12 CCR 2518-1-30.210 - APS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION [Rev. eff. 1/30/17]

A. The Adult Protective Services (APS) Program is mandated by Title 26, Article 3.1, of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The county department shall administer the APS Program in accordance with the statutes and rules governing the APS Program and in general State Department fiscal and program regulations.

B. The county department shall utilize funding appropriated by the State Legislature to make reasonable efforts to maintain a fiscal year caseload average of no more than twenty to one (20:1).

C. In order to ensure the security of CAPS and the Personal Identifying Information (PII) and Personal Health Information (PHI) contained within, the county department shall notify the State Department through a CAPS support request within three (3) working days upon learning of a change in APS staffing, but no later than the CAPS user's last day of employment. An email to the State Department may substitute for a CAPS support ticket in the event a CAPS support ticket cannot be submitted.

D. The county department shall make reasonable efforts to advise county residents of services available through the APS Program by such methods as Adult Protection Team mandated community education, as defined at Section 30.830, B, 4, press releases, presentations, pamphlets, and other mass media.

E. The county department shall handle responses to requests for services from other agencies, including the State Department, other county departments, or another state's APS Program, in the same manner and time frames as requests received from within the county.

F. The county department shall report to the State Department at such times and in such manner and form as the State Department requires, including through CAPS, manually generated reports, quality improvement and assurance processes, and other forms of reporting.

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37 CR 15, August 10, 2014, effective 9/1/2014 40 CR 01, January 10, 2017, effective 2/1/2017 41 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 4/1/2018 41 CR 09, May 10, 2018, effective 6/1/2018 41 CR 13, July 10, 2018, effective 7/30/2018 42 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 10/1/2019 42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 12/30/2019 43 CR 13, July 10, 2020, effective 8/1/2020 43 CR 21, November 10, 2020, effective 11/30/2020 44 CR 11, June 10, 2021, effective 6/30/2021 45 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2022 45 CR 19, October 10, 2022, effective 11/1/2022