Title 26, Human Services Code

(1) A child placement agency operating a temporary care assistance program may approve as a temporary caregiver any person who meets the standards prescribed by the temporary care assistance program and who complies with the requirements established pursuant to this section. (2) …

(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 …

(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 re…

The short title of this part 9 is the "Foster Care, Kinship Foster Care, Residential, Day Treatment, and Child Placement Agency and Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic Licensing and Certification Act". Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 783, § 17, effectiv…

(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, applied behavior analysis clinics, and child placement agencies contribute to a safe and healthy e…

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Affiliate of a licensee" means: (a) A person or entity that owns more than five percent of the ownership interest in the business operated by the licensee or the applicant for a license; or (b) A person who is di…

(1) This part 9 does not apply to: (a) A child care facility that is approved, certified, or licensed by another state agency or by a federal government department or agency that has standards for operation of the facility and inspects or monitors the facility; (b) Occasional car…

(1) (a) A kinship foster care home seeking certification shall follow the application process outlined in section 26-6-910. A county department or child placement agency, upon the successful completion of the background checks required pursuant to section 19-3-406 or 26-6-910, ma…

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section or elsewhere in this part 9, a person shall not operate a residential or day treatment child care facility, child placement agency, or applied behavior analysis clinic without first being licensed by the st…

(1) The department shall require a residential or day treatment child care facility or an applied behavior analysis clinic seeking a license pursuant to section 26-6-905 to comply with any applicable zoning and land use development regulations of the municipality, city and county…

(1) (a) The state department is authorized to establish, pursuant to rules adopted by the state board, permanent, time-limited, and provisional license fees and fees for continuation or renewal, whichever is applicable, of a license for the following types of child care arrangeme…

(1) (a) (I) All applications for the licensure of a child placement agency, a residential or day treatment child care facility, or an applied behavior analysis clinic or the certification of a foster care home or a kinship foster care home pursuant to this part 9 must include the…

(1) (a) 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 …

(1) (a) (I) On or before July 1, 2029, the department shall prescribe and publish standards for licensing and regulating applied behavior analysis clinics, with a focus on the health and safety of children. The standards must be established by rules adopted by the state board and…

(1) This section applies to a foster care home, including a kinship foster care home, certified by a county department or a licensed child placement agency. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, this section does not apply to a foster care home that is l…

(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 b…

(1) (a) (I) (A) The state department shall investigate and pass on each application for issuance of a license, each application for a permanent or time-limited license following the issuance of a probationary or provisional license, and each application for renewal of a license t…

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 …

(1) When the department has denied an application for a license, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial by mailing a notice to the applicant at the address shown on the application. An applicant who is aggrieved by the denial may pursue the remedy for …

(1) (a) When a facility, clinic, or agency licensed pursuant to this part 9 has been notified by the department of a negative licensing action or the imposition of a fine pursuant to section 26-6-914 (2) and (8), it shall, within ten days after receiving the notice, provide the d…

The department may hold institutes and programs for licensees under this part 9 to assist in the improvement of standards and practices of facilities operated and maintained by licensees and in the more efficient and practical administration and enforcement of this part 9. In con…

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 disp…

The department, in the name of the people of the state of Colorado, through the attorney general of the state, must apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin a person from operating a facility, clinic, or agency without a license that is required to…

On or after July 1, 2021, a person violating any provision of this part 9, intentionally making a false statement or report to the department or to an agency delegated by the department to make an investigation or inspection pursuant to the provisions of this part 9, or violating…

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, child placement agencies, and applied behavior analysis clinics and the procedures relating to and governing f…

(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 investigatio…

(1) If a county department has substantiated evidence that a child placement agency with which the county has contracted to provide foster care services has violated the provisions of this part 9 or a rule of the state board, it shall communicate the information to the state depa…

(1) The residential child care provider training academy is created in the state department to facilitate a pipeline of high-quality staff for residential child care providers and ensure that individuals hired to work at residential child care facilities receive the necessary tra…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Child" has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103. (b) "Youth" has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103. (2) (a) On or before July 1, 2026, each residential child care facility in the…