The general assembly finds and declares that: Each year, for a variety of reasons, more than three hundred youth, ages eighteen to twenty-one, exit Colorado’s foster care system without a permanent home or a stable support network; These youth do not have the same safety nets, supportive adults, and support networks as do other youth […]
As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise requires: “Capped allocation” means a capped amount of funds distributed to counties or a group of counties for the purpose of providing all or a portion of the child welfare services as defined in subsection (3) of this section. (1.5) “Caseload” means the number of […]
The state department shall adopt rules to establish a program of child welfare services, administered by the state department or supervised by the state department and administered by the county departments, and, where applicable, in accordance with the conditions accompanying available federal funds for such purpose. The rules shall establish a fee based upon the […]
The program of child welfare services established pursuant to this article shall be coordinated with other social services and assistance payments programs for children of this state and shall be rendered in complement of, and not in duplication of or contrary to, legal processes provided by the “Colorado Children’s Code” and services rendered under any […]
The state department shall convene a child welfare allocations committee as necessary in order to perform the duties described in this section and make advisory recommendations as described in this article 5. The child welfare allocations committee consists of thirteen members, ten of whom must be appointed by county commissioners and three of whom must […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Evaluation group” means the group established to evaluate the funding model described in subsection (6) of this section. “Funding model” means the funding model to determine the appropriate level of funding required to fully meet all state and federal requirements concerning the comprehensive delivery of […]
Reimbursement. Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the state department shall, within the limits of available appropriations, reimburse the county departments eighty percent of amounts expended by county departments for child welfare services, up to the amount of the county’s allocation as determined pursuant to the provisions of this section, except as […]
Claims for state reimbursement under this article shall be presented by the county departments to the state department at such times and in such manner as the state department may prescribe. The state department shall certify to the controller the amount approved, specifying the amount of each county’s capped or targeted allocation. The amount so […]
The state department shall pursue as soon as possible any waivers that may be necessary to implement this article, including but not limited to waivers for Title IV-E foster care services and medicaid. Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1429, § 4, effective June 3.
There is hereby created the state department integrated care management program. In administering the state department integrated care management program, the state department shall develop, by rule, principles of integrated care management and a process to allow counties or groups of counties specified in section 26-5-104 (4)(b)(I) to participate in the program. Individual counties or […]
There is created in the state department the delivery of child welfare services task force, referred to in this section as the “task force”. The state department, in collaboration with counties, shall convene the task force at least once per quarter, beginning July 1, 2018. The purpose of the task force is to: Analyze laws […]
All child welfare services granted under this article shall be granted and held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing law that may be passed after July 1, 1973, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation or otherwise by reason of his services being affected in any way by any amending […]
The appropriate county department of human or social services shall refer each child under five years of age who is the subject of a substantiated case of abuse or neglect to the appropriate state or local agency for developmental screening within sixty days after abuse or neglect has been substantiated. The state board shall promulgate […]
There is hereby established within the state department the child welfare training academy, referred to in this section as the “academy”, to ensure that certain persons hired to work within child welfare services receive the necessary training to perform the functions of their jobs responsibly and effectively. The state department shall administer the academy in […]
The general assembly declares that: The state of Colorado has a strong interest in providing permanency options to children who are part of the foster care system; Children and youth in the child welfare system are better served when family ties are preserved and strengthened because permanent family connections are critical to a child’s overall […]
The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the purpose of enacting this section is to: Create, based on recommendations of a steering committee with broad representation, a statewide child abuse reporting hotline system to serve as a direct, immediate, and efficient route to the applicable entity responsible for accepting the report and to […]
A county department may coordinate certain services to former foster care youth who request such services in order to support such former foster care youth in becoming self-sufficient adults. This section is not meant to replace services for foster care youth who remain in the custody of a county department. The determination of whether a […]
The state department shall establish a former foster care youth steering committee that includes comprehensive and appropriate stakeholder representation from the state and county level. The state department shall convene the committee on or before October 30, 2018. The steering committee shall: Develop an implementation plan that allows former foster care youth to receive services […]
On and after September 7, 2021, in addition to any other reimbursement for child welfare services described in this article 5, the state department shall reimburse a county department for costs paid by the county department to a public or private driving school for the provision of driving instruction to an individual in the custody […]
