family caregiver support program - creation
Status: in_force

26-11-207. Family caregiver support program - creation. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that it would be beneficial to the state to develop a service delivery system to respond to the needs of caregivers who care for frail, elderly persons or to the needs of grandparents and relative caregivers who have taken on the challenge and responsibility of raising children. The general assembly also finds that the federal "Older Americans Act of 2000", Pub.L. 106-501, has authorized a family caregiver support program to be administered by area agencies on aging. The general assembly finds that by implementing the family caregiver support program support can be given to caregivers so that elderly individuals may be able to remain in their homes and support may be provided to grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers of children.

(2) There is hereby created in the state department the family caregiver support program, referred to in this section as the "program". The program shall allocate available moneys to area agencies on aging to provide support services to the following caregivers:

(a) Family caregivers of older individuals; and

(b) Grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers of children.

(3) Subject to available appropriations, services to caregivers shall be provided by an area agency on aging or by an entity with which the area agency on aging has contracted. The services to caregivers under the program shall include:

(a) Information to caregivers about available services;

(b) Assistance to caregivers in gaining access to the services;

(c) Individual counseling, organization of support groups, and caregiver training to assist the caregivers in making decisions and solving problems relating to their caregiving responsibilities;

(d) Respite care to enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved from their caregiving responsibilities; and

(e) Supplemental services, on a limited basis, to complement the care provided by caregivers.

(4) In the case of a family caregiver of an older individual, respite care, as described in paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of this section, and supplemental services, as described in paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of this section, shall be provided only if the older individual meets the conditions specified in the federal law under the definition of the term "frail" which states that the older individual is functionally impaired because the individual either:

(a) Is unable to perform at least two activities of daily living without substantial human assistance, including verbal reminding, physical cuing, or supervision; or

(b) Due to a cognitive or other mental impairment, requires substantial supervision because the individual behaves in a manner that poses a serious health or safety hazard to the individual or to another individual.

(5) The area agency on aging shall give priority for services under the program to older individuals with greatest social and economic need, with particular attention to low-income older individuals, and to older individuals providing care and support to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(6) Each area agency on aging shall coordinate the activities of the agency or any contractors with whom the agency has contracted with the activities of other community agencies and volunteer organizations providing the types of support services described in subsection (3) of this section.

(7) The state shall not use more than ten percent of the total federal and state share of the moneys available to the state for the program to provide support services to grandparents and older individuals who are relative caregivers of children.
C.R.S. § 26-2-1104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 11 / Section 26-2-1104
26-2-1104. Repeal
Status: repealed

26-2-1104. Repeal. This part 11 is repealed, effective July 1, 2030.
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-109 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-109
26-13.5-109. Notice of financial responsibility - issued in which county
Status: in_force

26-13.5-109. Notice of financial responsibility - issued in which county. A notice of financial responsibility may be issued by a delegate child support enforcement unit pursuant to this article in any county where public assistance was paid, the county where the obligor resides, the county where the obligee resides, or the county where the child resides as prescribed by rule and regulation pursuant to section 26-13.5-113.
C.R.S. § 26-11.5-114 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11.5 / Section 26-11.5-114
26-11.5-114. Stakeholder process - state PACE ombudsman - reporting
Status: repealed

26-11.5-114. Stakeholder process - state PACE ombudsman - reporting. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-13-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-101
26-13-101. Short title
Status: in_force

26-13-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Child Support Enforcement Act".
C.R.S. § 26-2-704 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-704
26-2-704. No individual entitlement
Status: in_force

26-2-704. No individual entitlement. (1) Nothing in this part 7 or in any rules promulgated pursuant to this part 7 shall be interpreted to create a legal entitlement in any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the works program.

(2) No county administering or implementing the works program with moneys from a county block grant as provided in section 26-2-714 may create or shall be deemed to create a legal entitlement in any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the works program.
C.R.S. § 26-2-205 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 26-2-205
26-2-205. Optional state supplementation
Status: in_force

26-2-205. Optional state supplementation. The state department is authorized to adopt rules and regulations for the provision of optional state supplementation to recipients of SSI benefits residing in the state, within available appropriations, in accordance with Title XVI of the social security act and this part 2. Such benefits may be provided pursuant to part 1 of this article if the individual meets the eligibility requirements established under such part 1. SSI benefits received must be considered as income in determining eligibility under part 1 of this article. Eligibility for and the amount of such payments shall be fixed by the state board. If the federal government makes a final determination that any such payments must be considered as income in determining eligibility for SSI benefits, the state board shall terminate such payments.
C.R.S. § 26-12-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-101
26-12-101. Short title
Status: in_force

26-12-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Veterans Community Living Centers Act".
C.R.S. § 26-5.3-105 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.3 / Section 26-5.3-105
26-5.3-105. Eligibility requirements - period of eligibility - services available
Status: repealed

26-5.3-105. Eligibility requirements - period of eligibility - services available. (1) Families with children or youth at imminent risk of out-of-home placement are eligible for emergency assistance. Assistance is available to or on behalf of a needy child or youth who is less than twenty-one years of age and any other member of the household in which the child or youth lives if:

(a) The child or youth is living with kin, as defined in section 26-6-903, in a place of residence maintained by the kin;

(b) Such child is without resources immediately accessible to meet the child's needs; and

(c) The emergency assistance is necessary to avoid destitution or to provide living arrangements for the child in a home.

(2) Assistance shall be authorized for a family no more than once during a twelve-month period.

(3) Emergency assistance provided pursuant to this article 5.3 may be used for, but is not limited to:

(a) Twenty-four-hour emergency shelter facilities or caretakers for children who must be removed from their homes in emergency situations;

(b) Counseling, including crisis counseling available by telephone twenty-four hours a day;

(c) Information referral;

(d) Intensive family preservation services;

(e) Repealed.

(f) Services used to develop and implement a discrete case plan, as provided by the federal "Social Security Act";

(g) Day treatment services for children.

(h) Goods needed for the child's basic care, including beds, clothing, and transportation costs; and

(i) Limited rental or housing assistance, not to exceed a sixty-day subsidy.
C.R.S. § 26-13-112.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-112.5
26-13-112.5. Child support incentive payments - report
Status: in_force

26-13-112.5. Child support incentive payments - report. (1) From federal fiscal year 2000 through federal fiscal year 2023, one hundred percent of the federal incentives received by the state shall be passed through to the county departments.

(2) Beginning in federal fiscal year 2024, and each federal fiscal year thereafter, the decision about whether the state may retain a percentage of the federal incentives the state receives for the purposes of information technology enhancements to the automated child support enforcement system and how to use the retained amount shall be determined in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. The percentage is calculated by determining the increase in incentives received in federal fiscal year 2024 over and above the base amount. The base amount is equal to the average of the incentives received in federal fiscal years 2018 through 2022. Any federal incentives not retained by the state shall be passed through to the county departments.

(3) The state board shall promulgate rules:

(a) Specifying performance measures in which incentives shall be distributed to the county departments; and

(b) Implementing a process by which a statewide association of county human service directors and the state department determine whether to retain a percentage of the federal incentives and determine how the incentives are invested.

(4) A county department to which a payment is made pursuant to this section shall expend the full amount of the payment to supplement, and not supplant, other funds used by the county department for any of the following purposes:

(a) To carry out the approved state plan; or

(b) For any activity, including cost-effective contracts, approved by the state division of child support enforcement, whether or not the expenditures for the activity are eligible for federal reimbursement, that may contribute to improving the effectiveness or efficiency of the child support program.

