C.R.S. § 26-1-136 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-136
26-1-136. Persons in a department of human services facility - medical benefits applicatio
Status: in_force

26-1-136. Persons in a department of human services facility - medical benefits application assistance - county of residence - rules. (1) (a) Beginning as soon as practicable, but no later than January 1, 2009, no later than one hundred twenty days prior to release, state department facility personnel shall assist the following persons in applying for medical assistance pursuant to part 1 or 2 of article 5 of title 25.5, C.R.S.:

(I) A person who was receiving medical assistance pursuant to section 25.5-5-101 (1)(f) or 25.5-5-201 (1)(j), C.R.S., immediately prior to entering the state department facility and is likely to be terminated from receiving medical assistance while committed or otherwise placed or is reasonably expected to meet the eligibility criteria specified in section 25.5-5-101 (1)(f) or 25.5-5-201 (1)(j), C.R.S., upon release; and

(II) (A) A person who is committed to a state department facility pursuant to part 1 of article 8 of title 16, C.R.S.; or

(B) A person who is a patient or a juvenile who is placed in a state department facility pursuant to court order.

(b) If the person is committed or placed for less than one hundred twenty days, state department personnel shall make a reasonable effort to assist the person in applying for medical assistance as soon as practicable.

(2) As soon as practicable, but no later than January 1, 2009, no later than one hundred twenty days prior to release, state department facility personnel shall assist the following persons in applying for supplemental security income benefits under Title II of the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 301, et seq., as amended, and in any associated appeals process:

(a) A person who was eligible for supplemental security income benefits under Title II of the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 301, et seq., as amended, immediately prior to entering the state department facility and is likely to be terminated from receiving supplemental security income benefits while committed or otherwise placed, or is reasonably expected to meet the eligibility criteria for supplemental security income benefits upon release; and

(b) (I) A person who is committed to a state department facility pursuant to part 1 of article 8 of title 16, C.R.S.; or

(II) A person who is a patient who is placed in a state department facility pursuant to court order.

(3) The department of health care policy and financing shall provide information and training on medical assistance eligibility requirements and assistance to the facility personnel at each facility to assist in and expedite the application process for medical assistance for a person held in custody who meets the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section.

(4) The state department shall provide information and education regarding the supplemental security income systems and application processes to personnel at each facility.

(5) (a) For purposes of determining eligibility pursuant to section 25.5-4-205, C.R.S., the county of residence of the person shall be the county specified by the person as his or her county of residence upon release.

(b) The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing shall promulgate rules to simplify the processing of applications for medical assistance pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section and to allow a person determined to be eligible for such medical assistance to access the medical assistance upon release and thereafter. If a county department determines that a person is eligible for medical assistance, the county shall enroll the person in medicaid effective upon his or her release. At the time of the person's release, the facility personnel shall give the person information and paperwork necessary for the person to access medical assistance. The information shall be provided to the facility by the applicable county department.

(c) Each state department facility shall attempt to enter into prerelease agreements with local social security administration offices, and, if appropriate, the county department or the department of health care policy and financing in order to:

(I) Simplify the processing of applications for medical assistance or for supplemental security income to enroll, effective upon release, a person who is eligible for medical assistance pursuant to section 25.5-5-101 (1)(f) or 25.5-5-201 (1)(j), C.R.S.; and

(II) Provide the person with the information and paperwork necessary to access medical assistance immediately upon release.
C.R.S. § 26-3.1-109 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 3.1 / Part 1 / Section 26-3.1-109
26-3.1-109. Limitation
Status: in_force

26-3.1-109. Limitation. Nothing in this article 3.1 means that a person is mistreated or self-neglecting or in need of emergency or protective services for the sole reason that he or she is being furnished or relies upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of that person's recognized church or religious denomination, nor does anything in this article 3.1 authorize, permit, or require any medical care or treatment in contravention of the stated or implied objection of such a person.
C.R.S. § 26-8.2-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8.2 / Section 26-8.2-102
26-8.2-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-8.2-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Center" means the rehabilitation center for the visually impaired of the state department of human services.

(2) "Public agency" means any public office, officer, department, commission, institution, or bureau, any agency, division, or unit within a department or office, or any other public authority of this state. "Public agency" shall not include any municipality, county, school district, special district, nor any other political subdivision of this state.
C.R.S. § 26-11.5-109 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11.5 / Section 26-11.5-109
26-11.5-109. Interference with ombudsmen prohibited - civil penalty
Status: in_force

26-11.5-109. Interference with ombudsmen prohibited - civil penalty. (1) No person shall willfully interfere with an ombudsman in the ombudsman's performance of duties and functions under this article.

(2) No person shall take any discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action against the following individuals for any communication with an ombudsman or for any information provided in good faith to the state long-term care ombudsman office or to the state PACE ombudsman office in carrying out their respective ombudsman duties and responsibilities under this article:

(a) Any resident eligible for ombudsman services pursuant to this article;

(b) Any officer or employee of a facility or governmental agency providing services to residents of long-term care facilities.

(c) Any PACE participant; or

(d) Any officer or employee of a program, organization, facility, or governmental agency providing services to PACE participants.

(3) Any person who commits a violation under subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be subject to the following civil penalties:

(a) For a violation of subsection (1) of this section, a penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars per violation;

(b) For a violation of subsection (2) of this section, a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars per violation.

(4) (a) Any person listed in subsections (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(c), and (2)(d) of this section, or any person acting on such person's behalf, including the state or a local long-term care ombudsman or the state or a local PACE ombudsman, may file a complaint with the department of human services against any person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section. The department shall investigate such a complaint and, if there is sufficient evidence of a violation, is authorized to assess, enforce, and collect the appropriate penalty set forth in subsection (3) of this section.

(b) Prior to the assessment of a penalty, the department of human services shall give written notice to the person against whom a penalty will be assessed, stating the basis for the violation and the amount of the penalty to be assessed. Such person, upon request, shall be given a hearing in accordance with section 24-4-105, C.R.S., which hearing shall constitute final agency action. Such agency action shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with section 24-4-106, C.R.S.

(c) The department of human services shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this subsection (4).

(d) All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the general fund. Penalties provided under this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedy provided by law.
C.R.S. § 26-2-207 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 26-2-207
26-2-207. Administration
Status: in_force

26-2-207. Administration. (1) The provisions of article 1 of this title and, where not inconsistent with this part 2, the provisions of part 1 of this article shall apply to state supplementation under this part 2.

(2) The state department, with the approval of the state board and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state department, may enter into agreements with the secretary of the United States department of health, education, and welfare to assist in the administration of Title XVI of the social security act and this part 2.
C.R.S. § 26-3.1-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 3.1 / Part 1 / Section 26-3.1-104
26-3.1-104. Provision of protective services for at-risk adults - consent - nonconsent - lea
Status: in_force

26-3.1-104. Provision of protective services for at-risk adults - consent - nonconsent - least restrictive intervention. (1) If a county director or his or her designee determines that an at-risk adult is being mistreated or self-neglected, or is at risk thereof, and the at-risk adult consents to protective services, the county director or designee shall immediately provide or arrange for the provision of protective services, which services shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of 28 CFR part 35, subpart B.

(2) If a county director or his or her designee determines that an at-risk adult is being or has been mistreated or self-neglected, or is at risk thereof, and if the at-risk adult appears to lack capacity to make decisions and does not consent to the receipt of protective services, the county director is urged, if no other appropriate person is able or willing, to petition the court, pursuant to part 3 of article 14 of title 15, C.R.S., for an order authorizing the provision of specific protective services and for the appointment of a guardian, for an order authorizing the appointment of a conservator pursuant to part 4 of article 14 of title 15, C.R.S., or for a court order providing for any combination of these actions.

(3) Any protective services provided pursuant to this section shall include only those services constituting the least restrictive intervention.
C.R.S. § 26-6-909 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-909
26-6-909. Standards for facilities and agencies - rules
Status: repealed

26-6-909. Standards for facilities and agencies - rules. (1) The department shall prescribe and publish standards for licensing. The standards must be applicable to child placement agencies and the various types of residential and day treatment child care facilities regulated and licensed by this part 9; except that the department shall prescribe and publish separate standards for the licensing of child placement agencies operating for the purpose of adoptive placement and adoption-related services. The department shall seek the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various types of facilities and agencies in establishing the standards, including the advice and assistance of the department of public safety and councils and associations representing fire marshals and building code officials in the promulgation of any rules related to adequate fire protection and prevention, as allowed in subsection (2)(e) of this section. The standards must be established by rules promulgated by the state board and be issued, published, and become effective only in conformity with article 4 of title 24.

(2) Standards prescribed by state board rules pursuant to this section are restricted to:

(a) The operation and conduct of the facility or agency and the responsibility it assumes for child care;

(b) The character, suitability, and qualifications of the applicant for a license and of other persons directly responsible for the care and welfare of children served, including whether an affiliate of the licensee has ever been the subject of a negative licensing action;

(c) The general financial ability and competence of the applicant for a license to provide necessary care for children and to maintain prescribed standards;

(d) The number of individuals or staff required to ensure adequate supervision and care of children served;

(e) (I) The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness, and general adequacy of the premises, including maintenance of adequate fire protection and prevention and health standards in conformance with state laws and municipal ordinances, to provide for the physical comfort, care, well-being, and safety of the children served.

(II) A facility that provides child care exclusively to school-age children and operates on the property of a school district, district charter school, or institute charter school may satisfy any fire or radon inspection requirement required by law by providing a copy of a satisfactory fire or radon inspection report of the property of a school district, district charter school, or institute charter school where the child care is provided if the fire or radon inspection report was completed within the preceding twelve months. The department shall not require a duplicate fire or radon inspection if a satisfactory fire or radon inspection report of the property was completed within the preceding twelve months.

(f) Keeping of records for food, clothing, equipment, and individual supplies;

(g) Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of children served;

(h) Maintenance of records pertaining to the admission, progress, health, and discharge of children;

(i) Filing of reports with the department;

(j) Discipline of children;

(k) Standards for seclusion of a child in accordance with article 20 of this title 26. Standards for seclusion must include:

(I) The basis for the use of seclusion in accordance with section 26-20-103;

(II) Duration and frequency of the seclusion;

(III) Facility staff requirements;

(IV) Criteria for the short-term placement of a child in seclusion;

(V) Documentation and review of the seclusion;

(VI) Review and biannual inspection by the department of the seclusion room or area;

(VII) Physical requirements for the seclusion room or area;

(VIII) Certification or approval from the department prior to the establishment of the seclusion room or area;

(IX) A neutral fact finder to determine if the child's situation merits seclusion;

(X) At a minimum, a fifteen-minute checking and review by staff of a child placed in seclusion;

(XI) Review by staff of any seclusion subsequent to each period of seclusion;

(XII) Daily review of the use of the seclusion rooms or areas; and

(XIII) Revocation or suspension of licensure for failure to comply with the standards set forth in this subsection (2)(k).

(l) Standards for security in secure residential treatment centers and residential child care facilities provided through the physical environment and staffing. The standards must include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(I) Locked doors;

(II) Fencing;

(III) Staff requirements to ensure security;

(IV) Inspections;

(V) Physical requirements for program space and for secure sleeping of the residents in the secure residential treatment center or residential child care facility; and

(VI) Other security considerations that are necessary to protect the residents of the secure residential treatment center or residential child care facility or the public.

(m) Standards for the appropriateness, safety, and adequacy of transportation services of children to and from facilities;

(n) Except as provided in subsection (2)(o) of this section, provisions that ensure that foster care homes and child care centers verify, in accordance with part 9 of article 4 of title 25, that each child has received appropriate immunizations against contagious diseases as follows:

(I) Children up to twenty-four months of age are required to be immunized in accordance with the "Infant Immunization Act", part 17 of article 4 of title 25;

(II) Children over twenty-four months of age are required to be immunized in accordance with part 9 of article 4 of title 25;

(o) Provisions that allow a facility that allows a child to enroll and attend the facility on a short-term basis of up to fifteen days in a fifteen-consecutive-day period, no more than twice in a calendar year, with each fifteen-consecutive-day period separated by at least sixty days, to do so without obtaining verification of immunization for that child, as provided in section 25-4-902. A facility that chooses to allow children to enroll and attend on a short-term basis pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (2)(o) shall provide notification to all parents that the facility allows children to enroll and attend on a short-term basis without obtaining proof of immunization.

(p) Standards for adoption agencies that may include, but need not be limited to:

(I) Specific criteria and minimum credentials, qualifications, training, and education of staff necessary for each of the types of adoption for which an applicant may seek to be licensed, including, but not limited to:

(A) Traditional adoptions with adopting parents who are unknown;

(B) Family adoptions, including stepparent and grandparent adoptions;

(C) Interstate adoptions;

(D) International adoptions;

(E) Identified or designated adoptions; and

(F) Special needs adoptions;

(II) The continuing education requirements necessary to maintain the adoption agency's license, taking into account the type and specialty of such agency's license;

(III) The operation and conduct of the agency and the responsibility it assumes in adoption cases;

(IV) The character, suitability, and qualifications of the applicant for a license and for all direct service staff employed or contracted with by the agency;

(V) The general financial ability and competence of the applicant for a license, either original or renewal, to provide necessary services for the adoption of children and to maintain prescribed standards;

(VI) Proper maintenance of records; and

(VII) Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of children served;

(q) (I) Standards for the training of foster care parents, which must include, at a minimum:

(A) Twenty-seven hours of initial training, consisting of at least twelve hours of training prior to the placement of a child and completion of the remaining training within three months after such placement;

(B) Twenty hours per year of continuing training;

(C) In addition to the hours described in subsection (2)(q)(I)(B) of this section, twelve hours per year for foster care parents providing therapeutic foster care;

(D) Training concerning individualized education programs, as defined in section 22-20-103 (15). The departments of human services and education shall ensure coordination between local county departments and local school districts or administrative units to make such training available upon the request of a foster parent.

(E) The training described in section 19-7-104.

(II) The training described in subsection (2)(q)(I) of this section may include, but need not be limited to, in-home training.

(III) The department shall consult with county departments and child placement agencies in prescribing the training standards in order to ensure a more uniform application throughout the state.

(IV) The hours of training prior to the placement of a child described in subsection (2)(q)(I)(A) of this section may be completed within four months after the placement if the placement was an emergency placement, as defined by rule of the state board.

(r) Initial and ongoing training of providers of foster care services in facilities and agencies licensed and certified pursuant to this part 9, including orientation and prelicensing training for child placement agency staff; and

(s) Standards for the training of providers of cradle care home services that must be substantially similar to the training required of adoptive parents prior to adopting an infant, including ongoing training hours appropriate to the services provided.

(2.5) Kinship foster care homes are exempt from the minimum standards set forth in this section. Training standards for kinship foster care homes are established pursuant to section 19-7-104 (4).

(3) If all of the requirements in section 22-1-119.5 and any additional rules of the state board are met, a child enrolled in a residential or day treatment child care facility may possess and self-administer medication for asthma, a food allergy, or anaphylaxis. The state board may adopt additional rules concerning the authority to possess and self-administer medication for asthma, a food allergy, or anaphylaxis.

(4) An applicant or person licensed to operate a facility or agency under the provisions of this part 9 has the right to appeal any standard that, in the applicant's or person's opinion, creates an undue hardship or when, in the applicant's or person's opinion, a standard has been too stringently applied by representatives of the department. The department shall designate a panel of persons representing various state and local governmental agencies with an interest in and concern for children to hear the appeal and to make recommendations to the department. The membership of the appeals review panel must include, but need not be limited to, a representative from a twenty-four-hour child care facility; a representative from a licensed child placement agency; a representative with child placement experience from a county department; and a representative from at least one other state department, or from the division within the department that is responsible for child welfare, who has education and expertise in trauma-informed care and child welfare. The executive director, or the executive director's designee, shall appoint all members to the appeals review panel. Representatives to the appeals review panel serve terms of no more than three years and may serve successive terms.

(5) The state board may promulgate rules to regulate the operation of out-of-home placement provider consortia. The regulation shall not include licensing of out-of-home placement provider consortia.

(6) Repealed.

(7) (a) A county director, or the county director's designee, may approve, at the county director's discretion, a waiver of non-safety licensing standards for kinship foster care. A waiver may be approved only if:

(I) It concerns non-safety licensing standards, as set forth by rule of the state board pursuant to subsection (7)(d) of this section;

(II) The safety and well-being of the child or children receiving care is not compromised; and

(III) The waiver request is in writing.

(b) A county director of human or social services, or the county director's designee, may limit or restrict certification issued to a kinship foster care home or require the kinship foster care home to enter into a compliance agreement to ensure the safety and well-being of the child or children in the kinship foster home's care.

