§ 24-1.9-103 — Reports - executive director review

Colorado § 24-1.9-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Collaborative Management of Multi-agency

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(1) Commencing January 1,
2007, and on or before each January 1 thereafter, each interagency oversight group
shall provide a report to the executive director of each department and agency that
is a party to any memorandum of understanding entered into that includes:

(a) The number of children and families served through the individualized
service and support teams and a description of the recommended services; the
outcomes of the services provided, including the number, age, race, gender, and, if
known, the disability status of the children served; a description of the outcomes
for children served; and a description of any reduction in duplication or
fragmentation of services provided and a description of any significant
improvement in outcomes for children and families;

(b) A description of estimated costs of implementing the collaborative
management approach and any estimated cost-shifting or cost-savings that may
have occurred by collaboratively managing the multi-agency services provided
through the individualized service and support teams;

(b.5) The number of children and families who were referred to a local
collaborative management program and did not receive recommended services,
including a description of the services that were recommended but not provided; a
description of the barriers to providing such services; and the age, race, gender,
and, if known, the disability status of the children;

(b.7) The number of children, by age, served by a local collaborative
management program, who were referred by the juvenile justice system;

(b.8) The number of children, by age, who were served by a local
collaborative management program, who were referred by a county department of
human or social services, including referrals through a dependency and neglect
case;

(b.9) The number of children, by age, who were served by a local
collaborative management program and who identified themselves to the local
collaborative management program as:

(I) A named victim in a criminal protection order pursuant to section 18-1-1001
or in a juvenile delinquency or criminal case;

(II) A recipient of victim compensation pursuant to article 4.1 of this title 24;
or

(III) A protected party in a protection order pursuant to article 14 of title 13,
section 19-2-707 as it existed prior to its repeal in 2021, or section 18-1-1001;

(c) An accounting of money that was reinvested in additional services
provided to children or families who would benefit from integrated multi-agency
services due to cost-savings that may have resulted;

(d) A description of any identified barriers to the ability of the state and
county to provide effective services to persons who received multi-agency services;
and

(e) Any other information relevant to improving the delivery of services to
persons who would benefit from multi-agency services.

(2) (a) Utilizing the reports created pursuant to subsection (1) of this section,
the persons specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) shall meet at least
annually with the governor, or his or her designee, to review the activities and
progress of counties and agencies engaged in collaborative management of multi-agency services provided to children and families. The purpose of the meeting shall
be to identify barriers encountered in collaborative management development or
implementation or reinvestment of moneys and to discuss and effectuate solutions
to these barriers to achieve greater efficiencies and better outcomes for the state,
for local communities, and for persons who would benefit from multi-agency
services.

(b) The following persons or their designees shall attend the annual meeting
required pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section:

(I) The commissioner of education;

(II) A superintendent of a school district that has entered into a
memorandum of understanding, as such superintendent is selected by the
commissioner of education;

(III) A director of a county department of human or social services that has
entered into a memorandum of understanding, as such director is selected by the
executive director of the state department of human services;

(IV) The executive director of the department of health care policy and
financing;

(V) The executive director of the department of human services;

(VI) A director of a local mental health center that has entered into a
memorandum of understanding, as such director is selected by the executive
director of the department of human services;

(VII) A representative from a statewide parent advocacy or family advocacy
organization who participated in the development of a memorandum of
understanding, as such representative is selected by a director of a county
department of human or social services chosen by the state department of human
services;

(VIII) The executive director of the department of public health and
environment; and

(IX) The chief justice of the Colorado supreme court.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2004: Entire article added, p. 1552, � 1, effective May 28. L. 2015: (1)(c), (2)(b)(II), (2)(b)(III), and (2)(b)(VI) amended, (SB 15-241), ch. 140, p. 428, � 5, effective May 1. L. 2018: IP(2)(b), (2)(b)(III), and (2)(b)(VII) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 439, � 95, effective August 8. L. 2023: (1)(a), (1)(c), (2)(b)(II), (2)(b)(III), and (2)(b)(VI) amended and (1)(b.5), (1)(b.7), (1)(b.8), and (1)(b.9) added, (HB 23-1249), ch. 287, p. 1726, � 7, effective August 7.