(5) If federal incentives paid to any county department are greater than the county department's share of child support administrative costs, then that county department shall demonstrate how the federal incentive money is expended and contributes to the program as defined in subsection (4)(b) of this section.

(6) All federal and state incentives paid to county departments pursuant to section 26-13-108 shall be divided and distributed to the county departments according to the distribution formula as promulgated in state rule by the state board.

(7) The state department shall pay incentives to county departments on a quarterly basis.

(8) Beginning July 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, the state department shall report on each project funded by the federal incentive money the state retained pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to the joint technology committee of the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 26-1-135 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-135
26-1-135. Child welfare action committee - reporting - cash fund - created
Status: repealed

26-1-135. Child welfare action committee - reporting - cash fund - created. (1) As part of the work done by the governor's child welfare action committee, created by executive order B 006 08, the state department shall make periodic reports of findings and recommendations, including a report of the child welfare action committee's initial recommendations, to the health and human services committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, and the joint budget committee on or before January 31, 2009.

(2) (a) (I) There is hereby created in the state treasury the child welfare action committee cash fund, referred to in this section as the "fund". The fund shall be comprised of moneys credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, and any other moneys appropriated to the fund. All interest earned on the investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

(II) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department of human services to pay any necessary expenses related to the governor's child welfare action committee, created by executive order B 006 08, and the implementation of any recommendations of the committee.

(III) Any moneys credited to the fund and unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund.

(b) and (c) Repealed.

(3) The state department is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section; except that no gift, grant, or donation may be accepted if it is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this section or any other law of the state. All private and public moneys received through gifts, grants, or donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the child welfare action committee cash fund, created in subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 26-1-124 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-124
26-1-124. County social services budget
Status: in_force

26-1-124. County social services budget. (1) As a part of the county budget and in conformity with the county budget law and the rules of the state board, a county social services budget shall be prepared by the county director and reviewed by the county board.

(2) Before such budget is adopted by the board of county commissioners, it must be submitted by the county board to the state department for review. The state department shall review the budget in consultation with the department of early childhood and shall include in the review an assessment as to whether the county budget includes adequate funding for the county's maintenance of effort for the Colorado works program created in part 7 of article 2 of this title 26 and the Colorado child care assistance program created in part 1 of article 4 of title 26.5.

(3) The state department shall prescribe budget forms and shall furnish a sufficient number of such forms to the county board without charge.
C.R.S. § 26-2-702 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-702
26-2-702. Legislative intent
Status: in_force

26-2-702. Legislative intent. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Passage of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal "Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005", Pub.L. 109-171, gives the state a unique opportunity to develop and maintain a public assistance program that emphasizes placing recipients in work and supporting them in sustained employment with food stamps, child care assistance, and medicaid;

(b) The federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal "Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005", Pub.L. 109-171, require increased local input in developing the state plan for public assistance under these laws and allow increased local control over the implementation of such state plan;

(c) The federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal "Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005", Pub.L. 109-171, require additional training for local employees in the area of case management to assist in making recipients self-sufficient.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that it is in the state's best interests to adopt the Colorado works program set forth in this part 7.
C.R.S. § 26-1-119 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-119
26-1-119. County staff
Status: in_force

26-1-119. County staff. The county director, with the approval of the county board, shall appoint such staff as may be necessary as determined by the state department rules to administer public assistance and welfare and child welfare activities within his or her county. Such staff shall be appointed and shall serve in accordance with a merit system for the selection, retention, and promotion of county department employees as described in section 26-1-120. The salaries of the members of such staff shall be fixed in accordance with the rules and salary schedules prescribed by the state department; except that, once a county transfers its county employees to a successor merit system as provided in section 26-1-120, the salaries shall be fixed by the county commissioners.
C.R.S. § 26-6-915 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-915
26-6-915. Notice of negative licensing action - filing of complaints
Status: in_force

26-6-915. Notice of negative licensing action - filing of complaints. (1) (a) When a facility or agency licensed pursuant to this part 9 has been notified by the department of a negative licensing action or the imposition of a fine pursuant to section 26-6-914 (2) and (8), it shall, within ten days after receiving the notice, provide the department with the names and mailing addresses of the parents or legal guardians of each child cared for at the facility or agency. The department shall maintain the confidentiality of the names and mailing addresses provided to it pursuant to this subsection (1).

(b) Within twenty days after receiving the names and addresses of parents and legal guardians pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, the department shall send a written notice to each such parent or legal guardian identifying the negative licensing action or the fine imposed and providing a description of the basis for the action as it relates to the impact on the health, safety, and welfare of the children in the care of the facility or agency. The department shall send the notice to the parents and legal guardians by first-class mail.

(c) The state board shall promulgate rules concerning the assessment of a fine against a licensee that is equal to the direct and indirect costs associated with the mailing of the notice described in subsection (1)(b) of this section.

(d) This subsection (1) does not preclude the state department or a county department from notifying parents or legal guardians of serious violations of any of the standards prescribed and published by the department or any of the provisions of this part 9 that could impact the health, safety, or welfare of a child cared for at the facility or home.

(2) The state board shall promulgate rules requiring facilities and agencies to provide written notice to the parents and legal guardians of the children cared for in the facilities and agencies of the procedures by which to file a complaint against the facility or agency or an employee of the facility or agency with the division within the department that is responsible for facility and agency licensing. The rules must specify the information that the notice must contain and must require that the notice include the current mailing address and telephone number of the division within the department that is responsible for facility and agency licensing.
C.R.S. § 26-23-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 23 / Section 26-23-103
26-23-103. Request for proposals for program implementation and operation - criteria for no
Status: in_force

26-23-103. Request for proposals for program implementation and operation - criteria for nonprofit - reporting. (1) (a) The executive director shall establish and use a competitive request for proposals process to select two in-state nonprofit agencies that represent different counties with which to contract for the implementation and operation of the program. The executive director shall finalize the request for proposals process no later than August 1, 2016. Proposals must be received no later than October 1, 2016, and the executive director shall make a final decision on or before November 1, 2016.

(b) To be eligible to implement and operate the program, each nonprofit agency must:

(I) Be based in Colorado;

(II) Serve the needs of the veteran population within the nonprofit agency's geographical location;

(III) Identify an organization in Colorado that is qualified to train canines with which the nonprofit agency will partner if selected for the program;

(IV) Generate its own revenue and reinvest the proceeds of that revenue in the growth and development of its programs, including veteran support services; and

(V) Offer a variety of veteran support programs in connection with licensed or certified mental health professionals, as well as other services that help veterans transition to their community after military service.

(2) In awarding for the contract, the executive director shall require each selected nonprofit agency to:

(a) Report measurable outcomes of the program to the department, along with an evaluation of those outcomes;

(b) Select up to ten eligible veterans to participate in the program, based on the established and posted criteria;

(c) Select appropriate canine companions for the program based on the established criteria;

(d) Assist in placing a selected and trained canine with an eligible veteran based on that veteran's specific, individual needs;

(e) Assist veterans with learning and applying the proper techniques required for successful training;

(f) Provide mentoring and guidance to an eligible veteran who is fostering a canine that is being trained; and

(g) Provide any other follow-along support services deemed appropriate and necessary by the department to make individual veteran-canine partnerships and the program successful.

(3) The department shall report the outcomes and evaluations related to the program to the state, veterans, and military affairs committees of the senate and house of representatives, and the health and human services committee of the senate and the public health care and human services committee of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, after one full year of data has been collected and every year thereafter.
C.R.S. § 26-2-714.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-714.5
26-2-714.5. Adjusted work participation rate - notification - county authorization - career
Status: in_force

26-2-714.5. Adjusted work participation rate - notification - county authorization - career and technical education. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "federal credit" means the caseload reduction credit as calculated pursuant to 45 CFR 261.40 or any employment credit, caseload reduction credit, or other credit against such rate for a fiscal year that may be subsequently adopted by the federal government.

