Title 26, Human Services Code

This title shall be known and may be cited as the Colorado Human Services Code. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1160, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-1-1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1103, � 16, effective July 1, 1994. Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993…

(1) The general assembly declares that state and local policymakers and health and human services administrators recognize that the management of and the delivery system for health and human services have become complex, fragmented, and costly and that the health and human servic…

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 t…

(1) Whenever any law of this state refers to the state department of public welfare or the state department of social services, or to the director, said law shall be construed as referring to the department of human services or to the executive director of the department of human…

(1) (a) The department shall, on and after July 1, 1994, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested prior to July 1, 1994, in the department of social services, the department of institutions, and the department of heal…

(1) Executive director rules shall be solely within the province of the executive director and shall include the following: (a) Rules governing matters of internal administration in the state department, including organization, staffing, records, reports, systems, and procedures,…

(1) The state department of human services shall be the sole state agency for administering the state plans for public assistance and welfare, including but not limited to assistance payments; food stamps; social services; child welfare services; rehabilitation; and programs for …

(1) Repealed. (2) Publications of the state department circulated in quantity outside the executive branch shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 24-1-136, C.R.S. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1166, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-1-9. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 83…

(1) The executive director of the department of human services or district attorneys may request and shall receive from departments, boards, bureaus, or other agencies of the state or any of its political subdivisions, and the same are authorized to provide, such assistance and d…

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1168, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-1-12. L. 77: (1)(b) amended, p. 1330, � 3, effective July 1. L. 79: Entire section repealed, p. 643, � 6, effective June 7. 26-1-114. Records confidential - authorization to obtain records of assets - release of location infor…

(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 …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, there is established in each county of the state a county department of human or social services that consists of a county board of human or social services, a county director of human or social services, and such addition…

(1) (a) The county board shall consist of the board of county commissioners in each county; except that board of county commissioners as used in this title, in the city and county of Denver, means the department or agency with the responsibility for public assistance and welfare …

(1) It is the duty of the county board to appoint a county director, who is charged with the executive and administrative duties and responsibilities of the county department, subject to the policies and rules of the state department and the department of early childhood, and who…

The county director, with the approval of the county board, shall appoint such staff as may be necessary as determined by the state department rules to administer public assistance and welfare and child welfare activities within his or her county. Such staff shall be appointed an…

(1) On January 1, 2001, the merit system for the selection, retention, and promotion of employees of the county departments that has been operated by the state department pursuant to this section is abolished. Beginning on or after July 1, 1997, but no later than January 1, 2001,…

Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1189, � 6, effective July 1. Editor's note: Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2000. (See L. 97, p. 1189.)

Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 1786, � 2, effective April 11. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1190, � 8, effective July 1. Editor's note: Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective January 1, 2001. (See L. 97, p. 1190.)

(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,…

(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…

(1) A fund to be known as the county social services fund is hereby created and established in each of the counties of the state of Colorado, which fund shall consist of such accounts as may from time to time be established pursuant to rules of the state board. (2) The county soc…

(1) As a part of the county budget and in conformity with the county budget law and the rules of the state board, a county social services budget shall be prepared by the county director and reviewed by the county board. (2) Before such budget is adopted by the board of county co…

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1176, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-1-24. L. 77: (1) R&RE, p. 1324, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section repealed, p. 1809, � 1, effective June 2.

(1) Repealed. (1.5) There is hereby created the county tax base relief fund, which shall be expended to supplement county expenditures for public assistance, as provided in this section. (2) Subject to available appropriations, the state department of human services or the state …

(1) Any person who obtains or any person who willfully aids or abets another to obtain public assistance or vendor payments or medical assistance as defined in this title 26 or child care assistance as described in part 1 of article 4 of title 26.5 to which the person is not enti…

(1) In the event the identifying information transmitted to the state department and the county departments pursuant to section 17-26-118.5 (2), C.R.S., results in the termination of benefits from any program administered by the state department or county departments, the state d…

Source: L. 77: Entire section added, p. 1336, � 9, effective January 1, 1978. L. 80: Entire section repealed, p. 795, � 56, effective June 5. 26-1-129. Comprehensive information - packet of aged services and programs - implementation. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and dec…

Editor's note: This section was originally enacted in 2004; however section 2 of chapter 328, Session Laws of Colorado 2004, provided that this section would only take effect if the department of human services provided written notice to the revisor of statutes that potential par…

(1) The executive director is authorized to rent surplus facilities on the campuses of the various institutions operated by the state department so long as the rentals are not prohibited by contractual agreement, state law, or other legal restrictions on the state department's po…

(1) As part of the work done by the governor's child welfare action committee, created by executive order B 006 08, the state department shall make periodic reports of findings and recommendations, including a report of the child welfare action committee's initial recommendations…

(1) A state department facility may make available opioid agonists and opioid antagonists to a person committed to or placed within the facility with an opioid use disorder. The facility is strongly encouraged to maintain the treatment of the person throughout the duration of the…

(1) A state department facility that has in its custody a person who is capable of pregnancy shall: (a) Train the facility's staff to ensure that a pregnant person receives safe and respectful treatment; (b) Develop administrative policies to ensure a trauma-informed standard of …

(1) On or before July 1, 2011, the department of human services and the department of education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, pursuant to section 22-2-139, C.R.S., concerning the enrollment of students in the public school system from a state-licensed day treatm…

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board means the Colorado brain injury trust fund board created pursuant to section 26-1-302. (1.5) (a) Brain injury refers to damage to the brain from an internal or external source, including a traumatic injury, …

The board shall determine the percentage of money credited to the trust fund spent annually on education related to increasing the understanding of brain injury. Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1608, � 1, effective January 1, 2003. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 19…

(1) The board shall determine the percentage of money credited to the trust fund to be spent annually to support research related to the treatment and understanding of brain injuries. The board shall prioritize research related to traumatic brain injuries. (2) The board shall awa…

The administrative expenses of the board and the state department are paid from money in the trust fund. Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1608, � 1, effective January 1, 2003. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-005), ch. 135, p. 590, � 6, effective April 20. L. 2019…

Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1608, � 1, effective January 1, 2003. L. 2019: Entire section repealed, (HB 19-1147), ch. 178, p. 2032, � 8, effective August 2. Editor's note: This section was enacted as 26-1-209 in House Bill 02-1281 but was renumbered on revision for …

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Colorado brain injury trust fund. The trust fund consists of any money collected from surcharges assessed pursuant to sections 30-15-402 (3), 42-4-1307 (10)(c), and 42-4-1701 (4)(e); gifts, grants, or donations; and any other …

Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on September 1, 2009, and each September 1 thereafter, the board shall provide a report to the joint budget committee and the public health care and human services committee of the house of representatives and the health and human serv…

Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1609, � 1, effective January 1, 2003. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (SB 09-005), ch. 135, p. 591, � 9, effective April 20. Editor's note: This section was enacted as 26-1-212 in House Bill 02-1281 but was renumbered on revision for ea…

Editor's note: (1) This part 5 was added in 2013 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2014. For the text of this part 5 prior to 2014, consult the 2013 Colorado Revised Statutes and the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this …

(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 bene…

(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 …