§ 26-6-915 — Notice of negative licensing action - filing of complaints

Colorado § 26-6-915

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 26: Human
• Art.: Child Care Centers

Text

(1) (a)
When a facility 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 department with the names and mailing addresses of the parents or
legal guardians of each child cared for at the facility or agency. The department
shall maintain the confidentiality of the names and mailing addresses provided to it
pursuant to this subsection (1).

(b) Within twenty days after receiving the names and addresses of parents
and legal guardians pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, the department
shall send a written notice to each such parent or legal guardian identifying the
negative licensing action or the fine imposed and providing a description of the
basis for the action as it relates to the impact on the health, safety, and welfare of
the children in the care of the facility or agency. The department shall send the
notice to the parents and legal guardians by first-class mail.

(c) The state board shall promulgate rules concerning the assessment of a
fine against a licensee that is equal to the direct and indirect costs associated with
the mailing of the notice described in subsection (1)(b) of this section.

(d) This subsection (1) does not preclude the state department or a county
department from notifying parents or legal guardians of serious violations of any of
the standards prescribed and published by the department or any of the provisions
of this part 9 that could impact the health, safety, or welfare of a child cared for at
the facility or home.

(2) The state board shall promulgate rules requiring facilities and agencies
to provide written notice to the parents and legal guardians of the children cared
for in the facilities and agencies of the procedures by which to file a complaint
against the facility or agency or an employee of the facility or agency with the
division within the department that is responsible for facility and agency licensing.
The rules must specify the information that the notice must contain and must
require that the notice include the current mailing address and telephone number
of the division within the department that is responsible for facility and agency
licensing.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 821, � 17, effective July 1.