(2) The state department shall notify each county, within thirty days after the beginning of the state fiscal year, of the state department's projection regarding the adjusted rate that the state must attain for the fiscal year in order to be in compliance with federal requirements, based on the state's estimate of the federal credit the state anticipates qualifying to receive. This adjusted rate shall be the county's adjusted work participation rate for that state fiscal year.

(3) Each county is authorized to place participants in career and technical education, as that term is defined by rule of the state board, for longer than twelve months in order to meet critical skills shortages in the labor market; except that the percentage of participants allowed to satisfy program requirements through career and technical education of longer than twelve months in a county shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the state's estimate of the federal credit.

(4) The provisions of this section shall be implemented by the state department consistent with the requirement of section 26-2-715 (1)(a)(III).

(5) The state department may suspend a county's ability to place participants in career and technical education for longer than twelve months if the state department certifies that allowing career and technical education to count toward a works participant's required work activities would affect the state's ability to meet federal work participation rates.
C.R.S. § 26-2-140 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-140
26-2-140. Colorado diaper distribution program - diapering essentials - report - rules - d
Status: in_force

26-2-140. Colorado diaper distribution program - diapering essentials - report - rules - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Diaper distribution center" means a community-based diaper bank or distribution center operating in Colorado, a public health agency created pursuant to section 25-1-506, or a Colorado nonprofit organization with a minimum of three years' experience distributing baby or toddler products.

(b) "Diapering essentials" includes diapers, wipes, and diaper creams.

(c) "Eligible individual" means a parent, guardian, or family member of a child who wears diapers and resides in Colorado.

(d) "Program" means the Colorado diaper distribution program created in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) There is created in the state department the Colorado diaper distribution program to provide diapering essentials to eligible individuals.

(3) (a) No later than thirty days after July 6, 2021, the state department shall solicit interest and cost distribution proposals from diaper distribution centers to administer the program. Upon the state department's approval, the diaper distribution centers may subcontract money received pursuant to this section to their partners as necessary to serve eligible individuals. The selected diaper distribution centers must be operational no later than thirty days after entering into a contract with the state department. The selection process described in this subsection (3) is not subject to the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24.

(b) Notwithstanding the requirement in subsection (3)(a) of this section, the selected diaper distribution centers may operate for not more than twelve months after which the state department must commence a selection process that complies with the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24.

(4) The state department may promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.

(5) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the state department shall submit a preliminary report, and beginning in state fiscal year 2022-23, and each fiscal year thereafter, the state department shall report to the public through the annual hearing, pursuant to the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2. At a minimum, the report must include:

(a) The total number of diaper distribution centers contracted with the state department pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, including any subcontractors;

(b) The total amount of money awarded to each diaper distribution center;

(c) The location of each diaper distribution center and the counties served; and

(d) The total number of eligible individuals who received diapering essentials each year, disaggregated by each month.

(6) For state fiscal year 2021-22, the general assembly shall appropriate two million dollars from the general fund to the state department for use by the diaper distribution centers for the implementation of this section. The state department may use up to one hundred thousand dollars or seven and a half percent of any money appropriated by the general assembly for administrative costs incurred by the state department pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 26-13-122.3 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-122.3
26-13-122.3. Administrative lien and levy of accounts held by financial institutions - defini
Status: in_force

26-13-122.3. Administrative lien and levy of accounts held by financial institutions - definitions. (1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Account" has the same meaning as defined in section 26-13-128 (7)(a).

(b) "Financial institution" has the same meaning as defined in section 26-13-128 (7)(b).

(2) The state child support enforcement agency may issue a notice of administrative lien and levy to any financial institution or its agent holding an obligor parent's account or accounts identified pursuant to section 26-13-128. The administrative lien and levy may be issued when an obligor who is responsible for the support of a child on whose behalf the obligee is receiving support enforcement services from the state's child support enforcement agency pursuant to this article 13 is past due on child support obligations. The notice must include the following statements and information:

(a) The name and address of the financial institution holding an obligor parent's financial account or accounts;

(b) The obligor's name, last-known address, and social security number except where other identifying information may be provided in lieu of a social security number;

(c) The total amount owed for past-due child support as identified by the state as provided in section 26-13-128 (2)(c);

(d) A statement that the notice of administrative lien and levy takes effect upon the receipt by the financial institution of the notice;

(e) Instructions on the remittance of the withheld or surrendered amounts, including the requirement that each check or remittance:

(I) Be payable to the family support registry and sent to the address indicated in the notice;

(II) Be surrendered within thirty days after the date of notice of lien and levy; and

(III) Include the family support registry action number on the face of the check or remittance;

(f) A statement that, if no funds are available for surrender, the financial institution shall return the remittance notice within thirty days after the date of the notice of lien and levy; and

(g) A statement that the administrative lien and levy is automatically inactivated once the financial institution has returned the remittance notice or surrendered the funds held by the financial institution.

(3) In order to attach and collect funds in a financial account identified pursuant to section 26-13-128 for past-due child support, the state child support enforcement agency is authorized to serve, by first-class mail or by electronic means if mutually agreed upon, a notice of administrative lien and levy on any financial institution or its agent that holds the obligor parent's account or accounts. A copy of the administrative lien and levy must be provided to the obligor and must include information on the obligor's and, if applicable, a joint account holder or holders', right to file an applicable exception, exemption, or appeal, including but not limited to, custodial accounts pursuant to section 11-50-110, the earnings limitations set forth in section 13-54-104 (3), and the appeal policy for jointly owned or shared accounts.

(4) Subsection (3) of this section applies to all past-due child support obligations ordered as part of any proceeding, regardless of when the order was entered, and all such child support obligors are subject to notice of administrative lien and levy as described in subsection (3) of this section.
C.R.S. § 26-2-203 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 26-2-203
26-2-203. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-2-203. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "December 1973 income" means the amount of assistance payment which an individual received for December, 1973, plus income used in computing such payment, according to the state plan approved by the United States department of health, education, and welfare for the state of Colorado as in effect for June, 1973.

(2) "Mandatory minimum state supplementation" means minimum payments required by the social security act to be made by the state to maintain certain former adult assistance recipients at their December 1973 income level.

(3) "Optional state supplement" means cash payments or special needs or both which are paid or provided to or on behalf of a supplemental security income recipient pursuant to the rules and regulations of the state board pursuant to part 1 of this article.

(4) "Special needs" means an amount to be paid to or on behalf of aged, blind, or disabled individuals in specified circumstances, as determined by the state board, for specified individualized needs.

(5) "SSI benefits" means cash payments made by the federal government to eligible aged, blind, or disabled individuals pursuant to Title XVI of the social security act.
C.R.S. § 26-12-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-103
26-12-103. State board duties - rule-making
Status: in_force

26-12-103. State board duties - rule-making. The state board shall adopt rules for the management, control, and supervision of the veterans centers operated pursuant to the provisions of this article.
C.R.S. § 26-2-720.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-720.5
26-2-720.5. County block grant support fund - created
Status: in_force

26-2-720.5. County block grant support fund - created. (1) The state department shall create a county block grant support fund that shall consist of moneys annually appropriated thereto by the general assembly. Any unexpended moneys remaining in the county block grant support fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be remitted to the Colorado long-term works reserve.