(c) A kinship foster care entity may not appeal a denial of a waiver requested pursuant to subsection (7)(a) of this section.

(d) The state board shall promulgate rules concerning the waiver of non-safety licensing standards for kinship foster care. The rules must include, but need not be limited to, a listing of non-safety licensing standards that may not be waived and circumstances in which waivers do not apply. The state board shall also define by rule the meaning of "kinship foster care" for the purposes of this subsection (7).

(8) The executive director has the power to direct the administration or monitoring of medications to persons in facilities pursuant to section 25-1.5-301 (2)(e).
C.R.S. § 26-2-717 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-717
26-2-717. Reporting requirements
Status: in_force

26-2-717. Reporting requirements. (1) The state department shall submit, in a timely and accurate manner, case record information on participants to the federal government as required by federal law.

(2) to (4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1970, § 19, effective January 1, 2009.)
C.R.S. § 26-2-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-106
26-2-106. Applications for public assistance
Status: in_force

26-2-106. Applications for public assistance. (1) Any individual wishing to make application for any of the public assistance programs administered or supervised by the state department under this article shall have the opportunity to do so, and, except as otherwise provided in part 7 of this article, such public assistance shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to each eligible individual in accordance with rules of the state department. The county department shall consider an application for public assistance to be for any category of public assistance for which the applicant may be eligible.

(1.5) All applications for public assistance shall contain the citizenship of the applicant, the number of years the applicant has resided in the United States, and, if the applicant is an alien, the name and the social security number or federal tax number of the person, or persons or organization, if any, who sponsored the applicant's entry into the United States.

(2) The rules of the state department may provide for a simplified application in order that public assistance may be furnished to eligible persons as soon as possible and shall provide adequate safeguards and controls to insure that only eligible persons receive public assistance under this article.

(3) Applications and requests for public assistance under this article shall be made to the county department of the county or the state designated agency, where applicable, for the county in which the applicant is a resident. The state department by its rules shall prescribe the form and procedure for applications or requests for social services. The application for assistance payments shall be in writing or reduced to writing in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the state department, shall contain the name, age, and residence of the applicant, the category or type of assistance payments sought, a statement of the amount of property, both real and personal, in which the applicant has an interest and of all income which he or she may have at the time of the filing of the application, and such other information as may be required by rules of the state department, and shall be verified by the signature of the applicant or his or her legally appointed guardian. In addition, an applicant who is eighteen years of age or older shall be required to supply a form of personal photographic identification either by providing a valid Colorado driver's license or a valid identification card issued by the department of revenue pursuant to section 42-2-302, C.R.S. The state department may adopt rules that exempt applicants from the requirement of supplying a form of personal photographic identification if such requirement causes an unreasonable hardship or if such requirement is in conflict with federal law. The state department shall also adopt rules that allow for assistance to be provided on an emergency basis until the applicant is able to obtain or to qualify for a driver's license or identification card; however, a county department is not required to recover emergency assistance from an applicant who fails, upon recertification, to meet the photographic identification requirement.

(4) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 1230, § 16, effective July 1, 1997.)

(b) If the public assistance sought is aid to the needy disabled or aid to the blind, the application shall be signed by the applicant and his natural guardian or legally appointed guardian, if any.

(5) For the purpose of providing public assistance to persons not receiving federal financial benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the social security act:

(a) No application for aid to the blind shall be approved until the applicant has been examined by an ophthalmologist duly licensed to practice in this state and actively engaged in the treatment of diseases of the human eye or by an optometrist duly licensed to practice in this state. The examining ophthalmologist or optometrist shall certify in writing upon forms prescribed by the state department as to diagnosis, prognosis, and visual acuity of the applicant.

(b) Determination of blindness shall be made by the county department in accordance with the provisions of section 26-2-103 (3) and state department rules and regulations.

(c) The county department shall fix the fees to be paid for examination of applicants for and reexamination of recipients of aid to the blind. Such fees shall be allowed and paid to the vendor in the same manner as assistance payments under the program for aid to the blind, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the state department. Payments to such vendors shall be subject to reimbursement by the state in the same manner as said assistance payments for aid to the blind.

(6) (a) An application for aid to the needy disabled must not be approved until the applicant's medical condition has been certified by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, a physician assistant licensed in this state, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed in this state. In addition to a physician, an applicant may be examined by a physician assistant licensed in this state, an advanced practice registered nurse, a registered nurse licensed in this state who is functioning within the scope of the nurse's license and training, a licensed psychologist, or any other licensed health-care personnel the state department deems appropriate. The person who conducted the examination shall certify in writing upon forms prescribed by the state department as to the diagnosis, prognosis, and other relevant medical or mental factors relating to the applicant's disability. An applicant who is disabled as a result of a primary diagnosis of an alcohol use disorder or a substance use disorder related to controlled substances must not be approved for aid to the needy disabled except as provided in section 26-2-111 (4)(e).

(b) Determination of the existence of total disability shall be made by the county department after consideration of the factors under the provisions of section 26-2-103 (14) and on the basis of the medical examination or from medical and social data collected and verified by the county departments under the rules and regulations of the state department.

(c) The county department shall fix the fees to be paid to competent medical personnel for examination of applicants for and reexamination of recipients of aid to the needy disabled and for special medical examinations when deemed necessary by the state department pursuant to rules and regulations of the state department. Such fees shall be allowed and paid to the medical vendor in the same manner as assistance payments under the program for aid to the needy disabled, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the state department. Payments to such vendors shall be subject to reimbursement by the state in the same manner as said assistance payments for aid to the needy disabled.
C.R.S. § 26-6-901 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-901
26-6-901. Short title
Status: in_force

26-6-901. Short title. The short title of this part 9 is the "Foster Care, Kinship Foster Care, Residential, Day Treatment, and Child Placement Agency Licensing and Certification Act".
C.R.S. § 26-5.7-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.7 / Section 26-5.7-104
26-5.7-104. Taking youth into custody - transporting to residence or child care facility or
Status: in_force

26-5.7-104. Taking youth into custody - transporting to residence or child care facility or homeless youth shelter. (1) A law enforcement officer may take a youth into temporary custody without an order of the court under the following circumstances:

(a) If a law enforcement agency has been contacted by the youth's parent and informed that the youth is absent from parental custody without consent; or

(b) If an officer has reasonable cause to believe, considering the youth's age, the youth's location, and the time of day, that the youth is in circumstances that constitute a danger to the youth's safety.

(2) Law enforcement custody pursuant to this section shall not extend beyond the amount of time reasonably necessary to transport the youth to a destination authorized pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(3) Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of a law enforcement officer to take a youth into custody and follow the procedures established pursuant to article 2.5 or 3 of title 19, C.R.S.

(4) A law enforcement officer taking a youth into custody pursuant to this section shall inform the youth of the reason for such custody and shall comply with either of the following:

(a) The officer shall transport the youth to the home of the youth's parent. The officer releasing the youth into the custody of the youth's parent shall inform the parent of the reason for taking the youth into custody and shall inform the youth and the parent of the nature and location of any family reconciliation services available in their community.

(b) The officer shall take the youth to a licensed child care facility or to a licensed homeless youth shelter if:

(I) The youth evinces fear or distress at the prospect of being returned to the home of the youth's parent;

(II) It is not practical to transport the youth to the home of the youth's parent; or

(III) There is no parent available to accept custody of the youth.
C.R.S. § 26-6-902 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-902
26-6-902. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

26-6-902. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) The regulation, licensing, and funding of foster care homes, kinship foster care homes, residential and day treatment child care facilities, and child placement agencies contribute to a safe and healthy environment for children and youth;

(b) The provision of such an environment affords benefits to children and youth, their families, their communities, and the larger society; and

(c) Supporting families and kin who are willing to care for a child or youth is one of the most important actions the state can take to promote safe and timely reunification, maintain family connections, create as normal of an experience as possible for children and youth who have been removed from their homes, and prevent further long-term incorporation into the child welfare system.

(1.5) The general assembly intends that those who regulate and fund, and those who are regulated and funded, work together to meet the needs of the children, youth, and their families; foster care providers; kinship foster care providers; child placement agencies; and residential and day treatment child care facilities.

(2) In balancing the needs of children and their families with the needs of child placement agencies and the residential and day treatment child care industry, the general assembly also recognizes the financial demands the department of human services faces in its attempt to ensure a safe and sanitary environment for children of the state of Colorado who are in foster care with child placement agencies or in residential and day treatment child care facilities. In an effort to reduce the risk to children placed outside their homes while recognizing the financial constraints placed on the department, it is the intent of the general assembly that the limited resources available are focused primarily on residential and day treatment child care facilities and agencies that have demonstrated that children in their care may be at higher risk.
C.R.S. § 26-8.3-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8.3 / Section 26-8.3-103
26-8.3-103. Registration - investigation
Status: in_force

26-8.3-103. Registration - investigation. Any persons engaged in the manufacture or distribution of blind-made products may apply to the state department on forms provided by the department for a registration and an authorization to use an official imprint, stamp, symbol, or label, designed or approved by the state department, to identify goods and articles as blind-made products. The state department shall investigate each application to assure that such person is actually engaged in the manufacture or distribution of blind-made products. The state department may approve applications by nonresident persons, without investigation, upon proof that they are recognized and approved by their state of residence, state of doing business, or organization pursuant to a law of such state imposing requirements substantially similar to those prescribed in this article.
C.R.S. § 26-6.8-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6.8 / Section 26-6.8-106
26-6.8-106. Colorado student before-and-after-school project - creation - funding
Status: in_force

26-6.8-106. Colorado student before-and-after-school project - creation - funding. (1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Before-and-after-school program" means a program that meets before regular school hours or after regular school hours or during a period when school is not in session.

(b) "Fund" means the Colorado student before-and-after-school project fund created in subsection (4) of this section.

(c) "Project" means the Colorado before-and-after-school project created in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) Colorado student before-and-after-school project. There is created, in the Tony Grampsas youth services program, the Colorado student before-and-after-school project to provide grants to entities to provide high-quality before-and-after-school programs that may include an alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use intervention, prevention, and education component. Entities that receive grants pursuant to this section shall apply the grants to creating and implementing before-and-after-school programs that primarily serve youth enrolled in grades six through eight or youth who are twelve to fourteen years of age. The before-and-after-school programs are designed to help youth develop their interests and skills in the areas of sports and fitness, character and leadership, or arts and culture and may provide education regarding the dangers of the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Before-and-after-school programs that are designed primarily to increase academic achievement or that provide religious instruction are not eligible for funding pursuant to this section.

(3) Administration. (a) The state department shall administer the project. The board shall select the entities that will receive grants through the project and the amount of each grant. In addition, the state department shall monitor the effectiveness of before-and-after-school programs that receive moneys through the project. To be eligible for grants through the project, an entity shall apply to the board in accordance with the timelines and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103. Notwithstanding any provision of this article or any criteria for awarding grants adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103 (2)(b) to the contrary, an entity may be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to this section regardless of whether the before-and-after-school program to which the grant would apply serves youth who are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch pursuant to the "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq.

(b) The grants awarded through the project shall be paid from moneys appropriated from the fund to the state department. The board and grant recipients are encouraged to apply moneys awarded through the project to leverage additional funding as matching funds from private and federal sources.

(4) Colorado student before-and-after-school project fund. There is created in the state treasury the Colorado student before-and-after-school project fund that consists of money that the general assembly may appropriate to the fund. The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the state department for the purpose of providing grants as provided in this section and the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this section. Any money in the fund not expended for the purpose 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 money in the fund is credited to the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for expenditure by the state department for before-and-after-school programs in the next fiscal year without further appropriation. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
C.R.S. § 26-1-201 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 26-1-201
26-1-201. Programs administered - services provided - department of human services
Status: repealed

26-1-201. Programs administered - services provided - department of human services. (1) This section specifies the programs to be administered and the services to be provided by the department of human services. These programs and services include the following:

(a) to (c) Repealed.

(d) Public assistance programs, as specified in article 2 of this title;

(e) Protective services for adults at risk of mistreatment or self-neglect, as specified in article 3.1 of this title;

(f) Child welfare services, as specified in article 5 of this title;

(g) The "Colorado Family Preservation Act", as specified in article 5.5 of this title;

(h) The "Foster Care, Residential, Day Treatment, and Agency Licensing Act", part 9 of article 6 of this title 26;

(i) The subsidization of adoption program, as specified in article 7 of this title;

(j) The domestic violence, sexual assault, or culturally specific programs, as specified in article 7.5 of this title;

(k) The homeless prevention activities program, as specified in article 7.8 of this title;

(l) Repealed.

(m) Independent living programs, as specified in article 8.1 of this title;

(n) The products of the rehabilitation center for the visually impaired program, as specified in article 8.2 of this title;

(o) The blind-made products program, as specified in article 8.3 of this title;

(p) to (r) Repealed.

(s) The "Older Coloradans' Act", as specified in article 11 of this title;

(t) The "Colorado Long-term Care Ombudsman Act", as specified in article 11.5 of this title;

(u) The state homes for the aged, as specified in article 12 of this title;

(v) The "Colorado Child Support Enforcement Act", as specified in article 13 of this title;

(w) The "Colorado Administrative Procedure Act for the Establishment and Enforcement of Child Support", as specified in article 13.5 of this title;

(x) Programs for the care and treatment of persons with mental health disorders, as specified in article 65 of title 27;

(y) Programs, services, and supports for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as specified in article 10.5 of title 27, C.R.S.;

(z) Charges for patients, as set forth in article 92 of title 27, C.R.S.;

(aa) The Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo, as specified in article 93 of title 27;

(bb) The Colorado mental health institute at Fort Logan, as specified in article 94 of title 27; and

(cc) Foster care prevention services, as defined in section 26-5.4-102 (1) and authorized pursuant to the federal "Family First Prevention Services Act".
C.R.S. § 26-1-121 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-121
26-1-121. Appropriations - food distribution programs
Status: in_force

26-1-121. Appropriations - food distribution programs. (1) (a) For carrying out the duties and obligations of the state department and county departments pursuant to this title 26 and for matching federal funds or meeting maintenance of effort requirements as may be available for public assistance and welfare activities in the state, including but not limited to assistance payments, food stamps (except the value of food stamp coupons), social services, child welfare services, rehabilitation, programs for the aging and for veterans, and related activities, the general assembly, pursuant to the constitution and laws of the state of Colorado, shall make adequate appropriations for the payment of the costs, pursuant to the budget prepared by the executive director.

(b) Subject to the provisions of section 26-1-109 (2), if the federal law shall provide federal funds, in cash or in another form such as food stamps, for public assistance and welfare activities, including but not limited to assistance payments, food stamps, social services, and child welfare services, not otherwise provided for in this title, the state department is authorized to make such payments or offer such services in accordance with the requirements accompanying said federal funds within the limits of available state appropriations.

(c) When the executive director determines that adequate appropriations for the payment of the costs described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) have not been made and that an overexpenditure of an appropriation will occur based upon the state department's estimates, the state board may take actions consistent with state and federal law to bring the rate of expenditure into line with available funds. The general assembly declares that case load and utilization based on medical necessity are legitimate reasons for supplemental funding.

(2) (a) The general assembly shall appropriate from the general fund for the costs of administering assistance payments, food stamps, social services, and other public assistance and welfare functions of the state department and the state's share of the costs of administering those functions by the county departments amounts sufficient for the proper and efficient performance of the duties imposed upon them by law, including a legal advisor appointed by the attorney general. The general assembly shall make two separate appropriations, one for the administrative costs of the state department and another for the administrative costs of the county departments. Any applicable matching federal funds must be apportioned in accordance with the federal regulations accompanying the funds. Any unobligated and unexpended balances of state funds so appropriated remaining at the end of each fiscal year must be credited to the state general fund.

(b) Beginning with fiscal year 2025-26, before making the appropriation described in subsection (2)(a) of this section, the general assembly shall consider, but is not required to appropriate amounts included in, the results of the public assistance programs funding model described in section 26-1-121.5.

(3) The expenses of training personnel for special skills relating to public assistance and welfare activities, including, but not limited to, assistance payments, food stamps, social services, child welfare services, rehabilitation, and programs for the aging, as the expenses are determined and approved by the state department, may be paid from whatever state and federal funds are available for training purposes.

(4) (a) The state department is authorized to charge an administrative fee for commodities delivered to agencies that receive these commodities through food distribution programs authorized by the United States department of agriculture pursuant to 7 CFR 250.1 et seq., as amended, including the "National School Lunch Program", the "Child and Adult Care Food Program", and the "Summer Food Service Program". The department shall collect the administrative fee authorized pursuant to this subsection (4) at least once every calendar year, or when an agency's account reaches a balance of one hundred dollars or more, from agencies that receive commodities from such programs.

