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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

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

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

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

Facility- Critical Incident -Job Aid

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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2026

Resource Type: Trails

Audience: Service Providers

Residential Child Care Facility Cost Report

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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2026

State Prescribed RCCF Cost Report

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Youth Record Checklist

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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2026

Checklist used by Licensing to review PRTF Youth files

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Residential Child Care Facility Youth Record checklist

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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2026

Checklist used by Licensing to review RCCF Youth files

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Residential Child Care Facility Staff Record Checklist

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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2026

Checklist used by Licensing to review Residential Child Care Facility Staff files, Qualified Residential Treatment Program Staff files, and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Staff files

Resource Type: Checklist

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Sample Mandatory Reporter Acknowledgement

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Last Updated: Jan 26, 2026

Child Abuse reporting acknowledgement form

Resource Type: Form

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

Colorado CANS FAQs

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Last Updated: Jan 14, 2026

Colorado Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Frequently Asked Questions This is still a draft - questions and edits will be added as needed

Resource Type: FAQ

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

2025 Fees Schedule

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Last Updated: Aug 25, 2025

Resource Type: Attachments

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

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

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

Health Passport

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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2024

Resource Type: Link, Video

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: 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…

Resource Type: Link

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

Building Bridges Initiative

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

Building Bridges Initiative provides tools to support your work with the Building Bridges five core values and principles to implement best practices

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Performance Management & Outcomes, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance use disorders, and…

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Performance Management & Outcomes, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

resources on child trauma by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Performance Management & Outcomes, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care 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

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

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

Colorado Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)

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Last Updated: Dec 14, 2023

Colorado Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Attestation for RCCF/QRTPs Enrolling with Medicaid

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Last Updated: Nov 14, 2023

Form to be completed and submitted it to the Provider Services Unit with application for License/Certification as a RCCF/QRTP for any RCCF's and QRTP's planning to enroll with Medicaid

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: 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

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

CDHS Residential Child Care Facility License – Renewal Application

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Last Updated: Nov 14, 2023

Application form for use for yearly renewal of a Residential Child Care Facility, including those with additional services of QRTP, PRTF, Shelter Care, or Runaway and Homeless Youth. Application form for use when a licensee has previously held a one year license which was changed to a probationary license and…

Resource Type: Application

Issue: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

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

Provider Rates

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Last Updated: Jun 21, 2023

Rates by placement type for July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024

Resource Type: Memo

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

Audience: Service Providers

Family First – Services provided in RCCF, QRTP, and PRTF 2022 Town Hall

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Last Updated: Oct 12, 2022

This 41-minute town hall recording from 2022 provides guidance on the different services provided in Residential Child Care Facilities (RCCFs), Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs).

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Provider Services, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

UPDATE LINK Transitioning Placement Facilities as of 2.28.2022

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Last Updated: Feb 28, 2022

This document provides a comprehensive list of (Residential Child Care Facilities) RCCFs that were transitioning as of 02/28/2022* The list includes provider name, county/region, and bed capacity. (*This document will be updated as needed, please reference the date to know when the last update occurred.)

Resource Type: Other

Issue: Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, 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

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: Service Providers

Residential Child Care Facility Shelter Care Youth Record checklist

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Last Updated: Oct 1, 2020

Checklist used by Licensing to review RCCF Shelter Care Youth files

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Residential Child Care Facility (RCCF) to Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Designation

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Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020

This document provides a detailed flow chart that shows the process for adding QRTP Designation to an RCCF license

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Specialized Group Facility (SGF) to Residential Child Care Facility (RCCF) Process

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Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020

This document provides a detailed flow chart that demonstrates the process for moving from Specialized Group Facility (SGF) to Residential Child Care Facility (RCCF)

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

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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