(2) The state department, with input from the works allocation committee, shall allocate moneys in the county block grant support fund to counties according to criteria and procedures established by the state department and the works allocation committee.

(3) (a) A county that meets the criteria established by the state department and the works allocation committee pursuant to subsection (2) of this section may request money from the county block grant support fund. Priority shall be given to any county that exhausts all money available in the county's block grant for the Colorado works program for that fiscal year.

(b) A county that is projected to exhaust all money available in the county's TANF reserve and faces a local or statewide natural disaster or other emergency may request money from the county block grant support fund. The state department, with input from the works allocation committee, shall develop criteria and procedures to include use of the fund in circumstances of a natural disaster or other emergency.

(4) The state department, with input from the works allocation committee, may allocate moneys to counties out of the county block grant support fund during the state fiscal year or at the end of a state fiscal year.

(5) If the general assembly appropriates money to the county block grant support fund, the state department shall make a report, as required by section 24-1-136 (9) and (11)(a), to the joint budget committee on any allocations made from the county block grant support fund, including the amount requested by each county and the county's reason for requesting the money, and the amount allocated to each county and the reasons for the state department's decision regarding each request.
C.R.S. § 26-2-105 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-105
26-2-105. Federal requirements
Status: in_force

26-2-105. Federal requirements. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with federal requirements for public assistance programs expressly provided by law in order for the state of Colorado to qualify for federal funds under the social security act and to maintain said programs within the limits of available appropriations.
C.R.S. § 26-12-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-102
26-12-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-12-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Central fund" means the central fund for veterans community living centers established in section 26-12-108.

(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the state department of human services.

(3) "Resident" means a person who resides in a veterans center operated pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(4) "State board" means the state board of human services.

(5) "State department" means the state department of human services.

(6) "Veterans center" means any veterans community living center and any program operated by a veterans community living center, including domiciliary services, day care, and any other programs at the center.

(7) "Veterans community living center" means a veterans center that has been designed and constructed so as to qualify for federal funds under the provisions of federal Public Law 88-450, as amended, and that is operated so as to qualify for per diem payments from the United States veterans administration under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. sec. 1741.
C.R.S. § 26-11-206 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 26-11-206
26-11-206. Federal requirements - compliance
Status: in_force

26-11-206. Federal requirements - compliance. Nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with the requirements of the rules and regulations of the United States department of health and human services promulgated pursuant to the federal "Older Americans Act of 1965", as amended.
C.R.S. § 26-6-908 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-908
26-6-908. Application forms - criminal sanctions for perjury
Status: in_force

26-6-908. Application forms - criminal sanctions for perjury. (1) (a) (I) All applications for the licensure of a child placement agency or a residential or day treatment child care facility or the certification of a foster care home or kinship foster care home pursuant to this part 9 must include the notice to the applicant set forth in subsection (1)(b) of this section.

(II) Every application used in the state of Colorado for employment with a facility or agency must include the notice to the applicant that is set forth in subsection (1)(b) of this section.

(b) Each application described in subsection (1)(a) of this section must contain the following notice to the applicant:

Any applicant who knowingly or willfully makes a false statement of any material fact or thing in this application commits perjury in the second degree as defined in section 18-8-503, Colorado Revised Statutes, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly.

(2) A person applying for the licensure of a facility or agency or the certification of a foster care home or kinship foster care home pursuant to this part 9, or a person applying to work at a facility or agency as an employee, who knowingly or willfully makes a false statement of any material fact or thing in the application commits perjury in the second degree as defined in section 18-8-503 and, upon conviction, shall be punished accordingly.

(3) Every application for licensure or certification as a foster care home or kinship foster care home must provide notice to the applicant that the applicant may be subject to immediate revocation of licensure or certification or other negative licensing action as set forth in this section (3) and section 26-6-913 and as described by rule of the state board.
C.R.S. § 26-23-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 23 / Section 26-23-101
26-23-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-23-101. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Department" means the department of human services.

(2) "Eligible veteran" means a person in need of mental health services who:

(a) Served in the active military, naval, air service, Coast Guard, or National Guard or the reserve forces of the United States and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, in accordance with U.S.C. title 38, as amended; and

(b) Received a referral from a qualified mental health professional for purposes of participating in the program.

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(4) "Follow-along support services" means training and support services provided to an eligible veteran who is participating in the program after canine fostering and training is complete.

(5) "Fund" means the training veterans to train their own service dogs pilot program fund created in section 26-23-104.

(6) "Program" means the training veterans to train their own service dogs pilot program.
C.R.S. § 26-2-305.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 26-2-305.5
26-2-305.5. Categorical eligibility - repeal
Status: in_force

26-2-305.5. Categorical eligibility - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "federal law" means the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008", and any amendments to the act and any federal regulations adopted for the implementation of the act.

(2) (a) No later than October 1, 2010, the state department shall create a program or policy that, in compliance with federal law, establishes broad-based categorical eligibility for federal food assistance benefits pursuant to the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

(b) At a minimum, the program or policy shall, to the extent authorized pursuant to federal law, eliminate the asset test for eligibility for federal food assistance benefits.

(3) Notwithstanding any provisions of subsection (2) of this section to the contrary, the provisions of this section shall take effect only if the state department receives moneys pursuant to the federal 2010 department of defense appropriations bill that may be used to implement this section.
C.R.S. § 26-5-116 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5 / Section 26-5-116
26-5-116. Fostering educational opportunities for youth in foster care program - creation
Status: in_force

26-5-116. Fostering educational opportunities for youth in foster care program - creation - report. (1) There is created in the state department the fostering educational opportunities for youth in foster care program, referred to in this section as the "program", to improve educational opportunities for students in out-of-home placements. The program must serve students in grades nine through twelve who are or previously were in out-of-home care, with the option to expand to grades six through eight. The program must be modeled after the Jefferson county pilot program to improve educational outcomes for foster youth described in section 24-37-404, and, as part of the program, the state department shall continue to administer the pilot program after funding for the pilot program is no longer available. Subject to available funding, the state department shall contract with at least two but no more than five additional school districts to implement the program. The state department shall select the school districts based on district need, local foster care population, and geographic diversity.

(2) (a) On July 1, 2023, and each July 1 thereafter, the state department shall publish a report on its website and submit the report to the legislative audit committee of the general assembly, the health and human services and education committees of the senate, the public and behavioral health and human services and education committees of the house of representatives, or any successor committees. The report must include information on program implementation and performance metrics of students identified in the foster care education initiative as described in section 22-32-138 (9).

(b) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report described in this subsection (2) continues indefinitely.
C.R.S. § 26-12-207 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 2 / Section 26-12-207
26-12-207. Federal funds
Status: in_force

26-12-207. Federal funds. Whenever a law or rule pertaining to the veterans administration or any other federal law permits the state to receive federal funds for the use and benefit of veterans community living centers, the executive director shall apply for and use such federal funds for the benefit of the veterans centers.
C.R.S. § 26-5-105.7 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5 / Section 26-5-105.7
26-5-105.7. Study of managed care - repeal
Status: repealed

26-5-105.7. Study of managed care - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-2-134 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-134
26-2-134. Checks, drafts, or orders for payment of moneys for public assistance - identifi
Status: in_force

26-2-134. Checks, drafts, or orders for payment of moneys for public assistance - identification of bearer. (1) To prevent the fraudulent obtainment of public assistance, a person receiving any check, draft, or order for the payment of money issued for any payment for a public assistance program under this article may not cash or accept the check, draft, or order unless the bearer of the check, draft, or order presents proof of identification demonstrating that the bearer is the proper recipient of the public assistance payment. The recipient of the check, draft, or order shall provide notation on the check, draft, or order regarding the identification provided by the bearer.