(b) All administrative fees collected from agencies pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the food distribution program service fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this paragraph (b) as the "fund". The moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated to the state department to defray the cost of administering the food distribution programs specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (4). Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of administering the food distribution programs specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) may be invested by the state as provided in section 24-36-113, C.R.S. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund balances shall comply with any applicable federal laws or regulations. At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
C.R.S. § 26-5.7-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.7 / Section 26-5.7-101
26-5.7-101. Short title
Status: in_force

26-5.7-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Homeless Youth Act".
C.R.S. § 26-2-136 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-136
26-2-136. Personal identification systems for public assistance - committee to select meth
Status: repealed

26-2-136. Personal identification systems for public assistance - committee to select methods. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-2-111.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-111.5
26-2-111.5. Access to supplemental security income program benefits for old age pension appl
Status: in_force

26-2-111.5. Access to supplemental security income program benefits for old age pension applicants and recipients. The state department shall require old age pension applicants or recipients who may be eligible for supplemental security income to apply for benefits authorized by Title XVI of the federal social security act and to comply with any recommendations for referrals made by the county department except for good cause shown. With funds appropriated by the general assembly, the state department may develop a statewide cost-effective program to assist old age pension applicants or recipients in obtaining such benefits.
C.R.S. § 26-11-203 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 26-11-203
26-11-203. Duties of the state office
Status: in_force

26-11-203. Duties of the state office. (1) In addition to such other duties and functions as the executive director may allocate to the state office, the state office shall have the following duties and functions:

(a) To be the leader concerning aging issues on behalf of all older Coloradans while acting in coordination with other state departments and agencies, as appropriate;

(b) To carry out a wide range of functions related to advocacy, planning, coordination, interagency collaboration, information sharing, and monitoring and evaluating to develop and enhance a comprehensive and coordinated state- and community-based system to assist older Coloradans to lead independent, meaningful, and dignified lives in the residential settings of their own choice;

(c) To develop and administer a state plan on aging, which includes input from area agencies on aging developed in accordance with federal guidelines, with additional content to the plan to be determined collaboratively between the state office, the commission, and the technical advisory committee convened in the state office pursuant to subsection (1)(k) of this section. The additional content to the plan reflects the comprehensive impacts and planning associated with Colorado's demographics.

(d) To establish a process that encourages local, regional, and statewide participation in the development stages of the state plan on aging, which shall be coordinated with the area agencies on aging, the commission established pursuant to part 1 of this article 11, and other persons or entities involved in programs for older persons;

(e) To assist public and nonprofit private agencies and the for-profit sector in planning and developing programs to facilitate a statewide network of comprehensive, coordinated services and opportunities for older Coloradans, giving priority to those agencies, programs, services, and activities that support independent living, prepare Coloradans for their later years, and empower older Coloradans to be self-reliant and independent, which includes fostering public-private partnerships when appropriate;

(f) To study those aspects of the problems of aging necessary to accomplish the purpose of state policy through such activities as conducting research, computing statistics, evaluating emerging technologies and innovations, holding hearings, and drafting policy recommendations;

(g) To maintain a clearinghouse of information related to the interests and needs of older Coloradans and act as a referral service for the dissemination of the information;

(h) To assess the need for services to be provided to the older population within the state and determine the extent to which the state's service delivery system serves that population, with particular emphasis on older Coloradans with the greatest economic and social needs, as well as empowering older Coloradans to plan for the needs of increased life expectancy;

(i) To encourage and support the involvement of volunteers and seek ways to utilize the private sector to capitalize on the opportunities to support older Coloradans and their families;

(j) To designate area agencies on aging to assist the state office in carrying out its functions in specified geographic areas within the state;

(k) To convene and coordinate a technical advisory committee comprised of key state department representatives, including but not limited to the department of human services, department of labor and employment, department of higher education, department of health care policy and financing, department of transportation, department of public health and environment, and department of local affairs, to direct the implementation of recommendations and strategies provided in the strategic action plan on aging developed pursuant to section 24-32-3406, as that section existed prior to June 30, 2022, and recommendations the commission makes as set forth in section 26-11-105; and

(l) To coordinate with the technical advisory committee and commission to develop, maintain, and make publicly available on the state department's website a collection of available data sets; metrics specific to the implementation of strategies in alignment with the strategic action plan on aging developed pursuant to section 24-32-3406, as that section existed prior to June 30, 2022, and the lifelong Colorado initiative created pursuant to section 26-11-302; and other recommendations that the commission makes as set forth in section 26-11-105.
C.R.S. § 26-1-134 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-134
26-1-134. Home- and community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities -
Status: in_force

26-1-134. Home- and community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities - cooperation. It is the intent of the general assembly that the department of health care policy and financing and the state department cooperate to the maximum extent possible in designing, implementing, and administering the program authorized under part 4 of article 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 26-2-141 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-141
26-2-141. High-quality work management system - implementation - funding - repeal
Status: repealed

26-2-141. High-quality work management system - implementation - funding - repeal. (1) Beginning July 1, 2022, the state department shall begin work in partnership with counties toward implementation of a high-quality county work management system from joint state and county decisions informed by the joint agency interoperability system study. The work management system must be designed to provide a unified approach to efficiently and effectively serve county departments and clients of the state department. The state department shall provide a centralized process for county departments to request changes or customization in the work management system. If a county department's change or customization is approved, the state department shall have a mechanism to fulfill that request. The purpose of the work management system is to reduce administrative cost, streamline the application process for various benefit programs, and provide more time for better case management and improved access to program services that assist low-income households in purchasing healthy food, paying for medical expenses, and achieving economic stability.

(2) (a) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate three million dollars from the economic recovery and relief cash fund created in section 24-75-228 to the state department for the purposes of implementing this section. Upon full utilization or expiration of the money appropriated from the economic recovery and relief cash fund pursuant to this subsection (2) for the work management system, the state department shall consider ongoing costs to operate and maintain the work management system.

(b) The use of money appropriated pursuant to this subsection (2) must conform with the allowable purposes set forth in the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021", Pub.L. 117-2, as amended. The state department shall spend or obligate such appropriation in accordance with section 24-75-226 (4)(d).

(3) The state department shall comply with the compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and program evaluation requirements established by the office of state planning and budgeting and the state controller in accordance with section 24-75-226 (5).

(4) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.
C.R.S. § 26-1-122.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-122.5
26-1-122.5. County appropriation increases - limitations - definitions
Status: in_force

26-1-122.5. County appropriation increases - limitations - definitions. (1) Beginning in calendar fiscal year 1994 and for each calendar fiscal year thereafter to and including calendar fiscal year 1997, the board of county commissioners in each county of this state shall annually appropriate funds for the county share of the administrative costs and program costs of public assistance and food stamps in the county in an amount equal to the actual county share for the previous fiscal year adjusted by an amount equal to the actual county share for the previous fiscal year multiplied by the percentage of change in property tax revenue.

(2) For the purposes of this section:

(a) "County share" means the actual amount of the county share for the previous fiscal year. "County share" shall not include:

(I) The amount expended by the county from the county contingency fund or the county tax base relief fund pursuant to section 26-1-126;

(II) The amount expended by the county for general assistance pursuant to part 1 of article 17 of title 30, C.R.S.; and

(III) The amount expended by the county for programs or services provided by the county on its own, without requirements or funding from any other governmental agency.

(b) "Percentage of change in property tax revenue" means the difference between the total property tax levied for the previous fiscal year less the amount levied for debt service for the previous fiscal year and the total property tax levied for the year for which the percentage of change in tax revenue is being calculated less the amount levied for debt service for the year in which the percentage of change in tax revenue is being calculated divided by the total property tax levied for the previous fiscal year less the amount levied for debt service for the previous fiscal year.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 26-1-122, no county in the state shall be required to contribute more than the amount set forth in subsection (1) of this section in any fiscal year. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a county to establish programs or services provided by the county on its own, without requirements or funding from any other governmental agency.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1813, § 4, effective June 2, 2008.)

(5) Any amounts remaining in the county social services fund created in section 26-1-123 at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the county fund for expenditure as determined by the board of county commissioners for administrative costs and program costs of public assistance, medical assistance, and food stamps.

(6) The limitation set forth in this section on the increase in the county share of the administrative costs and program costs of public assistance and food stamps will result in increased costs to the state. By making state funds available, the state is encouraging counties not to exercise any right a county may have pursuant to section 20 (9) of article X of the Colorado constitution to reduce or end its share of the costs of public assistance and food stamps for the county for three fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the state funds are received. If a county accepts funds from the state based on the limitation provided in this section for any fiscal year, the county agrees not to exercise any rights the county may have to reduce or end its share of the costs of public assistance and food stamps for the fiscal year in which the funds are accepted. Nothing in this subsection (6) or any agreement pursuant to this subsection (6) shall be construed to affect the existence or status of any rights accruing to the state or any county pursuant to section 20 (9) of article X of the Colorado constitution.

(7) In the event that there are any funds remaining in the department of human services budget which were appropriated for fiscal year 1994-95 to cover the additional state share of expenses required as a result of the limitation established in this section, the executive director of the department of human services shall distribute such remaining funds to counties whose assessed valuation declined between calendar year 1992 and 1993 if such county provides evidence to the department in 1994 that the county has a shortfall. Distributions to counties pursuant to this subsection (7) shall be made on a pro rata basis and shall not exceed the amount of the county's shortfall. For purposes of this section, "shortfall" means the amount by which a county's 1992 county share exceeds the property tax revenue collected by the county through its 1992 social services mill levy levied on the county's 1992 assessed valuation.
C.R.S. § 26-1-701 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 7 / Section 26-1-701
26-1-701. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

26-1-701. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) On January 29, 2016, the respite care task force, created in section 26-1-601, completed a report with recommendations that was presented to the general assembly;

(b) The implementation of the recommendations would benefit those in need of respite care throughout the life span of those in need of care;

(c) It is widely recognized that caregivers often work twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week to provide services and may lack support and tools to live their best lives;

(d) Caregivers need access to quality and competent respite care; and

(e) Caregivers need to trust and depend upon individuals providing respite care services.

(2) Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to allocate state funds to implement recommendations of the respite care task force.
C.R.S. § 26-13-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-103
26-13-103. Support enforcement program
Status: in_force

26-13-103. Support enforcement program. The state department, pursuant to rules and regulations, shall establish a program to provide necessary support enforcement services. The state department shall establish a single and separate agency within the department to administer or supervise the administration of such program in accordance with Title IV-D of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended, and this article.
C.R.S. § 26-2-118 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-118
26-2-118. Amount of assistance payments - aid to families with dependent children
Status: repealed

26-2-118. Amount of assistance payments - aid to families with dependent children. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-5-103.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5 / Section 26-5-103.5
26-5-103.5. Child welfare allocations committee - organization - duties - funding model - de
Status: repealed

26-5-103.5. Child welfare allocations committee - organization - duties - funding model - definition. (1) The state department shall convene a child welfare allocations committee as necessary in order to perform the duties described in this section and make advisory recommendations as described in this article 5.

(2) (a) The child welfare allocations committee consists of thirteen members, ten of whom must be appointed by county commissioners and three of whom must be appointed by the state department, and the child welfare allocations committee consists of two nonvoting members who must be appointed by the state department.

(b) The two nonvoting members appointed by the state department must have knowledge and experience in the following areas, including but not limited to:

(I) Federal funding related to child welfare;

(II) The federal "Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018", as defined in section 26-5-101 (4.5);

(III) Interests of individuals with a disability; or

(IV) Interests of individuals experiencing poverty.

(c) Of the members appointed by county commissioners, only one representative per county may serve on the child welfare allocations committee at the same time, and:

(I) One member must be appointed by the county commissioners of each of the following regions, as those regions are defined in subsection (2)(d) of this section:

(A) The eastern region;

(B) The front range region;

(C) The mountain region;

(D) The southern region; and

(E) The western region;

(II) Three members must be at-large appointments. Of the three at-large appointments, two members must be appointed by the county commissioners of the counties described in section 26-5-104 (4)(b)(I), and one must be appointed by the county commissioners who represent the counties described in section 26-5-104 (4)(b)(II); and

(III) Two members must be representatives from the two counties in the state with the greatest percentage of the state's child welfare caseload. County commissioners in the two counties with the greatest percentage of the state's child welfare caseload shall each appoint one member from their counties to serve on the child welfare allocations committee.

(d) For the purposes of this subsection (2):

(I) The eastern region is comprised of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma counties;

(II) The front range region is comprised of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, and Weld counties, and the city and county of Broomfield and the city and county of Denver;

(III) The mountain region is comprised of Chaffee, Clear Creek, Custer, Eagle, Fremont, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Lake, Park, Pitkin, Summit, and Teller counties;

(IV) The southern region is comprised of Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties; and

(V) The western region is comprised of Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Juan, and San Miguel counties.

(e) As used in this subsection (2), "county commissioners" means:

(I) The board of county commissioners in each county;

(II) In the city and county of Denver, the department or agency with the responsibility for public assistance and welfare activities; and

(III) In the city and county of Broomfield, the city council or a board or commission appointed by the city and county of Broomfield.

(3) The child welfare allocations committee shall develop its own operating procedures.

(4) Repealed.

(4.5) (a) On or before August 1, 2021, and on or before August 1 of each year thereafter, the child welfare allocations committee shall identify components of the funding model that should be evaluated by the funding model evaluation group pursuant to section 26-5-103.7.

(b) In order to ensure the integrity of the funding model described in section 26-5-103.7, on or before September 1, 2021, and on or before September 1 of each year thereafter, the child welfare allocations committee shall:

(I) Establish expectations for gathering and using data in the funding model to ensure consistency within the funding model;

(II) Identify county training and capacity needs to ensure integrity of the data collected and used in the Colorado TRAILS case management system and county financial management systems; and

(III) Develop strategies and recommend changes to data systems that support the funding model and to financial policies and practices to ensure that appropriate, consistent, and accurate data can be used to inform the funding model.

(c) The child welfare allocations committee shall provide input to the state department concerning the measurements and metrics for counties to receive incentives recommended by the delivery of child welfare services task force made pursuant to section 26-5-105.8.

(d) The child welfare allocations committee shall also perform any duties required in section 26-5-103.7 related to the child welfare allocations funding model.

(5) and (6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)

(7) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 26-12-401 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 4 / Section 26-12-401
26-12-401. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-12-401. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board of commissioners" means the board of commissioners of veterans community living centers created in section 26-12-402.

(2) "Office" means the office within the state department responsible for the oversight of veterans community living centers, or its successor agency, in the state department.
C.R.S. § 26-2-707 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-707
26-2-707. Diversion grant
Status: repealed

26-2-707. Diversion grant. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-6-702 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 7 / Section 26-6-702
26-6-702. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-6-702. Definitions. As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Approved temporary caregiver" means a person approved by a temporary care assistance program pursuant to this part 7 who is delegated temporary care responsibility of a minor by a parent or guardian through a power of attorney, as described in section 15-14-105.

(2) "Temporary care assistance program" means a program operated by a child placement agency that assists a parent or guardian with recruiting and identifying an appropriate and safe approved temporary caregiver to whom the parent or guardian can choose to delegate temporary care responsibility of a minor through a power of attorney pursuant to section 15-14-105.
C.R.S. § 26-11-100.2 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 26-11-100.2
26-11-100.2. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

26-11-100.2. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) Older Coloradans constitute a fundamental resource of this state. Often, their competence, experience, and wisdom are underutilized, and a means must be found to effectively use their abilities for the benefit of all Coloradans. The number of persons in this state sixty years of age or older is increasing rapidly, and, of these persons, the number of women, people of color, and persons seventy-five years of age or older is expanding at an even greater rate.

(b) A state that is well-adapted for aging is one where all individuals can thrive and are adequately supported: A Colorado for all. Colorado must support a high quality of life for older Coloradans and their families by promoting health and well-being; supporting affordable, high-quality, and sustainable long-term services and supports; fostering workforce development and self-sufficiency; creating livable communities; and integrating aging policy and programs across state government.

