Colorado § 19-1-127 Responsibility for placement and care

Colorado Statutes

§ 19-1-127 — Responsibility for placement and care

Colorado § 19-1-127

Title 19Children's

Art.General Provisions

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-1-127 (2026).

Text

(1)Responsibility for placement and care, for purposes of compliance with federal requirements pursuant to the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 672 (a)(2), means the specified entity is considered to have the responsibility for placement and care of a child if:

(a)A county department of human or social services has entered into a voluntary placement agreement with the parent or guardian of the child;

(b)A court, as a result of a petition for review of need of placement, has determined that a county department of human or social services shall have continuing placement and care responsibility of the child who entered care pursuant to a voluntary placement;

(c)A court has awarded legal custody of the child to a county department of human or social services, or has

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(1) Responsibility for
placement and care, for purposes of compliance with federal requirements
pursuant to the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 672 (a)(2), means the
specified entity is considered to have the responsibility for placement and care of a
child if:

(a) A county department of human or social services has entered into a
voluntary placement agreement with the parent or guardian of the child;

(b) A court, as a result of a petition for review of need of placement, has
determined that a county department of human or social services shall have
continuing placement and care responsibility of the child who entered care
pursuant to a voluntary placement;

(c) A court has awarded legal custody of the child to a county department of
human or social services, or has committed the child to the custody of the state
department of human services; or

(d) An agency, such as a tribal agency, with which the state department of
human services has a contract pursuant to the federal Social Security Act, has
placement and care responsibility of the child pursuant to a voluntary placement
agreement or a court order awarding custody of the child to the agency.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 507, � 2, effective April 18. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 410, � 34, effective August 8. L. 2022: IP(1) amended, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2971, � 34, effective August 10.