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CDHS Zoning Template 2026

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Last Updated: Jul 24, 2026

Resource Type: Form

Issue: ABA Clinic, Day Treatment, Homeless Youth Shelter, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Secure Residential Treatment Center, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: General Public, 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

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

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

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

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

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 Placement Agency — Foster Care, — — Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement 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

OCR – Foster Youth Bill of Rights

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Last Updated: May 5, 2025

Colorado Office of The Child's Representative - Foster Youth Bill of Rights

Resource Type: Link

Issue: — — Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, — — Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Adoption — Private & International, Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Contracts Administration, Performance Management & Outcomes, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Specialized Group Facility, Therapeutic Foster Care, Treatment Foster Care

Audience: County Directors, General Public, 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

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

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

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

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

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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