(c) To ensure that Colorado is the best state in which to grow old, the following goals must guide aging and aging services in Colorado:

(I) Older Coloradans are able to live and fully participate in their communities of choice for as long as possible;

(II) Older Coloradans are able to stay engaged in the labor force or volunteer sector for as long as they want or need;

(III) Older Coloradans and their families are financially secure and prepared to meet the challenges of aging;

(IV) Coloradans are prepared for the challenges of caring for aged loved ones and are able to do so without endangering their own physical, behavioral, and financial health or well-being or the health and well-being of their loved ones;

(V) Trained workers are skilled, educated, and paid commensurate to their abilities and training to meet the needs of employers and industries serving an increasing population of older Coloradans;

(VI) Older Coloradans can stay healthier longer through access to quality and affordable person-centered and culturally appropriate care that aligns with their preferences and values;

(VII) The state can meet its commitment to support older Coloradans and their families; and

(VIII) Colorado can empower and protect older Coloradans from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and other harmful acts;

(d) Colorado faces a historic demographic shift over the next fifty years that will create opportunities and challenges. This shift will result in an unprecedented number of older workers remaining in the workforce and older Coloradans shifting into retirement. The demographic changes will result in wide-ranging economic and social impacts on the workforce, housing, transportation, long-term services and supports, and health care. The state must act to capitalize on the opportunities and address the challenges.

(e) To ensure that older Coloradans are prepared to address aging-related opportunities and challenges, it is critical that the state empower and educate residents from an early age to prepare for the realities of a long life. The state should encourage residents to engage in retirement planning, health and wellness preservation activities and services, lifelong learning, cross-generational collaboration, and civic engagement.

(f) Aging is a personal experience that varies from person to person. Coloradans will age differently, with some remaining mentally and physically capable until they die and others experiencing mental and physical disabilities earlier in life. As a result, older Coloradans and their families are presented with varying opportunities and challenges across their lives. Some older Coloradans will continue to live independently in their own homes while others will require long-term skilled nursing care. In coordination with state department subject matter experts, area agencies on aging, local governments, and community stakeholders, it is a priority of the general assembly to examine the complexity of these issues and develop policies that support communities and families across Colorado. The aging process is further impacted by historical disparities, including but not limited to structural racism, sexism, and ageism. The social and health problems of older Coloradans are compounded by limited preparation for an increase in life expectancy and lack of access to services, or the unavailability of services, throughout the state. It is of profound importance for all Coloradans that older Coloradans maintain self-sufficiency and personal well-being, have access to necessary services and supports, and realize their maximum potential as creative and productive individuals.

(2) (a) Therefore, the general assembly finds that it is Colorado's policy to:

(I) Empower and protect older Coloradans from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and other harmful acts;

(II) Meaningfully involve older Coloradans in the planning and operation of all programs and services that may affect them;

(III) Encourage agencies at all levels of government, as well as the private sector, to develop alternative services and forms of care that provide a range of services to be delivered in the community and home that support independent living and prevent unnecessary institutionalization;

(IV) Reduce health disparities and support aging across an individual's lifespan;

(V) Prioritize planning services and programs for older Coloradans with the greatest economic or social needs;

(VI) Acknowledge and remove barriers to ensure programs, services, projects, policies, procedures, and resources are inclusive of all older Coloradans, particularly those who are most underserved;

(VII) Recognize that preparing all Coloradans for the different facets of a longer life is part of the state's responsibility; and

(VIII) Facilitate and encourage joint program planning and policy development among state, regional, and local government to promote innovation, efficiency, and maximize resources;

(b) In order to support older Coloradans, the general assembly finds that a citizen-led, multidisciplinary stakeholder commission, comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors, is needed to coordinate and contribute to guiding state programs, services, projects, policies, procedures, and resources in the area of aging.
C.R.S. § 26-7.5-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7.5 / Section 26-7.5-104
26-7.5-104. Community domestic violence, sexual assault, or culturally specific programs - c
Status: in_force

26-7.5-104. Community domestic violence, sexual assault, or culturally specific programs - contracts with state department - rules. (1) The executive director may enter into contracts or agreements for services with any nongovernmental agency or federally recognized Indian tribe that has established and that operates a community domestic violence, sexual assault, or culturally specific program for domestic violence or sexual assault program services.

(2) (a) The state department shall establish, by rule, and enforce standards and regulations for all domestic violence, sexual assault, or culturally specific programs established pursuant to this article 7.5 and shall require that each domestic violence, sexual assault, or culturally specific program meets approved minimum standards as established by rule.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)
C.R.S. § 26-2-1102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 11 / Section 26-2-1102
26-2-1102. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-2-1102. Definitions. As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Employer of record" means an organization that has been selected by the state department to be responsible for providing the following employer services, in an effective and efficient manner and at the lowest cost, with respect to transitional job workers who perform work for a host site employer:

(a) Payment of wages to a transitional job worker, upon receipt from the host-site employer of certification, in the manner prescribed by the state department, that the transitional job worker has worked a specified number of hours;

(b) Withholding and payment of payroll taxes, including FICA, medicare, and, if applicable, unemployment insurance taxes, to the appropriate federal and state agencies;

(c) Provision, if applicable, of worker's compensation coverage;

(d) Preparation and distribution of federal and state tax forms, including W-2 and I-9 forms; and

(e) Provision of such other formal employer functions as the department of human services may prescribe.

(2) "Host-site employer" means the employer that agrees with the local agency contractor to be responsible for:

(a) Selecting, training, and supervising a transitional jobs worker;

(b) Certifying to the employer of record, in the manner prescribed by the department of human services, the number of hours that the transitional jobs worker has worked for the employer; and

(c) Cooperating with the local agency contractor in facilitating the movement of the transitional jobs worker into unsubsidized employment; except that the host site employer shall not be required to offer unsubsidized employment to the transitional jobs worker.

(3) "Local agency contractor" means the governmental, nonprofit, or for-profit organizations that the state department has chosen, through a competitive request for proposals and contracting process, to be responsible for administering the transitional jobs program at the local level, including:

(a) Outreach to prospective transitional jobs workers;

(b) Recruitment of potential transitional jobs workers;

(c) Orientation of transitional jobs workers;

(d) Provision to transitional jobs workers of access to case management;

(e) Provision of job coaching to transitional jobs workers, both prior to and following their selection by host-site employers;

(f) Introduction of transitional jobs workers to host-site employers;

(g) Ongoing communication with host site employers concerning workplace issues with the goal that early identification and prompt resolution will help transitional jobs workers to succeed on the job and move into unsubsidized employment; and

(h) Collection of data required by the state department, including utilization of the common statewide data collection system identified by the state department for data reporting and documentation of transitional jobs program outcomes and performance.
C.R.S. § 26-12-204 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 2 / Section 26-12-204
26-12-204. Sale of property
Status: in_force

26-12-204. Sale of property. (1) The executive director, with the approval of the state board, shall sell any real property at the veterans center declared to be surplus by the state board to the highest bidder on such terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate by the executive director for not less than the appraised value thereof, as determined by an appraiser who is a member of the members appraisal institute (MAI), and to execute deeds of conveyance of such real property.

(2) Upon the sale of real property pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the proceeds shall be deposited in the central fund and applied toward the retirement of any outstanding anticipation warrants.
C.R.S. § 26-2-707.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-707.5
26-2-707.5. Community resources investment assistance
Status: in_force

26-2-707.5. Community resources investment assistance. (1) A county department may use county block grant moneys to invest in the development of community resources that support the purposes of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act", Public Law 104-193, and that are designed to assist eligible applicants or participants under section 26-2-706 or 26-2-706.6. An eligible applicant or participant may receive benefits or services from such a community resource without completing an application pursuant to section 26-2-106 or an individual responsibility contract pursuant to section 26-2-708 (2). However, nothing in this subsection (1) precludes a county department from requiring such applications and individual responsibility contracts in a county's individual contracting procedures established pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The state board shall establish standards and procedures through rules for the use of county block grant moneys pursuant to this section including but not limited to the contracting procedures counties must follow to ensure that funds are being spent to support TANF-eligible applicants or participants. Such contracting procedures shall include a requirement that a county's contract with a provider shall specify the approximate number of applicants or participants to be served by the provider. Counties shall also be required to adopt official written policies as referenced in section 26-2-716 (2.5) regarding the types of community resources in which counties are investing, the purposes of such community resource investments, the income eligibility standards, and the county's dispute resolution processes.

(3) A county that uses county block grant moneys pursuant to this section shall use all moneys in accordance with all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.

(4) A county shall not be authorized to use funds pursuant to this section for the purpose of supplanting funds.

(5) Nothing in this section shall preclude a household from applying for and receiving basic cash assistance.
C.R.S. § 26-1-122.3 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-122.3
26-1-122.3. Public assistance programs - county administration - data collection and analysi
Status: in_force

26-1-122.3. Public assistance programs - county administration - data collection and analysis - vendor contract. (1) (a) The state department shall contract with an external vendor to collect and analyze data relating to county department costs and performance associated with administering public assistance programs, including:

(I) The supplemental nutrition assistance program, established in part 3 of article 2 of this title;

(II) The medical assistance program, established in articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S.;

(III) The children's basic health plan, established in article 8 of title 25.5, C.R.S.;

(IV) The Colorado works program, established in part 7 of article 2 of this title;

(V) The program for aid to the needy disabled, pursuant to article 2 of this title;

(VI) The old age pension program, pursuant to part 1 of article 2 of this title; and

(VII) Long-term care services, pursuant to article 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S.

(b) The contracted vendor's data collection and data analysis shall provide the general assembly, executive agencies, county departments, and public assistance program stakeholders with the following information that may be used to make targeted program improvements:

(I) The status of each county department in meeting performance measures for administering public assistance programs;

(II) An inventory of relevant county department activities, including, among others, application initiation, interactive interviews, and case reviews, and the purpose of the activities, which may include compliance with federal or state law;

(III) An assessment of administrative work not yet completed by each county department and the cause of any delay in completing the work;

(IV) The amount of time spent by each county department on each activity;

(V) The cost incurred by each county department, including staff and operating costs, relating to each activity and each client;

(VI) Any variances among county departments with respect to the cost incurred, time associated with each activity, and return on investment, and the source of those variances;

(VII) The relationship, if any, between the time and cost associated with each activity and the county department's performance with respect to the performance standards for the public assistance program;

(VIII) The level of total county department funding needed to meet the county department's required workload relating to the administration of public assistance programs for which data is collected and analyzed pursuant to this section. This information must include the total county department funding needed for current business processes and the total county department funding needed if all county departments implement best practices and business reengineering concepts adopted by peer counties found to operate in the most cost-effective manner while meeting performance measures.

(IX) Business process improvements that contribute to a county department's decreased time or costs associated with each activity and to a county department's ability to meet or exceed the performance standards for the public assistance program, including improvements associated with previous state-funded business process reengineering initiatives; and

(X) Options for a cost allocation model for the distribution of state funding to county departments for administering public assistance programs identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).

(2) In order to ensure that the data collection and analysis contracted for pursuant to subsection (1) of this section yields information that is beneficial for its intended uses, prior to contracting with an external vendor for data collection and analysis, the state department shall contract with an external consultant to work with program administrators, fiscal agents, and program stakeholders to identify the scope of the data collection and analysis to be performed pursuant to this section.

(3) In collaboration with the county departments, the state department shall design a continuous quality improvement program that, at a minimum, solicits feedback from the employees of the county departments to identify incremental and breakthrough continuous improvements that should be implemented to improve the products, services, and processes associated with the administration of public assistance programs. The state department shall provide a description of the program to the joint budget committee by February 1, 2017.
C.R.S. § 26-11-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 26-11-104
26-11-104. Director - liaison and staff
Status: in_force

26-11-104. Director - liaison and staff. (1) Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director shall appoint a state department liaison to the commission and administrative staff as necessary to carry out the duties of the position. The state department liaison must be professionally qualified to assume the responsibilities of the position, be the primary contact for the commission, and coordinate commission-related duties with the state department and the commission's executive committee described in section 26-11-102 (1).

(2) Subject to available appropriations, the commission, in coordination with the state department, may contract with a third-party organization to serve as independent staff to the commission in order to coordinate with the state department liaison and the liaison's staff, provide administrative support for the commission's purpose and duties, and carry out other functions the commission assigns.

(3) The commission may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section to support general operations, special projects, research, and staffing needs.
C.R.S. § 26-6-707 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 7 / Section 26-6-707
26-6-707. Application of part
Status: in_force

26-6-707. Application of part. (1) This part 7 applies only when a parent or guardian of a minor delegates any power regarding care, custody, or property of the minor to an approved temporary caregiver with the assistance of a temporary care assistance program pursuant to this part 7. Nothing in this part 7 restricts, abridges, or alters the right of a minor's parent or guardian to provide for the care of the minor by power of attorney pursuant to any other provision of law.

(2) Nothing in this part 7:

(a) Relieves the parent of any obligation to support the minor as otherwise provided by law;

(b) Limits the authority of the court to order a parent to make support payments or reimbursements for medical, behavioral, health, or other care or treatment;

(c) Abrogates the right of the minor to any benefits provided through public funds for which the minor is otherwise entitled; or

(d) Limits or prevents the ability of law enforcement or county child welfare agencies to investigate a report of suspected abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to section 19-3-308.
C.R.S. § 26-5-108 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5 / Section 26-5-108
26-5-108. Developmental assessment - rules
Status: in_force

26-5-108. Developmental assessment - rules. The appropriate county department of human or social services shall refer each child under five years of age who is the subject of a substantiated case of abuse or neglect to the appropriate state or local agency for developmental screening within sixty days after abuse or neglect has been substantiated. The state board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
C.R.S. § 26-5.3-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.3 / Section 26-5.3-106
26-5.3-106. State's savings - cash fund created - use of money in fund - plan required
Status: repealed

26-5.3-106. State's savings - cash fund created - use of money in fund - plan required. (1) There is hereby created a family issues cash fund. Moneys shall be deposited in the fund as follows:

(a) Any savings to the general fund realized as a result of federal financial participation available to the state based on the implementation of the emergency assistance program authorized by section 26-5.3-104;

(b) Any federal funds earned by the expenditure of moneys deposited in the cash fund.

(c) Repealed.

(1.5) All money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly and shall be used for the purposes set forth in the plan for improving the child welfare system in the state, developed in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, for the implementation of the emergency assistance program established pursuant to section 26-5.3-104 and for the family resource center program established pursuant to section 26.5-3-103. Federal funds received by the state for the emergency assistance program shall be used only for such program and not for any other purpose. In accordance with section 24-36-114, all interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund must be credited to the general fund. It is the general assembly's intent that no additional state or county general fund money is used to finance the implementation of the plan established in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The state department shall develop a strategic plan for improving the child welfare system in the state and for using the moneys in the family issues cash fund created in subsection (1) of this section. The plan shall specify the source of general fund savings deposited in the cash fund. The plan shall provide that the moneys in the fund shall, at a minimum, be used for the following purposes:

(a) Repealed.

(b) The provision of services aimed at reuniting families and avoiding out-of-home placements;

(c) The provision of support services and programs for children and families aimed at preventing out-of-home placements;

(d) The examination and assessment of the feasibility and effectiveness of alternative methods for the provision of services and placement procedures for homeless adolescents or adolescents who are at-risk of being placed out of the home;

(e) The development and implementation of county pilot programs for at-risk children and their families; and

(f) The provision of an expedited procedure for permanent placement of children five years of age or younger who have been placed out of the home.

(3) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 26-8-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8 / Section 26-8-102
26-8-102. Personnel - terminology - repeal
Status: repealed

26-8-102. Personnel - terminology - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-7.5-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7.5 / Section 26-7.5-106
26-7.5-106. Repeal of article
Status: repealed

26-7.5-106. Repeal of article. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-13-102 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-102
26-13-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

26-13-102. Legislative declaration. The purposes of this article are to provide for enforcing the support obligations owed by obligors, to locate obligors, to establish parentage, to establish and modify child support obligations, and to obtain support in cooperation with the federal government pursuant to Title IV-D of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended, and other applicable federal regulations.
C.R.S. § 26-6-913 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-913
26-6-913. Revocation of certification of foster care home or kinship foster care home - em
Status: in_force

26-6-913. Revocation of certification of foster care home or kinship foster care home - emergency procedures - due process. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a county department may act immediately to revoke the certification of a county-certified foster care home or kinship foster care home when the county department has reason to believe that a child residing in the foster care home or kinship foster care home is subject to an immediate and direct threat to the child's safety and welfare or when a substantial violation of a fundamental standard of care warrants immediate action. If the county department acts pursuant to this section, a due process hearing shall be held within five days after the action and conducted as the hearing would normally be conducted pursuant to article 4 of title 24.
C.R.S. § 26-2-120 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-120
26-2-120. Amount of assistance payments - aid to the blind
Status: repealed

26-2-120. Amount of assistance payments - aid to the blind. (1) The amount of assistance payments that shall be granted to a recipient under the program for aid to the blind shall be on the basis of budgetary need, as determined by the county department with due regard to any income, property, or other resources available to the recipient, within available appropriations, and in accordance with rules of the state department. The rules of the state department may require an applicant or recipient who may be eligible for benefits under another federal or state program or who may have a right to receive or recover other income or resources to take reasonable steps to apply for, otherwise pursue, and accept such benefits, income, or resources.