(2) Proof of identification for a public assistance payment under subsection (1) of this section may be demonstrated only by the presentation of one of the following documents:

(a) A valid driver's license issued by any state;

(b) A valid identification card issued by any state or federal agency;

(c) A social security card;

(d) A military identification card issued by the armed forces of the United States;

(e) A valid passport issued by the United States;

(f) A valid county social services identification card; or

(g) A valid identification card issued by an employer.

(3) If any person cashes or accepts a check, draft, or order for the payment of money without proper identification in violation of the provisions of this section, the appropriate state agency may determine not to make payment on the check, draft, or order if there is an allegation of fraud regarding the check, draft, or order for the payment of money, and, if there is a determination that payment should not be made, the state and any state agency are not liable for payment of the check, draft, or order.
C.R.S. § 26-13-102.7 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-102.7
26-13-102.7. Privacy - legislative declaration
Status: in_force

26-13-102.7. Privacy - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds that while it is beneficial to the children of the state of Colorado to have procedures by which to enhance the establishment and enforcement of child support, some of which may include the collection and transmission of certain informational data by electronic and other means, the general assembly also determines that it is equally important to prevent abuses of personal information and to safeguard the fundamental right of individuals to privacy. To ensure the privacy of individuals against whom child support is to be established or enforced or on whose behalf it is to be collected, the general assembly hereby determines that it is appropriate that certain safeguards be established.

(2) In addition to any other confidentiality provisions set forth in this article and section 14-14-113, C.R.S., the child support enforcement agency and the delegate child support enforcement units, when exercising authority pursuant to this article and section 14-14-113, C.R.S., to establish, modify, or enforce support obligations, shall make every effort to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of the informational data obtained from other sources about the support obligor and obligee and the informational data provided to any other source about such individuals. The child support enforcement agency and the delegate child support enforcement units shall share only the minimum amount of information required by law and by means that are most capable of preserving the integrity and confidentiality of the information or data about the individual. Specifically, the informational data maintained or transmitted pursuant to this article shall be:

(a) Processed fairly and lawfully;

(b) Collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes as provided by statute or rule and not further processed in a way incompatible with those purposes;

(c) Adequate, relevant, and not excessive in relation to the purposes for which such information is collected or processed;

(d) Accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date to the maximum extent feasible; and

(e) Kept in a form that permits identification of the subject of such information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the information was collected or for which it was processed.

(3) In addition, an individual about whom information is gathered or transmitted pursuant to this article or section 14-14-113, C.R.S., shall have the right to access such information relating to him or her in order to verify the accuracy of the information and the lawfulness of the processing of such information.

(4) Any individual about whom information is gathered or transmitted pursuant to this article or section 14-14-113, C.R.S., shall be entitled to civil damages in a court of law against any person or entity who knowingly violates the provisions of this section.
C.R.S. § 26-13-102.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-102.5
26-13-102.5. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-13-102.5. Definitions. As used in this article 13, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Delegate child support enforcement unit" means the unit of a county department of human or social services or its contractual agent that is responsible for carrying out the provisions of this article 13. The term contractual agent includes a private child support collection agency, operating as an independent contractor with a county department of human or social services, that contracts to provide any services that the delegate child support enforcement unit is required by law to provide.

(2) (a) "IV-D case" or "IV-D support order" means a case or a support order with respect to a child in which support enforcement services are provided, in accordance with Title IV-D of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended, and pursuant to this article, by the delegate child support enforcement unit to a custodian of a child who is or was a recipient:

(I) Of aid to families with dependent children, as that program was in effect as of July 16, 1996;

(II) Under the Colorado works program pursuant to part 7 of article 2 of this title;

(III) Of medical assistance only under articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S.;

(IV) Of Title IV-E foster care; or

(V) Of foster care services under article 5 of this title.

(b) The terms "IV-D case" or "IV-D support order" also include any case or order in which the custodian of a child applies to the delegate child support enforcement unit for support enforcement services and pays a fee for such services under section 26-13-106 (2).
C.R.S. § 26-1-108 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-108
26-1-108. Powers and duties of the executive director - rules
Status: repealed

26-1-108. Powers and duties of the executive director - rules. (1) Executive director rules shall be solely within the province of the executive director and shall include the following:

(a) Rules governing matters of internal administration in the state department, including organization, staffing, records, reports, systems, and procedures, and also governing fiscal and personnel administration for the state department and establishing accounting and fiscal reporting rules for disbursement of federal funds, contingency funds, and proration of available appropriations except those determinations precluded by authority granted to the state board.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 1183, § 3, effective July 1, 1997.)

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1110, § 23, effective July 1, 1994.)

(1.5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 1183, § 3, effective July 1, 1997.)

(1.7) (a) The executive director has the authority to adopt "executive director rules" for programs administered and services provided by the state department as set forth in this title 26. Such rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of section 24-4-103.

(b) Any rules adopted by the state board to implement the provisions of this title 26 prior to March 25, 2009, whose content meets the definition of "executive director rules" shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, or repealed by the executive director.

(1.8) Whenever a statutory grant of rule-making authority in this title 26 refers to the state department or the department of human services, it means the state department acting through either the state board or the executive director or both. When exercising rule-making authority under this title 26, the state department, either acting through the state board or the executive director, shall establish rules consistent with the powers and the distinction between "board rules" as set forth in section 26-1-107 and "executive director rules" as set forth in this section.

(2) The rules issued by the executive director pertaining to this title shall be binding upon the several county departments, providers, vendors, and agents of the state department. At any public hearing relating to a proposed rule making, interested persons shall have the right to present their data, views, or arguments orally. Proposed rules of the executive director shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-4-103, C.R.S.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1109, § 23, effective July 1, 1994.)
C.R.S. § 26-12-114 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-114
26-12-114. Interest - term
Status: in_force

26-12-114. Interest - term. All anticipation warrants issued under the provisions of sections 26-12-110 to 26-12-118 shall bear interest at a rate determined by the state department and shall be executed in such a manner, shall be paid serially in such annual installments, beginning not later than two years and extending not more than twenty-five years from the date thereof, and shall be executed and paid at such place or places as the executive director shall determine.
C.R.S. § 26-8.3-105 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8.3 / Section 26-8.3-105
26-8.3-105. Violations - penalty
Status: in_force

26-8.3-105. Violations - penalty. (1) It is unlawful for any person to use or employ, willfully or knowingly, the official imprint, stamp, symbol, or label designed or approved by the state department, unless such use is authorized by the state department, as provided for in section 26-8.3-103. Each such use is a separate offense.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to willfully or knowingly represent, directly or indirectly, by any means, for the purpose of financial gain to himself, that particular goods, wares, or merchandise are blind-made products if such products are not blind-made products. Every product so misrepresented is a separate offense.

(3) On and after October 1, 1979, any person who violates any of the provisions of this section commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503.
C.R.S. § 26-6-701 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 7 / Section 26-6-701
26-6-701. Short title
Status: in_force

26-6-701. Short title. The short title of this part 7 is the "Kyle Forti Act".
C.R.S. § 26-5.3-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.3 / Section 26-5.3-102
26-5.3-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

26-5.3-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The state of Colorado recognizes its obligation to protect and provide for the children in Colorado's child welfare system;

(b) The children at imminent risk of being placed out of the home are likely to be placed out of the home immediately if intervention services are not made available to such children and their families;

(c) Community and home-based services are effective in helping to avoid the need to place children out of their homes and to reunite children with their families. However, alternatives to out-of-home placement are available only to a small percentage of children in the state due to insufficient statewide resources.

