Title 26, Human Services Code

(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…

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Colorado children and youth who reside in or have previously resided in an out-of-home placement deserve and can benefit from the stability and security of permanent, safe adoptive homes; (b) In particular, adoption is an impo…

As used in this article 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Agreement" means an adoption assistance agreement negotiated and entered into pursuant to section 26-7-107. (2) "Anticipated needs" means those needs that are reasonably foreseeable and as defined in the eligi…

(1) The adoption assistance program is created in the state department and supervised by the state department. The program shall be administered by county departments pursuant to this article 7. The state department shall, through the state board of human services, adopt any rule…

(1) At the time that the family is matched for adoption of a child or youth who is potentially eligible for benefits pursuant to this article 7, the state department, a county department, or a nonprofit child placement agency, as appropriate, shall provide the prospective adoptiv…

(1) Only an eligible child or youth who has special needs that create a barrier to his or her adoption is eligible for adoption benefits. (2) The following conditions must be present at the time the eligible child or youth was placed for adoption; except that a child or youth who…

(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 …

(1) The benefits provided in any case pursuant to this article 7 must be determined through an agreement between the adoptive parents and the county department administering the program. The terms of the agreement must be reached through a discussion and good-faith negotiation pr…

(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 s…

(1) The county department shall terminate the payment of subsidies available pursuant to this article 7 when any of the following situations occur: (a) The child or youth reaches eighteen years of age; except that, in cases where the county department has determined that the chil…

(1) In any decision made pursuant to this article 7, the adoptive parents have the right to appeal to the state department, with a hearing before a state department administrative law judge in accordance with the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24. (2) Th…

(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 Rid…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Older Coloradans' Act". Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 974, § 1, effective May 29.

(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 Coloradan…

As used in this article 11, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on the aging created in section 26-11-101 (1)(a). Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2081, § 227, effective August 6.

(1) (a) There is created in the state department the Colorado commission on the aging for the purpose of coordinating and guiding the implementation of the strategic action plan on aging, developed pursuant to section 24-32-3406, as that section existed prior to June 30, 2022, an…

(1) The commission shall elect an executive committee from its membership, including a chair, a vice-chair, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The vice-chair shall act as chair in the absence of or at the direction of the chair. The commission shall meet in person or …

Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. 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. L. 2023: Entire sec…

(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 professionall…

(1) The commission, through its executive committee described in section 26-11-102 (1); in coordination with the state department liaison to the commission, appointed pursuant to section 26-11-104; and in coordination with independent staff, contracted pursuant to section 26-11-1…

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 availab…

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "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 b…

The executive director shall create in the state department a state office on aging, the head of which is the director of the state office, who is appointed by the executive director. The state office and the director of the state office are type 2 entities, as defined in section…

(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 coordinati…