(1.5) and (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1146), ch. 281, p. 1303, § 3, effective January 1, 2011.)

(3) Repealed.

(4) Every recipient of aid to the blind shall submit to a reexamination as to his eyesight at least once every three years, unless excused therefrom by the state department, and at other times when required to do so by the county department or the state department. He shall furnish any medical information required by the county department or the state department.

(5) Repealed.

(6) Any special payment by the federal government in the form of a one-time-only credit against or refund of federal income taxes shall not be considered as income for purposes of this title unless required by federal law.
C.R.S. § 26-5.5-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.5 / Section 26-5.5-104
26-5.5-104. Statewide family preservation program - creation - single state agency designate
Status: in_force

26-5.5-104. Statewide family preservation program - creation - single state agency designated - program criteria established - available services - powers and duties of agencies - local oversight - feasibility report. (1) The executive directors of the departments of health care policy and financing and human services, through the promulgation of rules, may jointly develop, finance, and implement a statewide family preservation program, which program shall be fully implemented no later than July 1, 1996. The state department is hereby designated as the single state agency to administer the program in accordance with this article and applicable federal law.

(2) The program shall be implemented as follows:

(a) No later than January 1, 1996, services aimed at reunification of families shall, within available appropriations, be made available to appropriate families where a child has been placed out of the home;

(b) No later than July 1, 1996, family preservation services shall, within available appropriations, be available to serve appropriate families who are involved in, or who are at risk of being involved in, the child welfare, mental heath, and juvenile justice systems.

(3) Family preservation services shall, at a minimum, include the following:

(a) Screening to determine the appropriateness of providing family preservation services, including intensive services and reunification services, to a family;

(b) An assessment of the risk to a child and the needs of a child and the child's family, considering any special needs of a child and the cultural background of the family;

(c) Appropriate intervention to meet the assessed needs of the child and the child's family, taking into account the geographical location of the family and available resources in such locale;

(d) Referral to community services and support systems; and

(e) Follow-up care, where appropriate.

(4) (a) Intensive services shall be available for an at-risk family in the family home, as deemed necessary by the county department. Intensive services shall include, at a minimum:

(I) Family preservation services described in subsection (3) of this section; except that the screening of a family for intensive services shall occur within twenty-four hours after referral by the investigating or placement agency to decide the appropriateness of providing intensive services to the family where the child has been determined by the investigating or placement agency to be at imminent risk of out-of-home placement or at risk of continued involvement in the child welfare system;

(II) Crisis intervention, including in-home counseling, by a case manager or case worker, which intervention shall be available on a twenty-four-hour basis;

(III) Concentrated assistance in the development and enhancement of parenting skills, stress reduction, and problem-solving from a case manager or case worker; and

(IV) Individualized and group counseling.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 11, § 2, effective August 5, 2008.)

(c) Intensive services shall be available to a family for a child who requires a more restrictive level of care but who may be maintained at a less restrictive out-of-home placement or in his or her own home with services for a period of time as determined by rule of the state department.

(5) The state department of human services and county departments of human or social services may seek the assistance of any public or private entity in carrying out the duties set forth in this article 5.5. In addition, the state department may contract with any public or private entity in providing the services described in this article 5.5. Priority must be given to vendors who provide the most geographically and culturally relevant services.

(6) On and after July 1, 1994, the executive director of the state department shall annually evaluate the statewide family preservation program and shall determine the overall effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the program. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before the first day of October of each year, the executive director of the state department shall report such findings and shall make recommended changes, including budgetary changes, to the program to the general assembly, the chief justice of the supreme court, and the governor. In evaluating the program, the executive director of the state department shall consider any recommendations made by the interagency family preservation commission in accordance with section 26-5.5-106. To the extent changes to the program may be made without requiring statutory amendment, the executive director may implement such changes, including changes recommended by the commission acting in accordance with subsection (7) of this section.

(7) The inter-agency family preservation commission, established pursuant to section 26-5.5-106, shall be responsible for providing oversight of the local implementation of the statewide family preservation program. In providing oversight, the commission shall, on and after July 1, 1994, annually evaluate the overall effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the program and shall make recommended changes to the executive director of the state department. The commission shall submit to the executive director of the state department a report of its findings on or before the first day of September of each year.
C.R.S. § 26-13-117 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-117
26-13-117. Study of centralized system for processing child support payments
Status: repealed

26-13-117. Study of centralized system for processing child support payments. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-6-917 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-917
26-6-917. Acceptance of federal grants
Status: in_force

26-6-917. Acceptance of federal grants. The department is authorized to accept, on behalf of the state, any grants of federal funds made available for any purposes consistent with the provisions of this part 9. The executive director of the department, with the approval of the governor, has the power to direct the disposition of any grants so accepted in conformity with the terms and conditions under which they are given.
C.R.S. § 26-5.5-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5.5 / Section 26-5.5-106
26-5.5-106. Family preservation commission - establishment or designation - duties
Status: in_force

26-5.5-106. Family preservation commission - establishment or designation - duties. (1) The governing body of each county or city and county shall establish a family preservation commission for the county or city and county to carry out the duties described in subsection (2) of this section. The commission shall be interdisciplinary and multiagency in composition; except that such commission shall include at least two members from the public at large. The governing body may designate an existing board or group to act as the commission. A group of counties may agree to designate a regional commission to act collectively as the commission for all of such counties. A family preservation commission may be consolidated with other local advisory boards pursuant to section 24-1.7-103, C.R.S.

(2) It shall be the duty of each commission established or designated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to hold periodic meetings and evaluate the family preservation program within the county or city and county, and to identify any recommended changes to such program. On and after July 1, 1994, the commission shall submit an annual report to the executive director of the state department. The report shall consist of an evaluation of the overall effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the program and any recommended changes to such program. The report shall be submitted on or before the first day of September of each year.
C.R.S. § 26-2-721.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-721.5
26-2-721.5. Strategic allocation committee - created - duties - repeal
Status: repealed

26-2-721.5. Strategic allocation committee - created - duties - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-20-110 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 20 / Section 26-20-110
26-20-110. Youth restraint and seclusion working group - membership - purpose - repeal
Status: repealed

26-20-110. Youth restraint and seclusion working group - membership - purpose - repeal. (1) There is established within the division of youth services a youth restraint and seclusion working group, referred to in this section as the "working group". The working group consists of:

(a) The director of the office of children, youth, and families in the division of child welfare within the state department, or his or her designee. The director shall convene the working group and serve as chair.

(b) The director of the division of youth services, or his or her designee;

(c) The director of behavioral health within the division of youth services, or his or her designee;

(d) The commissioner of the behavioral health administration in the state department, or the commissioner's designee;

(e) An employee of the division of youth services who is a representative of an organization in Colorado that exists for the purpose of dealing with the state as an employer concerning issues of mutual concern between employees and the state, as appointed by the governor;

(f) Two representatives from nonprofit advocacy groups that work to restrict restraint or seclusion for youth or that represent children within the custody of the division of youth services, one who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one who is appointed by the president of the senate;

(g) Two experts independent from the division of youth services with expertise in adolescent development, adolescent brain development, trauma-responsive care of juveniles, positive behavior incentives in a juvenile correctional setting, evidence-based de-escalation techniques, or the negative effects of seclusion on the adolescent brain. The minority leader of the house of representatives shall appoint one expert and the minority leader of the senate shall appoint the other expert.

(h) A person who does not work for the department or for the division of youth services and who has worked as a staff member or as a senior executive in youth corrections and who has experience working to establish a rehabilitative and therapeutic culture in one or more juvenile justice facilities, to be appointed by the governor or his or her designee.

(i) The child protection ombudsman or his or her designee pursuant to section 19-3.3-103 (1)(g); and

(j) A parent of a person who was once committed to the custody of the division of youth services, to be appointed by the state public defender.

(2) The working group shall advise the division of youth services concerning policies, procedures, and best practices related to restraint and seclusion and alternatives to restraint and seclusion.

(3) The working group shall monitor the division of youth services' use of confinement for administrative purposes. The division of youth services shall share with the working group, on an ongoing basis, available data regarding time spent in confinement by youths for administrative reasons, as described in section 26-20-104.5 (3), in any secure state-operated and state-owned facility. If necessary, the working group may make recommendations to the division of youth services and to the public health care and human services committee of the house of representatives and the health and human services committee of the senate, or any successor committees, about the use of confinement for administrative purposes.

(4) The working group may request, on a semiannual basis, information and data from the state department on the status of the division of youth services' work related to the restraint and seclusion of youths in their care and custody.

(5) The chair of the working group shall convene the working group's first meeting no later than August 1, 2016. The working group must meet at least semi-annually thereafter. The chair shall schedule and convene subsequent meetings.

(6) The chair shall provide the working group with semiannual updates on the division of youth services' policies related to restraint and seclusion and alternatives to restraint and seclusion.

(7) (a) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2034.

(b) Prior to the repeal, the working group shall be reviewed as provided in section 2-3-1203.
C.R.S. § 26-2-119.7 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-119.7
26-2-119.7. Federal disability benefits - application assistance - fund - rules - report - l
Status: repealed

26-2-119.7. Federal disability benefits - application assistance - fund - rules - report - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-1-703 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 7 / Section 26-1-703
26-1-703. Respite care task force fund - creation
Status: in_force

26-1-703. Respite care task force fund - creation. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the respite care task force fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", to provide money to the state department for the request-for-proposal process pursuant to section 26-1-702. The fund consists of any money appropriated by the general assembly to the fund and any gifts, grants, and donations to the fund from private or public sources for the purposes of this article. All private and public funds received through gifts, grants, and donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund. Money in the fund shall be continuously appropriated by the general assembly to the state department for the purposes specified in this part 7. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(2) On July 1, 2016, the state treasurer shall transfer nine hundred thousand dollars from the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund created in section 25.5-10-207, C.R.S., to the general fund for the purposes of this part 7. The state department may not use more than three percent of the money for administrative costs.
C.R.S. § 26-6-706 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 7 / Section 26-6-706
26-6-706. Rules
Status: in_force

26-6-706. Rules. (1) A temporary care assistance program and a temporary care provider are subject to any rule promulgated by the department that is applicable to noncertified kinship care, defined in section 19-1-103; except that a temporary care assistance program and a temporary care provider are not subject to a rule that is inconsistent with this part 7.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, a temporary care assistance program and a temporary caregiver are not subject to any rule promulgated by the department for an activity performed pursuant to this part 7.
C.R.S. § 26-6.8-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6.8 / Section 26-6.8-101
26-6.8-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-6.8-101. Definitions. As used in this article 6.8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means the Tony Grampsas youth services board created in section 26-6.8-103.

(2) "Entity" means a local government, a Colorado public or not-for-profit school, a group of public or not-for-profit schools, a school district or group of school districts, a board of cooperative services, an institution of higher education, the Colorado National Guard, or a private nonprofit or not-for-profit community-based organization.

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

(4) "State department" means the state department of human services.
C.R.S. § 26-1-308 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 26-1-308
26-1-308. General fund moneys
Status: repealed

26-1-308. General fund moneys. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-2-707.7 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-707.7
26-2-707.7. Information concerning immunization of children
Status: in_force

26-2-707.7. Information concerning immunization of children. At the time of application for the works program, the county department shall provide information concerning immunizations to all applicants, including the exemptions listed in section 25-4-903, C.R.S. The information shall include parent education on vaccines and information concerning where to access vaccines in the local community. The department of public health and environment or the county or district public health agency shall provide the immunization information to the county department.
C.R.S. § 26-13-127 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-127
26-13-127. State case registry
Status: in_force

26-13-127. State case registry. (1) The state department, or its agent, shall establish, maintain, update, and monitor an automated state case registry which shall include all cases in which child support orders have been established or modified on or after October 1, 1998.

(2) The judicial department shall collect and electronically transfer on a weekly basis, or more frequently as mutually agreeable, to the state department, or its agent, the following basic elements of all child support orders established or modified on or after October 1, 1998, which shall be stored in the state case registry:

(a) The name of the court, the county, and the case number;

(b) The names of the obligor, the obligee, and the children who are the subject of the order;

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1350, § 8, effective July 1, 2008.)

(d) The date of birth of each parent and of each child for whom the order requires the payment of child support;

(e) The date the child support order was established or modified;

(f) The amount of monthly or other periodic support owed under the order.

(2.5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the parties shall provide the judicial department with the social security number of each party and each child who is the subject of a child support order. The judicial department shall collect and electronically transfer the social security numbers to the state department, or its agent, on a weekly basis or more frequently, as per mutual agreement. Nothing in this subsection (2.5) shall require that a person's social security number appear on the face of any court order entered pursuant to section 14-10-115, 14-14-104, or 19-4-116, C.R.S., or section 26-13-114 or 26-13.5-105.

(3) For each case in which services are being provided under Title IV-D of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended, and for which a support order has been established or modified, the state case registry shall include the basic information listed in subsection (2) of this section and the following additional information:

(a) Amounts owed, including arrears, interest, or late payment penalties and fees, due or past-due, under the order;

(b) The distribution of collected amounts;

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 763, §13, effective July 1, 1998.)

(d) The amount of any lien imposed with respect to the order pursuant to section 14-10-122 (1.5), C.R.S.

(4) Information in the state case registry shall be accessible only by the state child support enforcement agency, the delegate child support enforcement units, the federal office of child support enforcement, the courts, or the agents of such agency, units, office, or courts.
C.R.S. § 26-11-301 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 3 / Section 26-11-301
26-11-301. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-11-301. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Executive committee" means the executive committee elected by the commission in accordance with section 26-11-102.

(2) "Lifelong Colorado initiative" means the lifelong Colorado initiative created in section 26-11-302 to lead the development and implementation of state, regional, and local strategies that support aging and assist older Coloradans to lead independent, meaningful, and dignified lives in age-appropriate and affordable housing within their communities.

(3) "State office" means the state office on aging within the department of human services created in section 26-11-202.

(4) "Strategic action plan on aging" means the strategic action plan on aging developed pursuant to section 24-32-3406, as that section existed prior to June 30, 2022.

(5) "Technical advisory committee" means the technical advisory committee convened in the state office pursuant to section 26-11-203.
C.R.S. § 26-8-107 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8 / Section 26-8-107
26-8-107. Work therapy program - creation - cash fund
Status: in_force

26-8-107. Work therapy program - creation - cash fund. (1) There is hereby created in the state department a work therapy program to provide sheltered workshop programs for training and employment of persons receiving services at the mental health institutes and at the regional centers located at Grand Junction, Pueblo, and Wheat Ridge.

(2) (a) The state department shall transmit all moneys collected pursuant to this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the work therapy cash fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund". The fund shall consist of any moneys held for the state department as of May 3, 2012, from work therapy activities and any moneys received by the state department after May 3, 2012, pursuant to this paragraph (a). The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the state department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this section.

(b) The state treasurer may invest any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this section as provided by law. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
C.R.S. § 26-20-105 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 20 / Section 26-20-105
26-20-105. Staff training concerning the use of restraint and seclusion - adults and youth
Status: in_force

26-20-105. Staff training concerning the use of restraint and seclusion - adults and youth. (1) An agency that utilizes restraint or seclusion shall ensure that all staff involved in utilizing restraint or seclusion in its facilities or programs are trained in the appropriate use of restraint and seclusion.

(1.5) The division of youth services shall ensure that all staff involved in utilizing restraint and seclusion are trained in:

(a) The health and behavioral effects of restraint and seclusion on youth, including those with behavioral or mental health disorders or intellectual and developmental disabilities;

(b) Effective de-escalation techniques for youth in crisis, including those with behavioral or mental health disorders or intellectual and developmental disabilities;

(c) The value of positive over negative reinforcement in dealing with youth; and

(d) Methods for implementing positive behavior incentives.

(2) All agencies that utilize restraint or seclusion shall ensure that staff are trained to explain, where possible, the use of restraint or seclusion to the individual who is to be restrained or secluded and to the individual's family if appropriate.
C.R.S. § 26-2-112 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-112
26-2-112. Old age pensions for inmates of public institutions
Status: in_force

26-2-112. Old age pensions for inmates of public institutions. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the application procedure, the investigation of applications, the procedure for granting of pensions, and all other provisions of this article relating to the administration of old age pensions shall apply to the class of old age pensions provided in section 26-2-111 (2)(a)(III).

(2) Where an inmate of an institution, not penal in character, maintained by the state or by a municipality therein or county thereof, meets the requirements for the class of old age pensions provided in section 26-2-111 (2)(a)(III) and has been committed to said public institution by order of the district or probate court, the superintendent or chief administrative officer of such institution shall make application for such pension for and in behalf of said inmate in the same manner as provided in section 26-2-106.