(d) Families with children at imminent risk of being placed out of the home are families in crisis and in need of emergency assistance to avoid such placement or to reunite families when an emergency has resulted in an out-of-home placement, which assistance includes, but is not limited to, intensive family preservation services and other services designed to maintain a child at home;

(e) Federal financial participation is available to provide emergency assistance to needy families with children in the form of intake, assessment, counseling, treatment, and other family preservation services that meet needs of the family which are attributable to the emergency or crisis situation;

(f) The provision of emergency assistance is likely to reduce the escalating state general fund costs of out-of-home placements, thereby making moneys available for other necessary children and family services or programs; and

(g) Because the child welfare system is a contributing factor to the state's expenditures, it is important to maximize moneys available to the state for child welfare needs by making service delivery systems family-focused, cost-efficient, and accessible statewide.

(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that it is therefore appropriate to authorize the implementation of an emergency assistance program for families with children at imminent risk of being placed out of the home. In addition, it is appropriate to develop a plan for the use of moneys saved as a result of providing emergency assistance to families.
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-122 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-122
26-13.5-122. Survivability of an administrative process action order - applicability
Status: in_force

26-13.5-122. Survivability of an administrative process action order - applicability. (1) If an APA order is filed into a pending court case and that court case is subsequently dismissed, the APA order survives such dismissal and continues to be valid and enforceable unless the court specifically orders the dismissal of the APA order.

(2) If an APA order contains a judgment establishing paternity, a judgment for child support debt pursuant to section 14-14-104, or for costs of collection as defined in section 26-13.5-102 (4), and the parents subsequently marry each other, such judgments survive the marriage and continue to be valid and enforceable.

(3) This section applies even if only one parent is a party to the APA order and even if the APA order is for foster care placement fees.

(4) If the APA order establishes a support obligation that is owed to a nonparent caretaker, the support obligation, including any retroactive support, unpaid support, and monthly support owed to the nonparent caretaker, survives pursuant to this section.

(5) If the APA order establishes a monthly support obligation that is or has been assigned to the county, state, or other jurisdiction, that portion of the order for a monthly support obligation during the period of assignment survives pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 26-7-109 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7 / Section 26-7-109
26-7-109. Termination of adoption assistance agreement
Status: in_force

26-7-109. Termination of adoption assistance agreement. (1) The county department shall terminate the payment of subsidies available pursuant to this article 7 when any of the following situations occur:

(a) The child or youth reaches eighteen years of age; except that, in cases where the county department has determined that the child or youth has a mental or physical handicap that warrants continued assistance, the payment of subsidies shall continue until the child or youth reaches twenty-one years of age;

(b) The adoptive parent or parents are no longer legally responsible for the support of the child or youth;

(c) The child or youth is no longer receiving support from the adoptive family, which includes financial support as determined by the Title IV-E agency; or

(d) The county department certifies the death, marriage, or enrollment in military service of the child or youth.

(2) Adoptive parents who receive subsidies shall keep the county department that is administering the program informed of circumstances that would make them ineligible to continue to receive subsidies pursuant to this article 7.
C.R.S. § 26-1-111.3 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-111.3
26-1-111.3. Activities of the state department under the supervision of the executive direct
Status: in_force

26-1-111.3. Activities of the state department under the supervision of the executive director - Colorado state youth development plan - creation - definitions. (1) (a) Subject to available funding, the state department, in collaboration with the Tony Grampsas youth services board, created in section 26-6.8-103, shall convene a group of interested parties to create a Colorado state youth development plan. The goals of the plan are to identify key issues affecting youth and align strategic efforts to achieve positive outcomes for all youth.

(b) The plan must:

(I) Identify initiatives and strategies, organizations, and gaps in coverage that impact youth development outcomes;

(II) Identify services, funding, and partnerships necessary to ensure that youth have the means and the social and emotional skills to successfully transition into adulthood;

(III) Determine what is necessary in terms of community involvement and development to ensure youth succeed;

(IV) Develop an outline of youth service organizations based on, but not limited to, demographics, current services and capacity, and community involvement;

(V) Identify successful youth development strategies nationally and in Colorado that could be replicated by community partners and entities across the state; and

(VI) Create a shared vision for how a strong youth development network would be shaped and measured.

(c) The plan must include a baseline measurement of youth activities, developed using available data and resources. Data and resources may be collected from, but need not be limited to, the following:

(I) An existing youth risk behavior surveillance system that monitors health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth, including:

(A) Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence;

(B) Sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV;

(C) Alcohol and other drug use;

(D) Tobacco use;

(E) Unhealthy dietary behaviors; and

(F) Inadequate physical activity;

(II) The Colorado youth advisory council, created in section 2-2-1302, C.R.S.;

(III) The state department of education;

(IV) The state department of higher education, to assess workforce readiness and student achievement as youth transition through the secondary and postsecondary education systems;

(V) The state department of public health and environment;

(VI) The state department of health care policy and financing;

(VII) The state department of human services;

(VIII) The state department of labor and employment;

(IX) The state department of public safety; and

(X) The state judicial department.

(2) The state department shall be responsible for any costs associated with the development of the plan and is not required to implement this section until adequate funding is secured.

(3) The state department, in collaboration with the Tony Grampsas youth services board, created in section 26-6.8-103, shall complete the plan on or before September 30, 2014, and shall update the plan biennally thereafter.

(4) Beginning in January 2015, and every January thereafter, the department shall report progress on the development and implementation of the plan as part of its "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing required by section 2-7-203, C.R.S.

(5) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Entity" means any local government, state public or nonsectarian secondary school, charter school, group of public or nonsectarian secondary schools, school district or group of school districts, board of cooperative services, state institution of higher education, the Colorado National Guard, state agency, state-operated program, private nonprofit organization, or nonprofit community-based organization.

(b) "Plan" means the Colorado state youth development plan created pursuant to this section.

(c) "Youth" means an individual at least nine years of age and no more than twenty-one years of age.

(d) "Youth service organization" means an entity that is community-based and:

(I) Promotes innovative and evidence-based strategies for positive youth development and for reducing the occurrence and reoccurrence of child abuse and neglect;

(II) Promotes innovative primary prevention and intervention services to youth and their families in an effort to decrease high-risk behavior, including but not limited to youth crime and violence; or

(III) Promotes innovative strategies to at-risk students and their families in an effort to reduce the dropout rate in secondary schools.
C.R.S. § 26-2-111.8 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-111.8
26-2-111.8. Eligibility of noncitizens for public assistance
Status: repealed

26-2-111.8. Eligibility of noncitizens for public assistance. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that passage of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", Public Law 104-193, requires the states to make certain decisions concerning qualified aliens and their eligibility for certain types of public assistance.

(b) The goal of this section is to recognize that foreign-born legal residents of the state of Colorado contribute to our society by working in our communities, supporting local businesses, and paying taxes and should receive certain types of public assistance for certain types of situations. Moreover, the state goal is to provide the types of assistance that will enhance the state's ability to receive federal financial participation, thereby reducing the ultimate burden on the state and local government for emergency health and welfare needs.

(c) This section is also intended to encourage and support efforts to help foreign-born legal residents of the state of Colorado to become citizens of the United States.

(2) (a) Entry requirements. A qualified alien who entered the United States before August 22, 1996, and who meets the eligibility criteria specified for a particular public assistance program shall be eligible to receive public assistance under the following programs as described in this article:

(I) The Colorado works program;

(II) The old age pension;

(III) Aid to the needy disabled; or

(IV) Aid to the blind.

