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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-85-101 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly recognizes omissions in the delivery of independent living services to individuals with disabilities and desires to remedy such inadequacies in the delivery system through services at the community level. The general assembly finds that independent living cen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-85-102 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Base amount means the equal amount of funding an independent living center would receive to provide the five independent living core services throughout its service catchment area, regardless of any other factors…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-85-103 Functions of office - functions of department - appropriations - rules
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(1) There is hereby created within the department the office of independent living services. The purpose of the office is to oversee the contracts with independent living centers pursuant to this article. (2) (a) Subject to available appropriations, the office may contract with i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-85-104 Written plan - consumer choice
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Each independent living center shall maintain an individual consumer service record indicating the consumer's choice of services, including an individualized independent living plan regarding the consumer's choice of services or a written waiver of such plan. Source: L. 2016: Ent…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-85-105 Rules
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The department shall promulgate rules setting forth standards for levels and types of core services. The rules and standards must comply with federal rules as defined in Title VII, section 725 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The department shall also adopt …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-85-106 State plan
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The statewide independent living council created pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, shall develop and revise the state plan for independent living to reflect the provisions of this article. Source: L. 2016: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-85-107 Approval of independent living centers - evaluation standards
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(1) Each independent living center must meet the following requirements as a condition of the approval of its program: (a) The program must be under the control and direction of a board of directors or trustees of a nonprofit corporation. The members must be persons with a demons…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-85-108 Acceptance of federal grants
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The executive director 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 article. As indicated in the general appropriations act, the executive director, with the approval of the gov…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-85-109 Transfer of functions - transition plan - report
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(1) On and after July 1, 2016, the powers, duties, and functions of the department of labor and employment include the powers, duties, and functions regarding independent living services that were formerly vested in the department of human services prior to that date. (2) On and …