(3) (a) (I) Assistance payments under the old age pension granted to an inmate of the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo, Colorado, or the Wheat Ridge regional center, the Pueblo regional center, or the Grand Junction regional center shall be paid to the chief financial officer of the institution within which the inmate is confined. Such chief financial officer shall receive and disburse such pension funds as trustee for such inmate and shall account for the same to the state controller in the manner now prescribed by law for the handling and accounting of trust or quasi-trust funds.

(II) Such chief financial officer shall be required to furnish, at the state's expense, a surety bond in such amount as the department of human services shall from time to time deem sufficient in the premises to protect such funds.

(III) It is the duty of such chief financial officer to pay monthly from the assistance payments under the old age pension, as prior claim therefrom, all lawful claims of said public institution for the care, support, maintenance, education, and treatment of said inmate in accordance with article 92 of title 27, C.R.S.

(b) Where assistance payments under the old age pension are granted to an inmate of an institution maintained by any county or municipality, such payments shall be paid to such conservator or guardian as the district or probate court of such county may appoint, and under and amendable to the statutes applicable to conservators and guardians when so appointed.
C.R.S. § 26-21-107.7 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 21 / Section 26-21-107.7
26-21-107.7. Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind grant program c
Status: repealed

26-21-107.7. Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind grant program committee - creation - members - duties - reimbursement for expenses.

(1) (a) Repealed.

(a.5) (I) There is hereby created the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind grant program committee, referred to in this section as the "committee", consisting of five members, for the purpose of recommending to the commission approval or disapproval of applications for the grant program.

(II) The commission shall appoint four members to the committee as follows:

(A) One person who is deaf;

(B) One person who is deafblind;

(C) One person who is hard of hearing; and

(D) One representative of the public at large.

(III) This subsection (1)(a.5) is effective September 1, 2018, and applies to appointments to the committee on or after September 1, 2018. All initial appointments in accordance with this subsection (1)(a.5) must be made by September 30, 2018.

(b) In addition to the appointed committee members, the director shall serve as an ex-officio member of the committee.

(c) In appointing members to the committee, the commission shall choose persons who have knowledge and awareness of innovative strategies that address challenges faced by the deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind community.

(d) The appointed members of the committee shall serve three-year terms; except that, of the members first appointed, one of the members shall serve a two-year term and two of the members shall serve one-year terms. The commission shall choose those members who shall serve the initial shortened terms. If a vacancy arises in one of the appointed positions, the commission shall appoint a replacement to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.

(e) Members of the committee are entitled to be reimbursed out of available appropriations for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(f) The committee may meet via electronic communication when necessary.

(2) The committee shall review all applications received pursuant to section 26-21-107.5. Based on criteria established by the commission, the committee shall recommend to the commission those applications to approve, with recommended grant amounts, and those to disapprove.

(3) The commission shall review and may follow the recommendations of the committee for approval or disapproval of applications for the grant program and for grant amounts. If the commission disagrees with the recommendations of the committee, the executive director of the department shall have final decision-making authority to approve or disapprove the applications and to set the grant amounts.
C.R.S. § 26-5-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5 / Section 26-5-101
26-5-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-5-101. Definitions. As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Capped allocation" means a capped amount of funds distributed to counties or a group of counties for the purpose of providing all or a portion of the child welfare services as defined in subsection (3) of this section.

(1.5) "Caseload" means the number of children who are eligible for child welfare services that are defined in subsection (3) of this section and who are currently receiving such child welfare services on a regular basis from a county.

(2) "Child welfare allocations committee" means a committee that is organized and authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 26-5-103.5.

(3) "Child welfare services" means the provision of necessary shelter, sustenance, and guidance to or for children who are or who, if such services are not provided, are likely to become neglected or dependent, as defined in section 19-3-102. "Child welfare services" includes but is not limited to:

(a) Child protection;

(b) Risk assessment;

(c) Permanency planning;

(d) Treatment planning;

(e) Case management;

(f) Core services, as defined in rules promulgated by the state department, as authorized in sections 26-5-102 and 26-5.5-104;

(g) Adoption and subsidized adoption;

(h) Emergency shelter;

(i) Out-of-home placement, including foster care;

(j) Utilization review;

(k) Early intervention and prevention;

(l) Youth-in-conflict functions;

(m) Administration and support functions;

(n) Services described in section 19-3-208;

(o) (I) Provision of verifiable documents to youth who plan to emancipate from foster care.

(II) Verifiable documents shall include, but need not be limited to, a certified copy of the youth's birth certificate and a social security card. The cost of providing the verifiable documents shall not be borne by the youth.

(p) Foster care prevention services, as defined in section 26-5.4-102 (1).

(q) Services that address abuse, neglect, and youth-in-conflict issues for runaway, homeless, and unaccompanied youth, as defined in rules promulgated by the state department pursuant to sections 26-5-102 and 26-5.7-105.

(4) "County" means a county or a city and county or any two or more counties.

(4.1) "County department" means a county department of human or social services.

(4.5) "Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018" means Titles IV-B and IV-E of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended.

(4.7) "Former foster care youth" means a youth at least eighteen years of age but younger than twenty-one years of age who was formerly in the legal custody or legal authority of a county department and who was placed in a certified or noncertified kinship care placement, as defined in section 26-6-903, a certified or licensed facility, or a foster care home, as defined in section 26-6-903, and certified pursuant to part 9 of article 6 of this title 26.

(5) "Governing body" means the board of county commissioners of a county or the city council and mayor of a city and county.

(5.5) "Services for a successful adulthood" means supportive services that help former foster care youth achieve self-sufficiency. "Services for a successful adulthood" may include, but is not limited to, assistance with education, employment, financial management, housing, mental health care, and substance abuse prevention. "Services for a successful adulthood" does not include out-of-home placement, as described in section 26-5-102 (2)(i).

(5.8) "Steering committee" means the former foster care youth steering committee established pursuant to section 26-5-114.

(6) "Targeted allocation" means a fixed amount of funds from a capped allocation to a group of counties that is designated for a specific county within that group of counties.
C.R.S. § 26-2-143 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-143
26-2-143. Colorado commodity supplemental food grant program - creation - appropriation -
Status: in_force

26-2-143. Colorado commodity supplemental food grant program - creation - appropriation - rules - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Eligible entity" means a county public health agency, a district public health agency, a county department of human or social services, or a food bank that has a contract with the state department, but does not include a hunger-relief charitable organization, as defined in section 39-22-536 (1).

(b) "Food bank" means a charitable organization, exempt from federal income taxation under the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, that acquires and distributes food and nonfood essentials to other hunger-relief programs.

(c) "Grant program" means the Colorado commodity supplemental food grant program created in subsection (2) of this section.

(d) "Qualifying low-income older Colorado adult" means an adult who is sixty years of age or older and whose household income is not more than one hundred thirty percent of the federal poverty level.

(2) There is created in the state department the Colorado commodity supplemental food grant program. The purpose of the grant program is to provide money to eligible entities for the cost of adding additional food to food packages and the cost of storing, transporting, and distributing food packages to qualifying low-income older Colorado adults.

(3) The state department shall administer the grant program. Subject to available appropriations, the state department shall pay grants out of money annually appropriated to the state department for the grant program pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. The state board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the grant program, including:

(a) Timelines for application for, consideration of, and awarding grants;

(b) Criteria for awarding grants; and

(c) Any other matters necessary for successful operation of the grant program.

(4) For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate one million dollars from the general fund to the state department for the grant program. Any unexpended or unencumbered money appropriated pursuant to this subsection (4) remains available for expenditure for the same purpose in the 2024-25 state fiscal year without further appropriation.
C.R.S. § 26-1-114.5 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-114.5
26-1-114.5. Records - access by county auditor
Status: in_force

26-1-114.5. Records - access by county auditor. (1) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), a county department of human or social services shall provide to an auditor conducting a financial or performance audit of the county department access to all of the records, reports, papers, files, and communications of the county department, including any personal identifying information of individuals contained in the records, reports, papers, files, and communications necessary to achieve the stated audit objectives.

(b) A county department of human or social services shall not make information available if the release would violate a federal confidentiality or privacy law.

(2) This section applies to an auditor retained by a county or authorized pursuant to a county charter or ordinance.

(3) Information required to be kept confidential or exempt from public disclosure pursuant to any other law or rule of the state department of human services or the department of early childhood or upon subpoena, search warrant, discovery proceedings, or otherwise, including personal identifying information, that is obtained by an auditor pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must not be:

(a) Released, disclosed, or made available for inspection to any person by the auditor, the auditor's staff, or an audit oversight committee; or

(b) Disclosed or contained in an audit report that is released for public inspection.

(4) A person who releases information required to be kept confidential or exempt from public disclosure in violation of subsection (3) of this section is subject to the applicable criminal or civil penalty for the unlawful release of the information.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede the authority of the state auditor pursuant to section 2-3-107 (2)(a), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 26-5-107 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 5 / Section 26-5-107
26-5-107. Limitations of article
Status: in_force

26-5-107. Limitations of article. All child welfare services 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 services being affected in any way by any amending or repealing law.
C.R.S. § 26-2-144 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-144
26-2-144. Food bank assistance grant program - creation - rules - definition
Status: repealed

26-2-144. Food bank assistance grant program - creation - rules - definition. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-11-204 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 26-11-204
26-11-204. Area agency on aging - duties
Status: in_force

26-11-204. Area agency on aging - duties. (1) An area agency on aging shall have the following duties:

(a) To develop and administer an area plan, consistent with the state plan, for a comprehensive and coordinated system of programs in the planning and service area;

(b) To assist older persons in obtaining their rights, benefits, and entitlements currently available under the law;

(c) To identify special needs or barriers to maintaining personal independence;

(d) To involve older persons in the area in the development and planning of services delivered within the area;

(e) To assess the needs for services within the planning and service area to determine the effectiveness of existing services available within the area;

(f) To conduct public hearings on the needs and problems of older persons and on the area plan in conjunction with the area's advisory council;

(g) To designate an interagency committee composed of public or private nonprofit agencies within the planning and service area, including, but not limited to, health systems agencies and health transportation agencies, private service providers, and senior citizen organizations in order to improve the coordination of services;

(h) To review and provide comment on program plans of other agencies that affect older persons;

(i) To provide information to the state office on the special needs of older persons within the planning and service area;

(j) To establish communication with the local news media to inform the public of available services and opportunities to contribute to the planning and implementation of said services;

(k) To coordinate and assist local public and nonprofit private agencies in the planning and development of programs to establish a comprehensive and coordinated system of programs and opportunities for older persons;

(l) To act as an advocate for and represent the issues and concerns of older persons; and

(m) To provide services or to contract with local providers to provide services under the family caregiver support program.
C.R.S. § 26-2-135 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-135
26-2-135. Medically correctable program - fund established - rules
Status: in_force

26-2-135. Medically correctable program - fund established - rules. (1) On or before January 1, 1997, the state department shall make preparations for the implementation of a statewide medically correctable program, referred to in this section as the "program". Such preparations shall include but are not limited to staff training, policy development, and rule-making pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.

(2) On and after January 1, 1997, the program shall be applicable to a person who:

(a) Has been approved for state aid to the needy disabled;

(b) Is determined to be unlikely to meet the disability criteria for supplemental security income;

(c) Has a disability that can be corrected with medical treatment at a cost that does not exceed twenty thousand dollars so that the person can return to employment; and

(d) Is not otherwise receiving workers' compensation benefits.

(3) The program shall consist of the following features:

(a) A process by which the state department shall determine whether a person qualifies to receive medical treatment so that the person can return to work;

(b) A set of procedures for monitoring a person's recovery from the medical treatment and return to work after participating in the program; and

(c) Annual reports to the joint budget committee and the house and senate committees on health and human services, or any successor committees, that identify the number of persons who received medical treatment pursuant to the program in the preceding fiscal year, their recovery rates and return to the workforce, and the amount of moneys spent on the program.

(4) The cost of the medical treatment identified in paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this section shall not be a benefit for purposes of articles 40 to 47 of title 8, C.R.S.

(5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 699, § 4, effective July 1, 1999.)
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-120 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-120
26-13.5-120. Default order of modification
Status: in_force

26-13.5-120. Default order of modification. (1) If both parties fail to attend the currently scheduled negotiation conference on modification of a stipulated order or modification is not agreed to by the parties, the delegate child support enforcement unit shall enter a default order of modification.

(2) To approve the default order of modification, the court shall confirm that the default order and all other documents required to be filed with the court pursuant to section 26-13.5-112 were in fact filed with the court. Prior to filing with the court, a supervisor, administrator, attorney, or county director of human or social services shall review the default order and other documents.

(3) In approving a default order of modification, a court shall not:

(a) Recalculate the amount of any child support obligation contained in the administrative order;

(b) Schedule or conduct a court hearing; or

(c) Require the filing of additional documents with the court.

(4) (a) If the court has not approved or denied approval of the default order within thirty-six days after filing with the court, the delegate child support enforcement unit shall notify the court that the deadline for approval or denial is in seven days on the forty-second day.

(b) The court may conduct a judicial review of the default order of modification pursuant to section 26-13.5-107.
C.R.S. § 26-2-131 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-131
26-2-131. Public assistance not assignable
Status: in_force

26-2-131. Public assistance not assignable. No assistance payments made to an eligible recipient under this article shall be transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable under this article shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
C.R.S. § 26-2-715 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-715
26-2-715. Performance contracts
Status: in_force

26-2-715. Performance contracts. (1) (a) Each county, either acting singly or with a group of counties, shall enter into an annual performance contract with the state department that shall identify the county's or group of counties' duties and responsibilities in implementing the works program. The performance contract must include but need not be limited to:

(I) Requirements and provisions that address the county's or group of counties' duty to administer and implement the works program using fair and objective criteria;

(II) Provisions that prohibit the county or group of counties from reducing the basic cash assistance grant administered pursuant to section 26-2-709 and monitored by the state department pursuant to section 26-2-711 and provisions that prohibit the county or group of counties from restricting eligibility or the provision of services or imposing sanctions in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this part 7 or the provisions in the state plan submitted to the secretary of the federal department of health and human services pursuant to section 26-2-712;

(III) Work participation rates for the county or group of counties that shall ensure that the state will be able to meet or exceed its work participation rates under the federal law.

(b) A county or group of counties may be sanctioned for not meeting any obligation under such performance contract. Such sanctions must be identified in the performance contract and may include a reduction in a future county block grant allocation.

(2) The performance contract shall set forth the circumstances under which the state department may elect that it or its agent assume the county's or group of counties' administration and implementation of the works program.

(3) If the state department and the county or group of counties are unable to reach agreement on the contract, either party may request the state board to consider the matter, and the state board shall schedule the matter for hearing within thirty days after receipt of the request. The state board shall issue a decision on the matter which shall be considered binding on all parties. If necessary to assure services are available within the county or group of counties, the state department may enter into a temporary agreement with the county or group of counties or with another public or private agent until the matter is resolved by the state board.
C.R.S. § 26-12-107 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-107
26-12-107. Standards - management - employees - adult protective services data system check
Status: in_force

26-12-107. Standards - management - employees - adult protective services data system check. (1) Each veterans center shall be operated and maintained under standards established by the department of public health and environment.

(2) Each veterans center must have:

(a) A nursing home administrator; and

(b) Such additional employees, including medical and nursing personnel, as may be required to provide services for which the veterans center was licensed.

(3) All veterans centers must be managed as a group by the state department, unless the state department contracts for the management of a veterans center in accordance with section 26-12-119.

(4) On and after January 1, 2019, prior to employment, a veterans center shall submit the name of a person who will be providing direct care, as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (3.5), to an at-risk adult, as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (1.5), as well as any other required identifying information, to the state department for a check of the Colorado adult protective services data system pursuant to section 26-3.1-111, to determine if the person is substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult.
C.R.S. § 26-2-726 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-726
26-2-726. Stable housing for survivors of domestic or sexual violence program - creation -
Status: in_force

26-2-726. Stable housing for survivors of domestic or sexual violence program - creation - funding - appropriation - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Contracted organization" means a community organization that the state department contracts with to provide stable housing support to survivors of domestic or sexual violence who are eligible for assistance provided pursuant to the Colorado works program through the program.

(b) "Program" means the stable housing for survivors of domestic or sexual violence program created in subsection (2) of this section.

(c) "Short-term assistance payment" has the meaning set forth in section 26-2-706.6 (3).

(2) There is created in the department of human services the stable housing for survivors of domestic or sexual violence program to provide stable housing support to survivors of domestic or sexual violence who are eligible for assistance provided pursuant to the Colorado works program.

