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CO Code § 26-6.5-406 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 6.5 - Early Childhood and School Readiness|Part 4 - Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program|§ 26-6.5-406. Data Collection - Reporting

  On or before July 1, 2023, the department shall develop a statewide data collection and information system to analyze implementation data and selected outcomes to identify areas for improvement, promote accountability, and provide insights to continually improve child and program outcomes. The data collection and information system, and any related processes, must place the least burden possible on the mental health consultants in the program. In selecting the implementation data and outcomes, the department shall incorporate the variability across diverse settings and populations.    Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department shall, beginning in 2023 and continuing every two years thereafter, in its presentation to the joint budget committee of the general assembly, as well as its presentation to its committee of reference at the hearing held pursuant to section 2-7-203 (2)(a) of the “State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act” in January 2027, report on the following issues:   A gap analysis of the available number of mental health consultants and the unmet need in the type of settings in which mental health consultants practice in accordance with the program; and    Identified adjustments to better meet mental health consultant caseload, with the department identifying a target number of needed consultants in the program.       On or before August 1, 2026, the department shall contract with an independent third party to conduct an evaluation, using standard evaluation measures, of the program and its impact on early childhood and program outcomes across the state. The department shall present the results of the evaluation as part of its presentation to its committee of reference at the hearing held pursuant to section 2-7-203 (2)(a) of the “State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act” in January 2027.     History. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added,(SB 21-137), ch. 362, p. 2366, § 13, effective June 28.    Cross references:   For the short title (“Behavioral Health Recovery Act of 2021”) and the legislative declaration in SB 21-137, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 362, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
CO Code § 26-6.5-407 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 6.5 - Early Childhood and School Readiness|Part 4 - Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program|§ 26-6.5-407. Funding Support

 The department and the department of health care policy and financing shall explore funding options for the program and improving access to mental health consultants, including access to various funding sources, as well as the children's basic health plan, article 8 of title 25.5, and the state medical assistance program, articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5. On or before January 1, 2023, the departments shall report on any identified funding options to the joint budget committee of the general assembly as necessary thereafter, in accordance with section 24-1-136 .   History. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added,(SB 21-137), ch. 362, p. 2366, § 13, effective June 28.    Cross references:   For the short title (“Behavioral Health Recovery Act of 2021”) and the legislative declaration in SB 21-137, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 362, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
CO Code § 26-11-100.1 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 1 - Colorado Commission on the Aging|§ 26-11-100.1. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Older Coloradans' Act”.   History. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 974, § 1, effective May 29.
CO Code § 26-11-100.2 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 1 - Colorado Commission on the Aging|§ 26-11-100.2. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that older Coloradans constitute a fundamental resource of this state. Often, their competence, experience, and wisdom are underutilized, and a means must be found to use their abilities more effectively 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, minorities, and persons seventy-five years of age or older is expanding at an even greater rate. Among those persons seventy-five years of age or older, there is a higher incidence of functional disability. The social and health problems of older people are compounded by the lack of access to existing services and by the unavailability of a complete range of services in all areas of the state. The ability of older people to maintain self-sufficiency and personal well-being with the dignity to which their years of labor entitle them and to realize their maximum potential as creative and productive individuals are matters of profound importance and concern for all Coloradans.    The general assembly further declares that it is the policy of this state: To protect older Coloradans from abuse, neglect, or exploitation; to involve older Coloradans in the planning and operation of all programs and services that may affect them; to encourage agencies at all levels of government, as well as in the private sector, to develop alternative services and forms of care that would provide a range of services to be delivered in the community and in the home and that would facilitate access to other services which support independent living and prevent unnecessary institutionalization; to give priority in planning services and programs to those older Coloradans with the greatest economic need or the greatest social need; and to facilitate and encourage joint program planning and policy development among state and local agencies which recognize and strengthen the community and personal support networks to which people belong and on which they depend and which administer programs and deliver services to the older population.     History. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 974, § 1, effective May 29.
CO Code § 26-11-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 1 - Colorado Commission on the Aging|§ 26-11-102. Organization of Commission

 The commission shall elect from its membership a chairman, a vice-chairman, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The vice-chairman shall act as chairman in the absence or disability of the chairman. The commission shall meet on call of the chairman but not less than once every three months. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.   History. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-7-2. History. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-7-2.
CO Code § 26-11-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 1 - Colorado Commission on the Aging|§ 26-11-103. Compensation - Expenses

 Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326 , C.R.S., the members of the commission shall not receive compensation for their services, but they shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties.   History. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-7-3. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(SB 14-153), ch. 390, p. 1965, § 27, effective June 6. History. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-7-3. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(SB 14-153), ch. 390, p. 1965, § 27, effective June 6.
CO Code § 26-11-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 1 - Colorado Commission on the Aging|§ 26-11-104. Director - Staff

 Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director shall appoint the director of the commission and such clerical and professional staff as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. The director of the commission shall be the chief administrative officer for the commission and shall be a person who is professionally qualified to assume the responsibilities of the position.   History. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-7-4. History. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-7-4.
CO Code § 26-11-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 1 - Colorado Commission on the Aging|§ 26-11-106. Gifts - Grants

 The state department, acting for and on behalf of the state, may receive and accept title to any grant or gift from any source, including the federal government, and all grants, grants-in-aid, and gifts shall be deposited with the state treasurer and shall be continuously available to the state department to carry out the purposes of this article.   History. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-7-6. History. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-7-6.
CO Code § 26-11-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 2 - State Office on Aging|§ 26-11-201. Definitions

 As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Advisory council” means a representative body of laypersons and service providers which represents the interests of the older persons within the boundaries of a planning and service area and which is designated by the area agency on aging pursuant to section 26-11-205.    “Area agency on aging” means an identifiable private nonprofit or public agency designated by the state office on aging which works for the interests of older Coloradans within a planning and service area and which engages in community planning, coordination, and program development and provides a broad array of social and nutritional services.    “Area plan” means a comprehensive and coordinated system of programs in a planning and service area. (3.5) “Child” means a person who is not more than eighteen years of age.    “Comprehensive and coordinated system of programs” means programs of interrelated social and nutritional services designed to meet the needs of older persons.  (4.5) “Family caregiver” means an adult family member, or another individual, who is an informal provider of in-home and community care to an older individual who is sixty years of age or older.  (4.7) “Grandparent or older individual who is a relative caregiver” means a grandparent or step-grandparent of a child, or a relative of a child by blood or marriage, who is sixty years of age or older and who:   Lives with the child;    Is the primary caregiver of the child because the biological or adoptive parents are unable or unwilling to serve as the primary caregiver of the child; and    Has a legal relationship to the child, such as legal custody or guardianship, or is raising the child informally.       “Greatest economic need” means the need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty threshold established by the United States bureau of the census.    “Greatest social need” means the need caused by noneconomic factors which include physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, and cultural or social isolation, including that caused by racial and ethnic status, which restrict an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or which threaten his capacity to live independently.    “Planning and service area” means a geographical area within the state, designated by the state office on aging, in which the area agency on aging shall carry out the area plan.    “State office” means the state office on aging within the state department.     History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 975, § 3, effective May 29. L. 2002: (3.5), (4.5), and (4.7) added, p. 802, § 1, effective May 30.
CO Code § 26-11-202 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 2 - State Office on Aging|§ 26-11-202. State Office on Aging

 The executive director shall create within the state department a state office on aging, the head of which shall be the director of the state office, who shall be appointed by the executive director. The state office and the director of the state office shall exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the state department as if the same were transferred to the state department by a type 2 transfer, as such transfer is defined in the “Administrative Organization Act of 1968”, article 1 of title 24, C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 976, § 3, effective May 29.
CO Code § 26-11-203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 2 - State Office on Aging|§ 26-11-203. Duties of the State Office

  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:   To develop and administer a state plan on aging, which includes input from area agencies on aging;    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 under part 1 of this article, and other persons or entities involved in programs for older persons;    To assist public and nonprofit private agencies in planning and developing programs to facilitate a statewide network of comprehensive, coordinated services and opportunities for older persons, giving priority to those agencies, programs, services, and activities that support independent living;    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, and holding hearings;    To maintain a clearinghouse of information related to the interests and needs of older persons and act as a referral service for the dissemination of said information;    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 said population, with particular emphasis on older persons with the greatest economic and social needs;    To encourage and support the involvement of volunteers and seek ways to utilize the private sector to assume greater responsibility in meeting the needs of older persons; and    To designate area agencies on aging to assist the state office in carrying out its functions in specified geographic areas within the state.        History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 976, § 3, effective May 29.
CO Code § 26-11-204 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 2 - State Office on Aging|§ 26-11-204. Area Agency on Aging - Duties

  An area agency on aging shall have the following duties:   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;    To assist older persons in obtaining their rights, benefits, and entitlements currently available under the law;    To identify special needs or barriers to maintaining personal independence;    To involve older persons in the area in the development and planning of services delivered within the area;    To assess the needs for services within the planning and service area to determine the effectiveness of existing services available within the area;    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;    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;    To review and provide comment on program plans of other agencies that affect older persons;    To provide information to the state office on the special needs of older persons within the planning and service area;    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;    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;    To act as an advocate for and represent the issues and concerns of older persons; and    To provide services or to contract with local providers to provide services under the family caregiver support program.        History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 977, § 3, effective May 29. L. 2002: (1)(k) amended and (1)(m) added, p. 803, § 2, effective May 30.
CO Code § 26-11-205 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 2 - State Office on Aging|§ 26-11-205. Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council