(b) Five-year bar on receipt of benefits. A qualified alien who entered the United States on or after August 22, 1996, shall be barred from receiving the benefits described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) for a period of five years after the date of entry into the United States, unless he or she meets the exceptions set forth in the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", Public Law 104-193, as amended.

(c) Deeming of sponsor income and resources. After five years, a qualified alien described in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) shall be eligible for benefits under this article, but shall have sponsor income and resources deemed to the individual or family under rules established by the state department pursuant to section 26-2-137 (2).

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1384), ch. 218, p. 952, § 2, effective July 1, 2010.)

(3.5) For benefits provided on and after January 1, 2014, the state department may pursue repayment from the qualified alien's sponsor for old age pension benefits provided to the qualified alien during the time that the sponsorship affidavit of support is in effect as determined by United States citizenship and immigration services, or its successor agency.

(4) A qualified alien may receive benefits under section 26-2-122.3 pursuant to rules promulgated by the state department.

(5) Repealed.

(5.5) The county departments responsible for administering benefits programs under the department of health care policy and financing and the department of human services shall identify and review all current county guidance materials, including forms, training materials, websites, and any other materials that reference a prohibition on sponsorship as a condition of eligibility for benefits and shall remove all such references from verbal and digital communications and from all physical materials currently provided to applicants or beneficiaries.

(6) The state department shall encourage a qualified alien who is eligible to submit an application for citizenship to submit such an application.
C.R.S. § 26-5-105.3 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5 / Section 26-5-105.3
26-5-105.3. Federal waivers
Status: in_force

26-5-105.3. Federal waivers. The state department shall pursue as soon as possible any waivers that may be necessary to implement this article, including but not limited to waivers for Title IV-E foster care services and medicaid.
C.R.S. § 26-3.1-110 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 3.1 / Part 1 / Section 26-3.1-110
26-3.1-110. Report concerning the implementation of mandatory reporting of elder abuse and e
Status: repealed

26-3.1-110. Report concerning the implementation of mandatory reporting of elder abuse and exploitation - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-1-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-106
26-1-106. Final agency action - administrative law judge - authority of executive director
Status: repealed

26-1-106. Final agency action - administrative law judge - authority of executive director. (1) (a) The executive director may appoint one or more persons to serve as administrative law judges for the state department pursuant to section 24-4-105, C.R.S., and pursuant to part 10 of article 30 of title 24, C.R.S., subject to appropriations made to the department of personnel. Hearings conducted by the administrative law judge shall be considered initial decisions of the state department which shall be reviewed by the executive director or a designee. In the event exceptions to the initial decision are filed pursuant to section 24-4-105 (14)(a)(I), C.R.S., such review shall be in accordance with section 24-4-105 (15), C.R.S.; except that the state department may, at its discretion, permit a party to file an audio recording in lieu of a written transcript if the party cannot afford a written transcript. The state board may adopt rules delineating the criteria and process for filing an audio recording in lieu of a written transcript. In the absence of any exception filed pursuant to section 24-4-105 (14)(a)(I), C.R.S., the executive director shall review the initial decision in accordance with a procedure adopted by the state board. Such procedure shall be consistent with federal mandates concerning the single state agency requirement. Review by the executive director in accordance with section 24-4-105 (15), C.R.S., or the procedure adopted by the state board pursuant to this section shall constitute final agency action. The administrative law judge may conduct hearings on appeals from decisions of county departments brought by recipients of and applicants for public assistance and welfare which are required by law in order for the state to qualify for federal funds, and may conduct other hearings for the state department. Notice of any such hearing shall be served at least ten days prior to such hearing.

(b) Repealed.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-044), ch. 57, p. 203, § 1, effective March 25, 2009.)

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-044), ch. 57, p. 203, § 1, effective March 25, 2009.)

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 91, p. 1883, § 1, effective May 24, 1991.)
C.R.S. § 26-1-117 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-117
26-1-117. County director - district director
Status: in_force

26-1-117. County director - district director. (1) It is the duty of the county board to appoint a county director, who is charged with the executive and administrative duties and responsibilities of the county department, subject to the policies and rules of the state department and the department of early childhood, and who serves as secretary to the county board, unless a secretary is otherwise appointed by the board. The board of county commissioners of the county shall establish the salary of the county director. The state department shall reimburse the salary of the county director as provided in section 26-1-120.

(2) In the case of a district department established pursuant to section 26-1-115 (2), the district board shall appoint one district director to serve the entire district. Such district director shall be appointed in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the county director provided for in subsection (1) of this section. The district director shall, in relation to the district department, have all the powers, duties, and responsibilities which the county director has in relation to the county department.
C.R.S. § 26-11.5-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11.5 / Section 26-11.5-102
26-11.5-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

26-11.5-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby recognizes that the former state department of social services, currently the state department of human services, pursuant to the federal "Older Americans Act of 1965", as amended, has established a state long-term care ombudsman program.

(2) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that it is the public policy of this state to encourage community contact and involvement with patients, residents, and clients of long-term care facilities and PACE programs.

(3) The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that in order to comply with the federal "Older Americans Act of 1965", as amended, and effectively assist patients, residents, and clients of long-term care facilities in the assertion of their civil, human, and legal rights, the structure of a state long-term care ombudsman program and the powers and duties thereunder shall be specifically defined.
C.R.S. § 26-21-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 21 / Section 26-21-103
26-21-103. Definitions
Status: repealed

26-21-103. Definitions. As used in this article 21, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Advisory council" means the Colorado deafblind advisory council appointed by the commission in accordance with section 26-21-105 (2)(f).

(1.5) "Auxiliary services" means those aids and services that assist in effective communication with a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind. "Auxiliary services" are also known as "communication access services" and may include but are not limited to:

(a) The services of a qualified interpreter as defined in section 13-90-202 (8);

(b) The provision of a qualified communication access realtime translation (CART) reporter;

(c) The provision of an assistive listening device; or

(d) The acquisition or modification of equipment or devices to assist in effective communication with a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind.

(2) Repealed.

(3) "Commission" means the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind.

(4) "Communications technology" means any communication device or application utilizing radio, television, cellular phone, computer and network hardware and software, satellite, cable, broadband systems, or similar medium and the services and applications associated with those mediums, including video and teleconference services.

(4.3) "Deafblind" means a person who has concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication barriers and developmental and educational challenges that a child who is deafblind cannot be accommodated in special education programs designed solely for children who are deaf or children who are blind.

(4.7) "Intervener" means a person who is at least eighteen years of age and:

(a) Is knowledgeable in a variety of techniques used to support a child who is deafblind to meaningfully participate in the child's community;

(b) Has completed or is enrolled in an intervener training program and has obtained an intervener certificate or provisional intervener certificate;

(c) Has the ability to proficiently communicate in the functional language of the child to whom the intervener is assigned;

(d) Has at least one year of experience working with individuals with deafness, blindness, deafblindness, or intellectual and developmental disabilities; and

(e) Has at least six months of experience working with individuals who have deafblindness.

(4.8) "Intervener program manager" means a person who has demonstrated intervener abilities and can proficiently communicate in the functional language of children who are deafblind and:

(a) Has a minimum of one year of paid experience in community programs planning and providing direct services to children with deafness, blindness, deafblindness, or multiple disabilities, and has a master's degree in a health and human services-related field; or

(b) Has a minimum of two years of paid experience in community programs planning and providing direct services to individuals with deafness, blindness, deafblindness, or multiple disabilities, and has a bachelor's degree in a health and human services-related field.

(5) "Late deafened" means a person whose hearing loss began in late childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, after the person acquired oral language skills.