(3) On or before January 1, 2025, the state department shall contract with community-based advocacy organizations to implement the program.

(4) A contracted organization shall use the money allocated to it by the state department to provide financial support to a survivor of domestic or sexual violence who is eligible for assistance pursuant to the Colorado works program to obtain a short-term assistance payment for stable housing.

(5) For each state fiscal year 2024-25 through 2028-29, the general assembly shall appropriate two million dollars from the Colorado long-term works reserve, created in section 26-2-721, to the program.

(6) The Colorado works program shall account for the funds used for the program in its annual Colorado works report submitted to the joint budget committee.
C.R.S. § 26-1-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-103
26-1-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

26-1-103. Definitions. As used in this title 26, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "County board" means the county or district board of human or social services.

(2) "County department" means the county or district department of human or social services.

(3) "County director" means the director of the county or district department of human or social services.

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

(5) "State board" means the state board of human services authorized to act in accordance with the provisions of section 26-1-107.

(6) "State department" means the department of human services.

(7) "State designated agency" means an agency designated to perform specified functions that would otherwise be performed by the county departments.
C.R.S. § 26-8.2-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8.2 / Section 26-8.2-101
26-8.2-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

26-8.2-101. Legislative declaration. (1) It is the purpose of this article to further the policy of this state to encourage and assist blind individuals to achieve maximum personal independence through useful and productive gainful employment by assuring an expanded and consistent manner for sale of blind-made products and services, thereby enhancing the dignity and capacity for self-support of blind persons and minimizing their dependence on welfare and costly institutionalization.

(2) To further the purposes of this article and to contribute to the economy of state government, it is the intent of the general assembly that there be close cooperation between the rehabilitation center for the visually impaired and the division of correctional industries or any other state agency from which procurement of products or services is required under the provisions of any law in effect on July 1, 1979.
C.R.S. § 26-6.8-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6.8 / Section 26-6.8-104
26-6.8-104. Colorado youth mentoring services
Status: in_force

26-6.8-104. Colorado youth mentoring services. (1) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Youth Mentoring Services Act".

(2) Legislative declaration. (a) The general assembly finds and declares that mentoring programs have been active in Colorado for many years. The general assembly finds that national research has indicated that structured mentoring programs are effective tools in combating youth substance use, youth crime and violence, and other challenges faced by youth. The general assembly further finds, based upon recent national research results, that youth who are matched in professionally supported mentoring relationships are less likely to become involved in substance and alcohol use, less likely to be truant, less likely to commit violent acts against other persons, and more likely to show improvements in academic performance and positive peer relations.

(b) The general assembly further finds that, despite the positive results that may be achieved through structured youth mentoring programs, counties in the state of Colorado do not have the organizational resources necessary to carry out successful mentoring programs or lack volunteers to establish such programs, or both. The general assembly finds that even counties in which there are established youth mentoring programs, such programs are unable to meet the demand for mentors.

(c) The general assembly therefore declares and determines that the provision of youth mentoring services that would use public and private entities to recruit, train, screen, and supervise volunteers to serve as mentors for youth would be beneficial and in the best interests of the citizens of the state of Colorado.

(3) Definition. For purposes of this section, "youth" means a person who is five years of age or older but under twenty-five years of age and who is challenged by such risk factors as poverty, residence in a substance-abusing household, family conflict, association with peers who commit crimes, residence in a single-parent household, exhibition of indicia of delinquent behavior, or being the victim of child abuse.

(4) Provision of youth mentoring services. There is created the Colorado youth mentoring program to provide state funding for the provision of evidence-informed youth mentoring services in an effort to reduce youth substance use, decrease the incidents of youth crime and violence, and increase protective factors for youth. The funding must be used to provide evidence-informed youth mentoring services in communities that do not have existing mentoring programs as well as to enhance established evidence-informed youth mentoring programs that are already in existence.

(5) Administration - duties of contracting entities. (a) To be eligible for money from the youth mentoring services cash fund created in subsection (6) of this section for the provision of evidence-informed youth mentoring services, an entity must apply to the board in accordance with the timelines and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103 and must meet the requirements of subsection (5)(b) of this section.

(b) An entity selected by the board to provide an evidence-informed youth mentoring program shall:

(I) Adhere to evidence-informed standards of practice. An evidence-informed youth mentoring program uses a model that is evaluated annually and incorporates research evidence into its design and delivery. An entity that is awarded a grant shall annually demonstrate proof that evidence-informed standards are applied throughout the program. An entity must demonstrate proof that it applies evidence-informed standards by presenting current proof of compliance for achievement from an evaluation concerning the application of evidence-informed standards administered by an outside organization; and

(II) Ensure mentoring is the primary service provided by the program and make intentional matches or formal connections between youths and mentors.

(c) Community-based organizations may obtain private and public funds, grants, gifts, or donations for youth mentoring programs. The executive director may accept and expend on behalf of the state any funds, grants, gifts, or donations from any private or public source for the purpose of implementing this section; except that the executive director shall not accept a grant or donation if the conditions attached to the grant or donation require the expenditure thereof in a manner contrary to law.

(d) Entities selected to receive grants pursuant to this section for the provision of youth mentoring services shall match any grant received with a contribution that is the equivalent of twenty percent of the grant awarded.

(6) Youth mentoring services cash fund. There is created in the state treasury the youth mentoring services cash fund, referred to in this subsection (6) as the "fund". The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs of implementing this section. All unexpended and unencumbered money appropriated to the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for expenditure by the state department for youth mentoring services in the following fiscal year without further appropriation and must not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year. The executive director may accept on behalf of the state any grants, gifts, or donations from any private or public source for the purpose of this section. All private and public money received through grants, gifts, or donations must be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund. The general assembly may appropriate money from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501. All investment earnings derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund remains in the fund and must not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.
C.R.S. § 26-7-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7 / Section 26-7-106
26-7-106. Available benefits
Status: in_force

26-7-106. Available benefits. (1) A county department may authorize or administer one or more of the types of benefits available pursuant to this article 7, as described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The benefits available pursuant to this article 7 include:

(a) Monthly subsidy payments;

(b) Medical assistance pursuant to articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5;

(c) Reimbursement for nonrecurring expenses incurred by or on behalf of the adoptive parent in connection with the adoption, included but not limited to:

(I) Any fees ordinarily assessed by the state department, a county department, or a child placement agency for adoption investigations and home study reports; and

(II) Any reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses that are directly related to the legal adoption of the child as described in 42 U.S.C. sec. 673 (a)(1); and

(d) Payment or reimbursement for other services or benefits as defined in section 26-7-102 (3).
C.R.S. § 26-12-112 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 26-12-112
26-12-112. Powers and duties of state department
Status: repealed

26-12-112. Powers and duties of state department. (1) The state department may, in addition to the powers granted in this article, whenever authorized and locations have been designated by the general assembly:

(a) Establish, construct, operate, maintain, and improve, within the state of Colorado, buildings and facilities, and the means necessary thereto, for the full exercise of the powers granted by this article;

(b) Identify the records that the administrator of each veterans center shall submit to the state department;

(c) Set aside a special sinking fund account in the central fund for the payment of anticipation warrants authorized by and issued under the provisions of section 26-12-113 and for the payment of interest due on such warrants; except that the state department shall not pledge the general income of the state of Colorado or appropriations made by the general assembly for any veterans center, nor shall it create a mortgage upon the property belonging to any such veterans center, for the payment of the principal of the warrants and interest thereon. The state department shall deposit into the sinking fund account fees and revenues received from residents at veterans centers sufficient to cover necessary reserve accounts and principal and interest payments, which fees and revenues shall first be applied upon the payment of principal and such anticipation warrants and interest thereon. Any moneys in the sinking fund account not necessary for the reserve nor for the payment of principal and interest may be made available for the maintenance and operation of veterans centers.

(d) Accept any grants from, or payments made by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof and receive gifts, legacies, devises, and conveyances of property, real or personal, that may be made, given, transferred pursuant to a purchase and sale, or granted to the state department for veterans centers. The state department, with the approval of the governor, shall make disposition of such property in the best interest of the veterans centers under the control and supervision of the state department.

(2) All titles to real property and all improvements thereon shall be vested in the state, and the title deeds thereto and all insurance policies, certificates of water rights, and other evidences of ownership to the real property or improvements of a veterans center shall be deposited with the state department.

(3) No payment shall be made out of the state treasury or otherwise for any real property described in this section until the title has been examined and approved by the attorney general. Every such deed of conveyance shall be immediately recorded in the office of the proper county clerk and recorder and thereafter deposited with the state department.

(4) The state department, by October 31, 2002, and on or before October 31 each year thereafter, shall provide sufficient information to enable the Colorado board of veterans affairs to complete the report required by section 28-5-703 (3), C.R.S.

(5) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 26-1-133 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 26-1-133
26-1-133. Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo - forensic unit - authority to enter
Status: repealed

26-1-133. Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo - forensic unit - authority to enter into lease. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-6-911 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-911
26-6-911. Foster care - kinship care - rules applying generally - rule-making
Status: in_force

26-6-911. Foster care - kinship care - rules applying generally - rule-making. (1) The state board shall promulgate rules that apply to foster care generally, regardless of whether the foster care is provided by a foster care home certified by a county department or by a child placement agency, and to kinship care, including kinship foster care. The state board shall develop the rules in consultation with the state department, county departments, child placement agencies, and others with expertise in the development of rules regarding foster care.

(2) At a minimum, the rules described in subsection (1) of this section must include the following:

(a) Using the state department's automated database, the procedures for notifying all county departments and child placement agencies that place children in foster care and kinship foster care when the state department has identified a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect, as defined in section 19-1-103, that involves a foster care home or kinship foster care home, as well as the suspension of any further placements in the foster care home or kinship foster care home until the investigation is concluded;

(b) The immediate notification of a child's guardian ad litem or counsel for youth upon the child's placement in a foster care home, and the provision of the guardian ad litem's or counsel for youth's contact information to the foster parents;

(c) A requirement that all county departments and all child placement agencies that place children in foster care conduct and document that all of the background checks specified in section 26-6-910 (5) and (6) have been completed for any person applying to provide foster care, any person employed by the applicant to work in a foster care facility, and any adult resident of the foster care home, prior to placing a child in foster care with that person;

(d) A list of actions a county department or child placement agency shall take if a disqualifying factor is found during any of the background checks specified in sections 26-6-910 (5) and (6) and 19-3-406 (6) and (7);

(e) A list of sanctions the state department may place upon a county department or child placement agency if the required background checks for foster care homes are not completed or documented, including fines or disciplinary actions;

(f) Requirements that foster care homes must be recertified annually, including rules setting forth the procedural requirements associated with certification and recertification. The rules must include requirements that the certifying entity shall perform an on-site visit to each foster care home applying for certification or recertification and shall inspect the entire premises of the foster care home, including sleeping areas, as well as other assessments of the foster care home. Only one county department or child placement agency shall certify a foster care home at any one time. The rules must also specify a time frame for notification and the method for a child placement agency issuing or renewing a certificate to operate a foster care home to notify the state department about any certification.

(g) Rules that govern the health assessment of foster care parents by a licensed health-care professional that require a written evaluation of the person's physical and mental ability to care for foster children. If, in the opinion of the licensed health-care professional or the assessment worker, an emotional or psychological condition exists that would have a negative impact on the care of foster children, the issuance of a certificate must be conditioned on the satisfactory report of a licensed mental health practitioner.

(h) The communication requirements that must be followed between two entities that license and certify the same facility as a foster care home and as a family child care home as set forth in section 26-6-910 (4).

(3) The state department shall review the current address verification practices and policies in other states for checking the prior addresses of persons who apply to be foster care providers or kinship foster care providers and of adults who reside in the foster care home or kinship foster care home. After conducting the review, the state department shall recommend to the state board whether rules and standards should be adopted for verification of addresses of these persons by county departments and child placement agencies.
C.R.S. § 26-8-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8 / Section 26-8-103
26-8-103. Functions of the department - repeal
Status: repealed

26-8-103. Functions of the department - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-6-921 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-921
26-6-921. Civil penalties - fines - child welfare cash fund - created
Status: in_force

26-6-921. Civil penalties - fines - child welfare cash fund - created. (1) In addition to any other penalty otherwise provided by law, including section 26-6-919, a person who violates any provision of this part 9 or intentionally makes a false statement or report to the department or to any agency delegated by the department to make an investigation or inspection pursuant to the provisions of this part 9 may be assessed a civil penalty up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars, as follows:

(a) Two hundred and fifty dollars a day for the first day;

(b) Five hundred dollars a day for the second day; and

(c) One thousand dollars a day for the third and subsequent days.

(2) Each day in which a person is in violation of any provision of this part 9 may constitute a separate offense.

(3) The department may assess a civil penalty in conformity with the provisions and procedures specified in article 4 of title 24; except that all hearings conducted pursuant to this section must be before an administrative law judge of the department, who shall render a recommendation to the executive director of the department, who shall render the final decision of the department.

(4) (a) The department shall transmit fines collected pursuant to this section, section 26-6-914 (2) and (8), and section 26-6-915 (1)(c) to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the child welfare cash fund, created in subsection (4)(b) of this section.

(b) The balance as of July 1, 2022, in the child care cash fund, created pursuant to section 26-6-114 (5), as it existed prior to July 1, 2022, that is attributable to fines and civil penalties collected by the division in the department that is responsible for child welfare is hereby transferred to the child welfare cash fund, which fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The treasurer shall credit all interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the child welfare cash fund to the fund. At the end of a fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the child welfare cash fund remains in the fund and is not credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund. Money in the child welfare cash fund is continuously appropriated to the department to fund activities related to the improvement of the quality of child care in the state of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 26-2-721.7 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 26-2-721.7
26-2-721.7. Colorado works statewide strategic use fund - created - allocations - rules - ev
Status: repealed

26-2-721.7. Colorado works statewide strategic use fund - created - allocations - rules - evaluation - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-7.8-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7.8 / Section 26-7.8-103
26-7.8-103. Homeless prevention activities program - criteria
Status: repealed

26-7.8-103. Homeless prevention activities program - criteria. (1) A homeless prevention activities program established pursuant to this article shall provide, but need not be limited to:

(a) Assistance in avoiding eviction and foreclosure from an apartment or home;

(b) Counseling for families and persons to prevent them from becoming homeless;

(c) Mediation services to assist persons in avoiding eviction and foreclosure;

(d) Programs that assist persons who are in danger of becoming homeless in obtaining services and information;

(e) Referrals to and assistance in obtaining job-training, job-counseling, or information about job openings.

(1.5) The program established by this article shall be administered by the division with recommendations from an advisory committee which is hereby created. The advisory committee shall be composed of at least three members selected by the executive director. One member shall be a representative of the department of human services, and two members shall be representatives from the public at large. The committee shall serve without compensation and shall not be entitled to reimbursement for their expenses while attending meetings of the committee. The division shall administer the program under the direction of the advisory committee.

(2) At least seventy-five percent of all voluntary contributions made to the homeless prevention activities program fund pursuant to section 39-22-1301, C.R.S., shall be used for direct or financial benefit to individuals in Colorado who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless; except that no funds shall be expended for direct cash payment to homeless persons or persons who are in danger of becoming homeless.

(2.5) The division is authorized to spend up to five percent of all voluntary contributions made to the homeless prevention activities program fund, created pursuant to the provisions of section 39-22-1301, C.R.S., or fifteen thousand dollars, whichever is greater, for costs incurred in administering the program established by this article.

(3) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 26-2-111.1 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-111.1
26-2-111.1. Eligibility for assistance - immunization of children
Status: repealed

26-2-111.1. Eligibility for assistance - immunization of children. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-2-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-101
26-2-101. Short title
Status: in_force

26-2-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Public Assistance Act".
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-117 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-117
26-13.5-117. Administrative process action case - rights of the parties
Status: in_force

26-13.5-117. Administrative process action case - rights of the parties. (1) An APA case may be conducted if the obligee or the obligor is an applicant for child support services pursuant to article 13 of this title 26.

(2) Both parties have the right to a one-time standard continuance not to exceed seven days after the date of the currently scheduled negotiation conference.

(3) Both parties have the right to contest paternity of a child if legal parentage of that child has not already been established by the court or by administrative order or determined pursuant to the laws of another state.

