Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Human Services Legislation (2014)
This document provides a summary of legislation pertaining to human services considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.
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Staff Publications
Public Benefits and Services Resources Manual (2016)
The Public Benefits and Services Resource Manual is intended to serve as a reference guide for information on some of the state’s programs that provide direct benefits or services to members of the public. The manual is divided into four sections to make it easier for the reader to access...
09/22/2016
Human Services
Health Care & Health Insurance
Housing
Children & Domestic Matters
Issue Briefs
Community-Centered Boards (2016)
This issue brief provides information about Community-Centered Boards (CCBs) and recent legislation enacted to promote CCB transparency.
Staff Publications
Fraudulent Use of Pets as Service Animals (2016)
This memorandum provides information regarding state laws penalizing those who misrepresent pets or other animals as service animals. Nine states have laws prohibiting the misrepresentation of pets, and nine states have laws prohibiting people from misrepresenting themselves as disabled in order...
03/10/2016
Agriculture
Civil Law
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Human Services
Issue Briefs
Colorado Juvenile Justice Systems (2013)
Juvenile justice systems were created in the late 19th century under the philosophy that juveniles are different than adults and may have different rehabilitation needs. Colorado has two separate systems for the detention or commitment of juveniles convicted of crimes. One system exists within...
09/03/2013
Children & Domestic Matters
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Human Services
Issue Briefs
Child Welfare (2013)
Colorado's child welfare system provides a range of services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to assist families in caring for their children. This issue brief provides an overview of the child welfare system in Colorado, including administration and funding, reporting and...
Issue Briefs
Respite Care in Colorado (2016)
Respite care provides temporary relief to a caregiver from the physical and emotional impacts of caring for a person with special needs who is unable or needs assistance to care for himself or herself. It can be provided for a few hours, overnight, or on an extended basis by a friend, family...
Issue Briefs
Colorado's Adult Protective System (2016)
Colorado's Adult Protective Services (APS) system, first established in 1983, protects at-risk adults who, because of mental or physical ability, are unable to obtain services or otherwise protect their own health, safety, and welfare. In response to greater awareness of at-risk populations,...
Issue Briefs
Medicaid Waiver Programs Part II - Home-And Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Adults (2016)
Colorado currently administers 11 Home-and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the six waivers available to adults. An issue brief entitled Medicaid Waiver Programs Part I – Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Children discusses the...
Issue Briefs
Colorado's Efforts to Address Suicide (2016)
Colorado was tied for the fifth highest suicide rate in the nation in 2014, the most recent year of nationally available data. In 2015, there were 1,093 suicides among Colorado residents, which is the highest number of suicides in the state’s history. This issue brief outlines legislative...
Budget Related Publications
FY 2015-16 Supplemental Information Technology Request, Department of Human Services
Other
Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System Overview Presentation
Presented to the Joint Health Committees on January 9, 2017.
Other
Fiscal Year 2015: Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System Annual Legislative Report
Presented to the Joint Health Committee on January 9, 2017, as part of the SMART Act Presentation.
Other
Colorado Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid Waivers: Adult Waivers, 2016 SMART Act Materials, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Presented to the Joint Health Committee.
Other
Colorado Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid Waivers: Children Waivers, 2016 SMART Act Materials, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Presented to the Joint Health Committee.
Other
FY 2015 Legislative Request for Information (LRFI) #3: Office of Community Living – Summary, 2016 SMART Act Materials, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Presented to the Joint Health Committee.
Other
Colorado Results First Initiative, 2016 SMART Act Materials, Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Presented to the Joint Health Committee.
01/11/2017
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Human Services
Public Health
Other
2016 Department of Human Services Regulatory Agenda
Presented to the Joint Health Committee at its meeting on January 6, 2017.
Other
2017 Regulatory Agenda, Department of Human Services
Presented to the Joint Health Committee at its January 6, 2017, meeting.
Other
Department of Human Services, 2016-17 Performance Plan
Presented to the Joint Health Committee at its January 6, 2017, meeting.
Other
2017 Department of Human Services SMART Act Presentation
Joint Presentation to the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, House Health, Insurance, & Environment Committee, and House Public Health Care & Human Services Committee on January 9, 2017.
Issue Briefs
Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System - Colorado's Response
This issue brief outlines Colorado's efforts to address issues associated with persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system.
02/07/2017
Courts & Judicial
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Human Services
Public Health
Final/Annual Reports
2016 Final Report, Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Oversight Committee on Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System.
Issue Briefs
Laws Addressing Service Animals and Assistance Animals
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, approximately 10.3 percent of Colorado’s population reported having a disability in 2015. Many of those individuals use a service animal or assistance animal to cope with their disability. This issue brief defines the...
Staff Publications
Charge and Membership of the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee and Task Force
This memorandum provides an overview of the 2017 membership of the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee, the origin and charge of the committee, bill request deadlines and procedures, and information regarding committee staff and the committee website. Information is...