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Provider & County Appeals and Waivers

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Last Updated: May 12, 2026

The State Department is authorized to hear and decide three kinds of appeal or waiver requests by applicants or licensees: hardship appeals in this rule set, also referred to as hardship waivers, and stringency appeals,, according to the following procedures. For purposes of Section 7.701.13, a county department of human/social…

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Homeless Youth Shelter, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Secure Residential Treatment Center, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Flag and name removal form

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Last Updated: Apr 30, 2026

Form to remove the link between an individual's name and the facility in the CBI database

Resource Type: Form

Audience: Service Providers

Preparation for a Licensing Visit

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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2026

Informational resource for what to expect from a Licensing visit and how to prepare for a Licensing visit

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Audience: Service Providers

CPAAD – Private Adoption Disclosure and Fee For

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Last Updated: Feb 23, 2026

List of requirements for the disclosure a CPA must provide in writing to adoptive parent applicants

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption

Audience: Service Providers

CPA Birth Parent Record checklist

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Last Updated: Feb 17, 2026

Checklist used by Licensing to review Birth Parent files for adoptions

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption

Audience: Service Providers

CPA Adoptive Child United States Finalized Record checklist

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Last Updated: Feb 17, 2026

Checklist used by Licensing to review Adoptive Child files for adoptions finalized in the United States

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption

Audience: Service Providers

Child Placement Agency- Cost Report

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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2026

State Prescribed CPA Cost Report

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care

Audience: Service Providers

Sample Mandatory Reporter Acknowledgement

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Last Updated: Jan 26, 2026

Child Abuse reporting acknowledgement form

Resource Type: Form

Audience: Service Providers

2025 Fees Schedule

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Last Updated: Aug 25, 2025

Resource Type: Attachments

Audience: Service Providers

Provider Services – Appeal/Waiver Application

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Last Updated: Jun 22, 2025

Form to submit an appeal to the Appeal Panel, with instructions attached

Resource Type: Application

Audience: Service Providers

CPA Intercountry Adoption Finalized Abroad Record checklist

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Last Updated: Oct 9, 2024

Checklist used by Licensing to review Intercountry Adoption files for adoptions finalized abroad

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption

Audience: Service Providers

CPA Domestic Adoption Family Record checklist

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Last Updated: Oct 9, 2024

Checklist used by Licensing to review Domestic Adoption Family files

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption

Audience: Service Providers

Child Placement Agency: Critical Incident

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Last Updated: Sep 23, 2024

Resource Type: Trails

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Therapeutic Foster Care, Treatment Foster Care

Audience: Service Providers

Center for Excellence In Adoption Services (CEAS)

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Last Updated: Apr 15, 2024

The Center for Excellence in Adoption Services is a nonprofit organization working with the adoption community to achieve better outcomes for children, adults, families, and communities involved in adoption.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Private Domestic Adoption

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

CDHS-External-Trails-Access-Request-Form-Extender-07212021

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

Colorado Department of Human Services- External Trails Access Request Form

Resource Type: Application, Trails

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Homeless Youth Shelter, Provider Services, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Secure Residential Treatment Center, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Colorado Cross-Systems Training Institute

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

The Colorado Behavioral Health Administration and the Cross-Systems Training Institute are committed to protecting the health and safety of all Coloradans. We have transitioned all of our trainings to a virtual platform, and at this time for the foreseeable future all live trainings are being offered virtually. We also encourage…

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Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Performance Management & Outcomes, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Secure Residential Treatment Center, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

How to respond to a Report of Inspection

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

Informational resource for how to respond to a Report of Inspection and tips for agencies writing a response to a Report of Inspection

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Audience: Service Providers

Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) website

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Last Updated: Mar 20, 2024

The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) is a law that has been enacted by all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This law establishes orderly procedures for the interstate placement of children and fixes responsibilities for those involved in placing the child.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Secure Residential Treatment Center, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

CDHS Adoption Information website

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Last Updated: Mar 20, 2024

The Colorado Department of Human Services’ goal is to keep children and youth with their birth families. However, there are certain situations in which that is not possible or in the best interest of the child or youth. In those situations, we seek adoptive families for children and youth in…

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

IRS Adoption Tax Credit

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Children’s Hospital Colorado – International Adoption Clinic

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Families Rising

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

National Council for Adoption

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

U.S. Department of State – Intercountry Adoption Information

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Information published by the U.S. Department of State covering many different aspects of intercountry adoption, including federal legislation, country information, and overall process.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International, Intercountry Adoption

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Intercountry Adoption Service Provider (Agency) Directory

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

A complete list of accredited/approved Adoption Service Providers (Agencies) and the countries in which they work

Resource Type: Other

Issue: Adoption — Private & International, Intercountry Adoption

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Relinquishment Procedures Information Memo

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Last Updated: Jan 4, 2024

The purpose of this memorandum from the Division of Child Welfare (DCW) is to provide information to counties and vested partners regarding Relinquishment Counseling in Colorado.

Resource Type: Memo

Issue: Adoption — Private & International, Relinquishment Counseling

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Facility Child Abuse and Neglect (Trails) Request

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Last Updated: Nov 14, 2023

Facility Child Abuse and Neglect (Trails) Request. Links to Colorado Department of Early Childhood Background Check web site.

Resource Type: Form

Audience: Service Providers

CDHS Child Placement Agency Foster Care License – Renewal Application

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Last Updated: Nov 14, 2023

Application form for use for yearly renewal of a Child Placement Agency license. Application form for use when a licensee has previously held a one year license which was changed to a probationary license and the licensee wants to apply for the one year license to be restored.

Resource Type: Application

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Therapeutic Foster Care, Treatment Foster Care

Audience: Service Providers

CDHS Provider License — Original Application

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Last Updated: Nov 14, 2023

This is the application form for a child care license to be able to operate a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP).

Resource Type: Application

Issue: ABA Clinic, Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Homeless Youth Shelter, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Secure Residential Treatment Center, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Original Application to Care for Children and Youth

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Last Updated: Apr 1, 2023

Application for foster care and adoption applicants

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Original Application to Care for Children and Youth- Spanish

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Last Updated: Apr 1, 2023

Application for foster care and adoption applicants- Spanish

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

External Access Request Form – Modernized Trails

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Last Updated: Jul 21, 2021

Application for requesting access to Trails

Resource Type: Form

Audience: Service Providers

Quality Standards for 24-Hour Child Care Core Indicator for Inspection

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Last Updated: Sep 1, 2019

Full checklist of the rules at 7.714, Quality Standards for 24-Hour Child Care, which all facilities this rule set applies to must be in compliance with prior to a new license being issued. 7.714 applies to specialized group facilities, residential child care facilities, shelter residential child care facilities, and psychiatric…

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: Service Providers

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