(4) Both parties may attend and participate in an APA negotiation conference conducted pursuant to this article 13.5.
C.R.S. § 26-13-112 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13 / Section 26-13-112
26-13-112. Child support incentive payments
Status: repealed

26-13-112. Child support incentive payments. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-6-920 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 6 / Part 9 / Section 26-6-920
26-6-920. Periodic review of licensing and certification rules and procedures
Status: in_force

26-6-920. Periodic review of licensing and certification rules and procedures. At least every five years, the department shall conduct a comprehensive review of the licensing and certification rules for foster care homes, kinship foster care homes, and child placement agencies and the procedures relating to and governing foster care homes, kinship foster care homes, and agencies, including procedures for the review of backgrounds of employees and owners. In conducting the periodic review, the department shall consult with foster care providers, kinship foster care providers, child placement agencies, county departments, the department of public health and environment, and other interested parties throughout the state. The periodic review must include an examination of the rules applicable to foster care homes, kinship foster care homes, and child placement agencies; the process of licensing foster care homes and child placement agencies; the certification process for foster care homes and kinship foster care homes; uniformity of standards or lack thereof in the licensing process; statewide standardization of investigations and enforcement of licensing by the department; duplication and conflicts in rules, requirements, or procedures between the department and the department of public health and environment; and recommendations for streamlining and unifying the licensing process. The review must also include an examination of rules and procedures regarding the general physical and mental health of foster care providers, kinship foster care providers, employees, and owners. At the conclusion of each review, the department shall report its findings and conclusions and its recommendations for administrative changes and for legislation to the state board.
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-104 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-104
26-13.5-104. Service of notice of financial responsibility
Status: in_force

26-13.5-104. Service of notice of financial responsibility. (1) The delegate child support enforcement unit shall serve a notice of financial responsibility on the APA-respondent at least fourteen days prior to the date stated in the notice for the negotiation conference:

(a) In the manner prescribed for service of process in a civil action; or

(b) By an employee appointed by the delegate child support enforcement unit to serve such process; or

(c) By certified mail, return receipt requested, signed by the obligor only. The receipt shall be prima facie evidence of service.

(2) Service of process to establish paternity and financial responsibility may be made under this article by certified mail as specified in subsection (1) of this section or by any of the other methods of service specified in said subsection (1).

(3) If process has been served pursuant to this section, additional service of process is not necessary if the case is referred to court for further action or review.

(4) An APA-respondent may waive service by signing a waiver of service of process and thereby waives the fourteen-day notice period required by subsection (1) of this section.

(5) Service of process on the APA-petitioner is not required. The APA-petitioner voluntarily submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the delegate child support enforcement unit and the court in connection with any APA case.

(6) A copy of the notice of financial responsibility must be provided to the APA-petitioner by first-class mail, hand delivery, or electronic transmission if agreed to by the APA-petitioner, at least fourteen days prior to the date of the negotiation conference. The APA-petitioner may waive the right to this fourteen-day notice period.
C.R.S. § 26-1-302 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 26-1-302
26-1-302. Colorado brain injury trust fund board - creation - powers and duties - reimburs
Status: in_force

26-1-302. Colorado brain injury trust fund board - creation - powers and duties - reimbursement for expenses. (1) There is created the Colorado brain injury trust fund board in the state department of human services. The brain injury trust fund board 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.

(2) The board shall be composed of:

(a) The executive director of the state department of human services or the executive director's designee;

(b) The president of a state brain injury association or alliance or the president's designee, who shall be appointed by the executive director of the state department of human services;

(c) The executive director of the department of public health and environment or the executive director's designee;

(c.5) At least two persons who have experienced a brain injury and at least one family member of a person with a brain injury, which members the governor shall appoint with the consent of the senate; and

(d) No more than seven additional persons with an interest and expertise in the area of brain injury whom the governor shall appoint with the consent of the senate. At a minimum, of the additional seven board members, at least two members must have specific personal or professional experience with traumatic brain injury. The additional board members may include but need not be limited to any combination of the following professions or associations experienced with brain injury:

(I) Physicians with experience and strong interest in the provision of care to persons with brain injuries, including but not limited to neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, physiatrists, or other medical doctors who have direct experience working with persons with brain injuries;

(II) Social workers, nurses, neuropsychologists, or clinical psychologists who have experience working with persons with brain injuries;

(III) Rehabilitation specialists, such as speech pathologists, vocational rehabilitation counselors, occupational therapists, or physical therapists, who have experience working with persons with brain injuries;

(IV) Clinical research scientists who have experience evaluating persons with brain injuries;

(V) Civilian or military persons with brain injuries or family members of such persons with brain injuries;

(VI) Persons whose expertise involves work with children with brain injuries; or

(VII) Persons who have experience and specific interest in the needs of and services for persons with brain injuries.

(3) Board members may be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses related to the members' work for the board.

(4) The terms of appointed board members shall be three years.

(5) No member may serve more than two consecutive terms.

(6) The appointed members of the board shall, to the extent possible, represent rural and urban areas of the state.

(7) The board shall annually elect, by majority vote, a chairperson from among the board members who shall act as the presiding officer of the board.

(8) (a) The board shall promulgate reasonable policies and procedures pertaining to the operation of the trust fund.

(b) The board may contract with entities to provide all or part of the services described in this part 3 for persons with brain injuries.

(c) The board may accept and expend gifts, grants, and donations for operation of the program.

(d) The board shall use trust fund money collected pursuant to sections 30-15-402 (3), 42-4-1307 (10)(c), and 42-4-1701 (4)(e) to provide direct services to persons with brain injuries, and support research and education to increase awareness and understanding of issues and needs related to brain injury.

(8.5) The board may monitor, and, if necessary, implement criteria to ensure that there are no abuses in expenditures, including but not limited to reasonable and equitable provider's fees and services.

(9) Articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S., shall not apply to the promulgation of any policies or procedures authorized by subsection (8) of this section.
C.R.S. § 26-7-108 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 7 / Section 26-7-108
26-7-108. Suspension of subsidies
Status: in_force

26-7-108. Suspension of subsidies. (1) The county department may suspend the payment of subsidies available pursuant to this article 7 when contact with the adoptive family cannot be established and the county department cannot establish that the adoptive parent is providing any support, which includes financial support as determined by the Title IV-E agency.

(2) Prior to suspension, the county department shall provide notice to the adoptive parents of intent to suspend subsidy payments at least ten days prior to suspension and shall include in the notice:

(a) A statement of the county department's intent to suspend subsidy payments, as well as the reasons and legal basis for the intended suspension;

(b) A description of the adoptive parents' right to request a fair hearing pursuant to 45 CFR 205.10;

(c) A description of the circumstances under which adoption assistance must be continued if a hearing is requested; and

(d) The circumstances under which a suspension may be reversed without a fair hearing.

(3) When the subsidy payment is suspended, the eligible child or youth remains Title IV-E eligible, the Title IV-E agreement remains in effect, and the eligible child or youth remains eligible for, and in receipt of, medical assistance pursuant to articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5, if applicable.
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-113 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-113
26-13.5-113. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

26-13.5-113. Rules and regulations. The state board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing uniform forms and procedures to implement the administrative process set forth in this article and may adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
C.R.S. § 26-2-308 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 26-2-308
26-2-308. Colorado employment first - supplemental nutrition assistance program - federal
Status: repealed

26-2-308. Colorado employment first - supplemental nutrition assistance program - federal match - legislative declaration - definition - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-8-101 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8 / Section 26-8-101
26-8-101. Rehabilitation programs - repeal
Status: repealed

26-8-101. Rehabilitation programs - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-11-302 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 11 / Part 3 / Section 26-11-302
26-11-302. Lifelong Colorado initiative - created - reporting
Status: in_force

26-11-302. Lifelong Colorado initiative - created - reporting. (1) There is created the lifelong Colorado initiative within the state office. The purpose of the lifelong Colorado initiative is to:

(a) Represent state, regional, and local strategies that support aging and assist older Coloradans to lead independent, meaningful, and dignified lives in their own homes and communities;

(b) Represent the continued goals, priorities, and strategies aligned with the strategic action plan on aging and other strategies developed through ongoing work in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors that support older Coloradans;

(c) Lead the development of age-friendly, livable communities; and

(d) Align the state department's policy development and implementation through a demographic lens that supports aging across an individual's life.

(2) Pursuant to section 26-11-203 (1)(k), the state office shall convene the technical advisory committee no later than September 1, 2022, and meet at least quarterly. The duties of the technical advisory committee include, but are not limited to:

(a) Identifying state department priorities that overlap with the goals and strategies provided in the strategic action plan on aging and recommendations the commission makes as set forth in section 26-11-105;

(b) Coordinating with respective state agencies and stakeholders to initiate policy development and implementation of appropriate strategies;

(c) Developing trackable goals and metrics for strategies and programs and reporting on progress, which must be made publicly available pursuant to section 26-11-203 (1)(l); and

(d) Supporting the state office and commission with reporting requirements and tracking implementation and progress of the goals and strategies provided in the strategic action plan on aging and recommendations the commission makes as set forth in section 26-11-105.

(3) The technical advisory committee, in coordination with respective state agencies and the commission, shall identify appropriate policy staff within the governor's office for ongoing coordination and reporting needs.

(4) The state office, in collaboration with the commission and technical advisory committee, shall coordinate with the state department to include in its report to the committees of reference, pursuant to the "Smart Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing required by section 2-7-203, information from the state office regarding the progress and barriers specific to the implementation of the strategic action plan on aging.

(5) The state office, the technical advisory committee, the executive committee, and the state department liaison appointed pursuant to section 26-11-104 shall meet quarterly to ensure that the perspectives of older Coloradans and the state's perspective remain aligned to coordinate progress in the development of state programs and policy.
C.R.S. § 26-2-306 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 26-2-306
26-2-306. Trafficking in food stamps
Status: in_force

26-2-306. Trafficking in food stamps. (1) Any person who obtains, uses, transfers, or disposes of food stamps in the manner specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection (1) commits the offense of trafficking in food stamps. A person who traffics in food stamps includes:

(a) Any bona fide recipient of food stamps, or his authorized representative who knowingly transfers food stamps to another who does not, or does not intend to, use the said food stamps for the benefit of the food stamp household for whom the food stamps were intended as the same is defined in the rules and regulations of the state department;

(b) Any person who knowingly acquires, accepts, uses, or transfers to another for consideration food stamps not issued to him or an authorized representative or to a member of a food stamp household of which he is a member by the state department or another authorized issuing agency in another state;

(c) Any person who knowingly receives, possesses, alters, transfers, or redeems food stamps received, used, or transferred in violation of any federal statute.

(2) Trafficking in food stamps is:

(a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 1696, § 15, effective July 1, 2007.)

(b) A petty offense if the amount is less than three hundred dollars;

(b.5) A class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is three hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;

(b.7) A class 1 misdemeanor if the amount is one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars;

(c) A class 6 felony if the amount is two thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars;

(d) A class 5 felony if the amount is five thousand dollars or more but less than twenty thousand dollars;

(e) A class 4 felony if the amount is twenty thousand dollars or more but less than one hundred thousand dollars;

(f) A class 3 felony if the amount is one hundred thousand dollars or more but less than one million dollars; and

(g) A class 2 felony if the amount is one million dollars or more.

(3) When a person commits the offense of trafficking in food stamps twice or more within a period of six months, two or more of the offenses may be aggregated and charged in a single count, in which event the offenses so aggregated and charged shall constitute a single offense.

(4) As used in this section, "food stamps" means coupons issued pursuant to the federal "Food Stamp Act", 7 U.S.C. 2011 to 2029, as amended.
C.R.S. § 26-2-111.2 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 26-2-111.2
26-2-111.2. Community work experience program
Status: repealed

26-2-111.2. Community work experience program. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 26-8.2-103 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 8.2 / Section 26-8.2-103
26-8.2-103. Sale of products
Status: in_force

26-8.2-103. Sale of products. (1) In order to provide preferential treatment to the products and services of the center offered for sale, public agencies shall purchase such products and services directly from the center in accordance with applicable specifications of the department of personnel. When such products and services are available, the price determined by the center shall be an amount equal to the cost of raw materials, labor, overhead, and delivery.

(2) The center may furnish to any person authorized to make purchases for any public agency and to all political subdivisions of the state a list of available products and services which are suitable for procurement.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this article, no purchase shall be made of any product or service that does not conform to the standards and specifications necessary for the purpose for which the goods are required.
C.R.S. § 26-13.5-115 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 13.5 / Section 26-13.5-115
26-13.5-115. Additional remedies
Status: in_force

26-13.5-115. Additional remedies. The remedies created by this article are in addition to and not in substitution for any other existing remedies authorized by law to establish and enforce the duty of support.
C.R.S. § 26-20-106 — CO Code / Title 26 / Article 20 / Section 26-20-106
26-20-106. Documentation requirements for restraint and seclusion - adults and youth
Status: in_force

26-20-106. Documentation requirements for restraint and seclusion - adults and youth. (1) Each agency shall ensure that the use of restraint or seclusion is documented in the record of the individual who was restrained or secluded. Each agency that is authorized to promulgate rules or adopt ordinances shall promulgate rules or adopt ordinances applicable to the agencies within their respective jurisdictions specifying the documentation requirements for purposes of this section.

(2) The division of youth services shall maintain the following documentation each time a youth is placed in seclusion as a result of an emergency in any secure state-operated or state-owned facility:

(a) The date of the occurrence;

(b) The race, age, and gender of the individual;

(c) The reason or reasons for seclusion, including a description of the emergency and the specific facts that demonstrate that the youth posed a serious, probable, and imminent threat of bodily harm to himself, herself, or others, and that there was a present ability to effect such bodily harm;

(d) A description of de-escalation measures taken by staff and the response, if any, of the youth in seclusion to those measures;

(e) An explanation of why less restrictive alternatives were unsuccessful;

(f) The total time in seclusion;

(g) Any incidents of self-harm or suicide that occurred while the youth was in seclusion;

(h) With respect to the interactions required by section 26-20-104.5, documentation of the justification for keeping the youth in seclusion and specific facts to demonstrate that the emergency was ongoing;

(i) The facility director or his or her designee's approval of continued seclusion at intervals as required by section 26-20-104.5;

(j) Documentation of notification within twelve hours to the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the youth in seclusion as required by section 26-20-104.5; and

(k) The written approval by the director of the division of youth services for any seclusion that results from an emergency that extends beyond four consecutive hours, as required by section 26-20-104.5. This written approval must include documentation of specific facts to demonstrate that the emergency was ongoing and specific reasons why a referral to a mental health facility was not warranted.

(3) The division of youth services shall maintain the following documentation each time one or more youths are placed in confinement for administrative reasons pursuant to section 26-20-104.5 (3) in a secure state-operated or state-owned facility:

(a) The number of youth confined;

(b) The length of time the youth or youths were confined; and

(c) The reason or reasons for the confinement.

(4) On or before January 1, 2017, and on or before July 1, 2017, and every January 1 and July 1 thereafter, the division of youth services shall report on its use of restraint or seclusion in any secure state-operated or state-owned facility to the youth restraint and seclusion working group established in section 26-20-110. The January report must include information from March 1 through August 31, and the July report must include information from September 1 through the last day of February. The reports must include the following:

(a) An incident report on any use of seclusion on a youth due to an emergency for more than four consecutive hours, or for more than eight total hours in two consecutive calendar days. Each incident report must include length of seclusion, specific facts that demonstrate that the emergency was ongoing, any incidents of self-harm while in seclusion, the reasons why attempts to process the youth out of seclusion were unsuccessful, and any corrective measures taken to prevent lengthy or repeat periods of seclusion in the future. To protect the privacy of the youth, the division of youth services shall redact all private medical or mental health information and personal identifying information, including, if necessary, the facility at which the seclusion occurred.

(b) A report that lists the following aggregate information, both as combined totals and totals by facility for all secure state-operated or state-owned facilities:

(I) The total number of youths held in seclusion or restraint due to an emergency;

(II) The total number of incidents of seclusion or restraint due to an emergency;

(III) The average time in seclusion or restraint per incident;

(IV) An aggregate summary of race, age, and gender of youths held in seclusion or restraint; and

(V) The type of restraint or restraints used in each incident; and

(c) An incident report for any youth whom the division isolates from his or her peers for more than eight hours in two consecutive calendar days. Each incident report must include the age, race, and gender of the youth; the name of the facility; the length of time that the youth was isolated from his or her peers; and the justification for the isolation on an hour-by-hour basis. To protect the privacy of the youth, the division shall redact all private medical or mental health information and personal identifying information, including, if necessary, the facility at which the seclusion occurred. If the division has prepared an incident report of an incident involving seclusion pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section, the division is not required to include a report of the same incident pursuant to this subsection (4)(c).

(5) Reports prepared pursuant to this section must maintain the confidentiality of all youth. The reports made pursuant to this section are available to the public upon request.

(6) Prior to January 1, 2018, the division of youth services shall meet the requirements of this section to the extent that it is able using its current reporting mechanisms. The division of youth services shall fully comply with all requirements of this section on or before January 1, 2018.