  Each area agency on aging, designated pursuant to section 26-11-203 (1)(h), shall designate an advisory council consisting of a representative body of laypersons and service providers which represent the interests of older persons within the planning and service area. Said advisory council shall:   Serve to advise the area agency on aging;    Actively seek advice from community organizations on aging, senior advocacy organizations, and other persons or entities interested in the needs and problems of older persons;    Act as an advocate for and represent the issues and concerns of older persons; and    Take an active role in the development, planning, and implementation of the area plan.        History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 978, § 3, effective May 29.
CO Code § 26-11-206 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 11 - Older Coloradans' Act|Part 2 - State Office on Aging|§ 26-11-206. Federal Requirements - Compliance

 Nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with the requirements of the rules and regulations of the United States department of health and human services promulgated pursuant to the federal “Older Americans Act of 1965”, as amended.   History. Source: L. 85: Entire part 2 added, p. 978, § 3, effective May 29.
CO Code § 26-12-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 12 - Veterans Community Living Centers Act|Part 1 - Management, Control, and Supervision|§ 26-12-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Veterans Community Living Centers Act”.   History. Source: L. 98: Entire article R&RE, p. 183, § 1, effective April 10. L. 2013: Entire section amended,(HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1690, § 84, effective August 7. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(SB 14-096), ch. 59, p. 263, § 5, effective August 6.
CO Code § 26-12-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 12 - Veterans Community Living Centers Act|Part 1 - Management, Control, and Supervision|§ 26-12-102. Definitions

 As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Central fund” means the central fund for veterans community living centers established in section 26-12-108.    “Executive director” means the executive director of the state department of human services.    “Resident” means a person who resides in a veterans center operated pursuant to the provisions of this article.    “State board” means the state board of human services.    “State department” means the state department of human services.    “Veterans center” means any veterans community living center and any program operated by a veterans community living center, including domiciliary services, day care, and any other programs at the center.    “Veterans community living center” means a veterans center that has been designed and constructed so as to qualify for federal funds under the provisions of federal Public Law 88-450, as amended, and that is operated so as to qualify for per diem payments from the United States veterans administration under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. sec. 1741.     History. Source: L. 98: Entire article R&RE, p. 183, § 1, effective April 10. L. 99: (5) amended, p. 627, § 32, effective August 4. L. 2009: Entire section amended,(SB 09-056), ch. 177, p. 784, § 3, effective April 22. L. 2014: Entire section R&RE,(SB 14-096), ch. 59, p. 263, § 6, effective August 6.
CO Code § 26-12-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 12 - Veterans Community Living Centers Act|Part 1 - Management, Control, and Supervision|§ 26-12-103. State Board Duties - Rule-Making

 The state board shall adopt rules for the management, control, and supervision of the veterans centers operated pursuant to the provisions of this article.   History. Source: L. 98: Entire article R&RE, p. 184, § 1, effective April 10. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(SB 14-096), ch. 59, p. 264, § 7, effective August 6.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 26-12-102 as it existed prior to 1998.
CO Code § 26-12-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 12 - Veterans Community Living Centers Act|Part 1 - Management, Control, and Supervision|§ 26-12-104. Eligibility for Care

  A person must be considered for admission to a veterans center if he or she meets the eligibility requirements prescribed in state and federal regulations.    After admission, a resident shall be subject to periodic review as to financial status, need for continuing medical institutional care, and other eligibility factors.    A resident may be transferred or discharged for cause in accordance with federal regulations.     History. Source: L. 98: Entire article R&RE, p. 184, § 1, effective April 10. L. 2014: (1) amended,(SB 14-096), ch. 59, p. 264, § 8, effective August 6.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 26-12-103 as it existed prior to 1998.
CO Code § 26-12-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 12 - Veterans Community Living Centers Act|Part 1 - Management, Control, and Supervision|§ 26-12-105. Application for Admission - Preference

  Any person may apply for admission to a veterans center in the manner prescribed by rules of the state board.    Application for admission is voluntary, and a person admitted to a veterans center has the right to leave the veterans center at any time he or she chooses.    A veterans center shall review all applications for admission with reasonable promptness.    If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available facilities in a veterans center, the veterans center shall give preference in admission to persons whose needs are greatest under standards established in state and federal regulations.     History. Source: L. 98: Entire article R&RE, p. 184, § 1, effective April 10. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(SB 14-096), ch. 59, p. 264, § 9, effective August 6.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 26-12-104 as it existed prior to 1998.
CO Code § 26-12-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 12 - Veterans Community Living Centers Act|Part 1 - Management, Control, and Supervision|§ 26-12-106. Vacancies - Additional Admissions

 In the event that vacancies occur in a veterans center and there are no applications for admission from persons eligible pursuant to section 26-12-104 , the veterans center shall be open for temporary occupancy to any person based on the person's need for medical care and ability to pay for services in accordance with the rules of the state board.   History. Source: L. 98: Entire article R&RE, p. 184, § 1, effective April 10. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(SB 14-096), ch. 59, p. 264, § 10, effective August 6.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 26-12-304 as it existed prior to 1998.