Colorado § 26-5-101 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 26-5-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 26-5-101

Title 26Human

Art.Child Welfare Services

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-5-101 (2026).

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As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)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 children who are eligible for child welfare services that are defined in subsection (3) of this section and who are currently receiving such child welfare services on a regular basis from a county.

(2)Child welfare allocations committee means a committee that is organized and authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 26-5-103.5.

(3)Child welfare services means the provision of necessary shelter, sustenance, and guidance to or for children who are or who

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As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) 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 children who are eligible for child
welfare services that are defined in subsection (3) of this section and who are
currently receiving such child welfare services on a regular basis from a county.

(2) Child welfare allocations committee means a committee that is
organized and authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 26-5-103.5.

(3) Child welfare services means the provision of necessary shelter,
sustenance, and guidance to or for children who are or who, if such services are not
provided, are likely to become neglected or dependent, as defined in section 19-3-102. Child welfare services includes but is not limited to:

(a) Child protection;

(b) Risk assessment;

(c) Permanency planning;

(d) Treatment planning;

(e) Case management;

(f) Core services, as defined in rules promulgated by the state department,
as authorized in sections 26-5-102 and 26-5.5-104;

(g) Adoption and subsidized adoption;

(h) Emergency shelter;

(i) Out-of-home placement, including foster care;

(j) Utilization review;

(k) Early intervention and prevention;

(l) Youth-in-conflict functions;

(m) Administration and support functions;

(n) Services described in section 19-3-208;

(o) (I) Provision of verifiable documents to youth who plan to emancipate
from foster care.

(II) Verifiable documents shall include, but need not be limited to, a certified
copy of the youth's birth certificate and a social security card. The cost of providing
the verifiable documents shall not be borne by the youth.

(p) Foster care prevention services, as defined in section 26-5.4-102 (1).

(q) Services that address abuse, neglect, and youth-in-conflict issues for
runaway, homeless, and unaccompanied youth, as defined in rules promulgated by
the state department pursuant to sections 26-5-102 and 26-5.7-105.

(4) County means a county or a city and county or any two or more
counties.

(4.1) County department means a county department of human or social
services.

(4.5) Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 means Titles IV-B and
IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, as amended.

(4.7) Former foster care youth means a youth at least eighteen years of
age but younger than twenty-one years of age who was formerly in the legal
custody or legal authority of a county department and who was placed in a certified
or noncertified kinship care placement, as defined in section 26-6-903, a certified
or licensed facility, or a foster care home, as defined in section 26-6-903, and
certified pursuant to part 9 of article 6 of this title 26.

(5) Governing body means the board of county commissioners of a county
or the city council and mayor of a city and county.

(5.5) Services for a successful adulthood means supportive services that
help former foster care youth achieve self-sufficiency. Services for a successful
adulthood may include, but is not limited to, assistance with education,
employment, financial management, housing, mental health care, and substance
abuse prevention. Services for a successful adulthood does not include out-of-home placement, as described in section 26-5-102 (2)(i).

(5.8) Steering committee means the former foster care youth steering
committee established pursuant to section 26-5-114.

(6) Targeted allocation means a fixed amount of funds from a capped
allocation to a group of counties that is designated for a specific county within that
group of counties.

Legislative History

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1195, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-4-1. L. 78: (1) amended, p. 367, � 14, effective July 1. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 794, � 15, effective July 1. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 821, � 39, effective October 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 1696, � 40, effective January 1, 1997. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1426, � 1, effective June 3. L. 98: (1) and (2) amended and (1.5) added, p. 780, � 2, effective May 22. L. 2008: (3) amended, p. 10, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2009: (3)(m) and (3)(n) amended and (3)(o) added, (SB 09-104), ch. 218, p. 983, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2018: IP amended and (4.5) added, (SB 18-254), ch. 216, p. 1374, � 3, effective May 18; IP amended and (4.1), (4.7), (5.5), and (5.8) added, (HB 18-1319), ch. 217, p. 1389, � 2, effective May 18. L. 2019: IP(3) and (3)(n) amended and (3)(p) added, (HB 19-1308), ch. 256, p. 2461, � 9, effective August 2. L. 2020: (3)(q) added, (SB 20-106), ch. 128, p. 552, � 1, effective September 14. L. 2022: (4.7) amended, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 857, � 97, effective July 1.