12 CCR 2518-1-30.220 - APS PROGRAM REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT

A. Under Section 26-1-111(1)(D), C.R.S., the county departments are supervised by the State Department in providing welfare services and shall be subject to the rules of the Executive Director and the State Board of Human Services, which require the State Department to ensure that the county department complies with requirements provided by statute, State Board of Human Services and Executive Director rules (9 CCR 2501-1), federal laws and regulations, and contract and grant terms. More information about the state and county relationship can be found in Sections 26-1-115 through 26-1-119, C.R.S.

B. The county department shall be subject to routine quality control and program monitoring, to minimally include:

1. Targeted review of CAPS documentation;

2. Review and analysis of data reports generated from CAPS;

3. Case review;

4. Targeted program review conducted via phone, email, or survey; and,

5. Onsite program review.

C. The focus of the monitoring shall be to identify:

1. Compliance with program statute and rules;

2. Best practices that can be shared with other county departments; and,

3. Training needs.

D. The county department may be subject to a performance improvement plan to correct areas of identified non-compliance as stated in the APS Oversight Plan, herein incorporated by reference; no later amendments or editions are incorporated. The APS oversight plan can be found at https://bit.ly/APS-OP and is available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours at Adult Protective Services, 1575 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado, 80203.

E. If the county fails to make improvements required under the performance improvement plan, the county department may be subject to corrective action, and/or sanctions, as authorized by Section 26-1-109(4), C.R.S., 9 CCR 2501-1, and the APS oversight memo in Subsection D, above.

Notes

12 CCR 2518-1-30.220

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