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ABA Clinic Parameters

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Last Updated: Aug 3, 2026

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: ABA Clinic

Audience: Service Providers

Core Indicator: ABA Clinic

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Last Updated: Jun 15, 2026

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: ABA Clinic

Audience: Service Providers

Facility Process for Becoming a QRTP

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Last Updated: May 18, 2026

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

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 Placing Agency — Adoption, Child Placing 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 Provider Services Unit – Appeal and Waiver Request Instructions

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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2026

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: — — Child Placing Agency — Foster Care, — — Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Adoption — Private & International, Child Placing Agency — Adoption, Child Placing Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Homeless Youth Shelter, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Specialized Group Facility, Therapeutic Foster Care, Treatment Foster Care

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

Child Placing Agency – Searches Job Aid

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Last Updated: Mar 3, 2026

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: — — Child Placing Agency — Foster Care

Audience: Service Providers

Process for Becoming an Instate Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF)

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Last Updated: Aug 18, 2025

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Psychotropic Medication for Children and Adolescents in Colorado’s Child Welfare System

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Last Updated: Jul 14, 2025

Resource Type: Fact Sheet, Form, Trauma-Informed Care Treatment Model Templates

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

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Judicial/Legal, Service Providers

Facility Process to Become an Approved Facility School

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2024

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Day Treatment

Audience: 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

Understanding QRTPs and IMDs

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Qualified Residential Treatment Program Quarterly Review

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Trauma-Informed Care Scoring Rubric

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

This document is intended to help guide agencies in developing a Trauma-Informed Care Model and will be used by the Colorado Department of Human Services- Office of Behavioral Health in scoring each agency's model.

Resource Type: Fact Sheet, Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

General Family First Fact Sheet

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This Fact Sheet highlights the overarching goals of Family First and describes the key components related to placement and prevention services.

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Independent Assessment Fact Sheet

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Last Updated: Apr 16, 2022

Family First Independent Assessment Fact Sheet

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: — — Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Independent Assessment

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Judicial/Legal

Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) and Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Fact Sheet

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Last Updated: Apr 1, 2021

This 2-page fact sheet provides basic information on the relationship between Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) and Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs) as they relate to Family First.

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: Service Providers

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