(6) "Latent deafblind" means a person who has an existing ear and eye condition that has not yet manifested.

(7) "Low vision" means an eye condition where visual acuity is 20/70 or poorer in the better eye and the condition cannot be corrected or improved with optical corrective devices.

(8) "Orientation and mobility specialist" means a professional who focuses on instructing individuals who are deafblind on how to effectively and independently travel through their environment.

(9) "State court system" means the system of courts, or any part thereof, established pursuant to articles 1 to 9 of title 13 and article VI of the state constitution. "State court system" does not include the municipal courts or any part thereof.

(10) "Support service provider" means a person who provides visual and environmental information, acts as a sighted guide, or facilitates communication for deafblind individuals.
C.R.S. § 26-11.5-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11.5 / Section 26-11.5-106
26-11.5-106. Local ombudsmen - representatives of office
Status: in_force

26-11.5-106. Local ombudsmen - representatives of office. (1) A local ombudsman or a local PACE ombudsman, whether an employee or volunteer of a local ombudsman program, is considered a representative of the office for the purposes of carrying out policies and procedures adopted by the state long-term care ombudsman or state PACE ombudsman in accordance with this article 11.5, but only upon the completion of training and designation as a qualified representative by the state long-term care ombudsman or state PACE ombudsman. As a representative of the office, a local ombudsman or a local PACE ombudsman shall follow rules of the state department and policies and procedures established by the state long-term care ombudsman or state PACE ombudsman.

(2) Each local ombudsman or local PACE ombudsman shall carry an identification card issued annually and signed by the state long-term care ombudsman or state PACE ombudsman and shall, upon the request of a supervisory staff member of a facility, present such card in order to obtain access to residents and records of such facility.
C.R.S. § 26-1-123 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-123
26-1-123. County social services fund
Status: in_force

26-1-123. County social services fund. (1) A fund to be known as the "county social services fund" is hereby created and established in each of the counties of the state of Colorado, which fund shall consist of such accounts as may from time to time be established pursuant to rules of the state board.

(2) The county social services fund consists of all money appropriated by the board of county commissioners for public assistance and welfare and related purposes; all money allotted, allocated, or apportioned to the county by the state department or the department of early childhood; such funds as are granted to the state of Colorado by the federal government for public assistance and welfare and related purposes and allocated to the county by the state department or the department of early childhood; and such other money as may be provided from time to time from other sources. The fund is available for the program and administrative costs of the county department.

(3) (a) The county board shall administer the fund pursuant to rules adopted by the state department and by the department of early childhood for purposes of child care assistance. The county treasurer is the treasurer and custodian of the fund and shall disburse money from the fund only upon special county social services warrants drawn by the person duly appointed by the county board. The county treasurer shall not collect any fee as provided in section 30-1-102 for the collection or deposit of any money in the county social services fund. Warrants must be signed by one member of the county board, who shall be designated by resolution for that purpose, and also signed by the person duly appointed by the county board. Such signatures indicate the approval of the board of county commissioners and the county board of social services. At such time as Title XVI of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended by Public Law 92-603, becomes effective, the state board by rule may make other provision for the issuance and signing of warrants under the old age pension, aid to the blind, and aid to the needy disabled.

(b) All increased bonding fees necessitated by reason of the custody by the county treasurer of the county social services fund shall be a part of the administrative costs of the county department and shall be paid by the county board.
C.R.S. § 26-11-205.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 26-11-205.5
26-11-205.5. Older Coloradans program - distribution formula - cash fund
Status: repealed

26-11-205.5. Older Coloradans program - distribution formula - cash fund. (1) There is hereby created in the state department the older Coloradans program, referred to in this section as the "program". The program shall provide moneys to area agencies on aging to provide grants to provide community-based services to persons sixty years of age or older to assist such persons to live in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Such services shall include but are not limited to congregate nutrition, home-delivered meals, transportation services, in-home services, ombudsman services, legal services, elder abuse prevention, outreach, and information and referral services.

(2) After retaining an amount for the state department's indirect costs, as calculated under the federally approved cost allocation plan, money appropriated for the program shall be distributed to area agencies on aging using the same formula that the state office uses to distribute money available under Title III, parts (B), (C), (D), and (F) of the federal "Older Americans Act of 1965", as amended, but such money shall be allocated as a whole and not allocated to individual parts of Title III; except that appropriations from the fund of accumulated interest are not subject to the restriction that requires allocations as a whole. An area agency on aging shall use no more than ten percent of the money received from the program for administrative expenses.

(3) The proposed uses of moneys from the program shall be included in each area agency on aging's area plan developed pursuant to section 26-11-204 (1)(a).

(4) (a) On or before August 1, 2002, and each August 1 thereafter, each area agency on aging shall submit a report to the state office detailing the use of moneys from the program for the previous fiscal year, including an itemization of how many more persons received each service because of such moneys.

(b) Repealed.

(5) (a) There is hereby created the older Coloradans cash fund, referred to in this subsection (5) as the "fund". The fund consists of moneys allocated and credited to the fund from sales and use taxes pursuant to the provisions of section 39-26-123 (3), C.R.S., and any moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. In addition, the state treasurer may credit to the fund any public or private gifts, grants, or donations received by the state department for implementation of the program. The fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the state department. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-36-114, C.R.S., all interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund is credited to the fund. Any amount remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and not be transferred or credited to the general fund or any other fund.

(b) Repealed.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (5) to the contrary, on July 1, 2020, the state treasurer shall deduct thirteen million dollars from the fund and transfer such sum to the general fund.
C.R.S. § 26-2-132 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-132
26-2-132. Limitation
Status: in_force

26-2-132. Limitation. All public assistance granted under this article shall be granted and held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing law that may be passed after July 1, 1973, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation or otherwise by reason of his public assistance being affected in any way by any amending or repealing law.
C.R.S. § 26-1-105 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-105
26-1-105. Department of human services created - executive director - powers, duties, and
Status: in_force

26-1-105. Department of human services created - executive director - powers, duties, and functions. (1) Effective July 1, 1994, there is hereby created a department of human services, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of human services, which office is hereby created. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after an initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109, C.R.S. The executive director has those powers, duties, and functions prescribed for the heads of principal departments in the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", article 1 of title 24, C.R.S.

(1.5) The department of human services shall consist of a state board of human services, an executive director of the department of human services, and such divisions, sections, and other units as may be established by the executive director pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.

(2) (a) The executive director may establish such divisions, sections, and other units within the state department as are necessary for the proper and efficient discharge of the powers, duties, and functions of the state department. The executive director may allocate the powers, duties, and functions previously assigned to statutorily created divisions or sections of the state department of social services and the department of institutions to the divisions, sections, and other units established pursuant to this subsection (2). The executive director is authorized to create, eliminate, or alter such sections and units within the state department as the executive director determines are necessary to effectively and efficiently operate consistent with the plan for restructuring health and human services, as set forth in article 1.7 of title 24, C.R.S.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1105, § 20, effective July 1, 1994.)

(3) The department of human services shall be responsible for the administration of human services programs as set forth in part 2 of this article.

(4) On and after January 1, 2014, the department of human services shall implement a program to generate awareness among:

(a) The residents of the state regarding the mistreatment, self-neglect, and exploitation of at-risk adults;

(b) The persons identified in section 26-3.1-102 (1)(b) who are urged to report the mistreatment, self-neglect, or exploitation of an at-risk adult; and

(c) The persons identified in section 18-6.5-108, C.R.S., who are required to report the abuse or exploitation of an at-risk elder.