C.R.S. Section 19-3-210.5
Foster parents’ bill of rights

(1)

A foster parent has the right to:

(a)

Be treated with dignity, respect, and consideration as a team member who is making important contributions to the objectives of the child welfare system, including the reunification of the foster child or youth with the foster child’s or youth’s parents or family members, whenever safely possible;

(b)

Promote the reasonable and prudent parent standard for the child or youth and the continuance of positive family patterns and routines to the extent possible without interfering with court-ordered family time or services required pursuant to section 19-3-208;

(c)

Receive training and support from the state department or county department of human or social services to improve the foster parent’s skills in providing daily care and meeting the special needs or disability-related needs of a child or youth in the foster parent’s care;

(d)

Be informed by the child placement agency and county department of human or social services about how to reach after-hours contacts;

(e)

Receive timely financial reimbursement for the foster parent’s care of a child or youth;

(f)

Take leave from foster parenting by planning ahead with the foster parent’s child placement agency or county department of human or social services to ensure that the needs of the child or youth in the foster parent’s home are met during the foster parent’s leave if the foster parent’s leave will be longer than that allowed through respite;

(g)

Assurances with respect to the foster parent’s family’s health or safety;

(h)

Be provided a clear and understandable description of a child placement agency’s plan concerning the placement of a child or youth in the foster parent’s home;
(i)
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(I)

Request only the information that is necessary to meet the foster child’s or youth’s physical, mental, emotional, behavioral, or other identified trauma-related needs pursuant to section 19-1-303 (11), including:

(A)

Relevant portions of the foster child’s or youth’s mental health and medical records, subject to any privilege or confidentiality standard recognized or governed by state or federal law;

(B)

Relevant portions of the foster child’s or youth’s educational records, subject to any privilege or confidentiality standard recognized or governed by state or federal law;

(C)

Relevant information in the family services plan to ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of the foster child or youth, including any safety issues that impact the foster parent’s ability to parent the foster child or youth;

(D)

Relevant information about the circumstances related to the removal of the foster child or youth from the foster child’s or youth’s home, subject to any privilege or confidentiality standard recognized or governed by state or federal law; and

(E)

Relevant information concerning child or youth placement history, including safety concerns and reasons for unplanned placement moves, subject to any privilege or confidentiality standard recognized or governed by state or federal law.

(II)

The foster parent shall maintain the confidentiality of any information obtained pursuant to section 19-1-303 (11).

(j)

Reasonable notice of any change in a child’s or youth’s case plan or of plans to terminate the placement of the child or youth with the foster parent and the reasons for the change or termination of placement. The right to reasonable notice does not confer a right to object to the child’s or youth’s case plan or plans to terminate the placement.

(k)

Upon request, be advised by the county department of human or social services as to the date and time of any court proceeding, the name of the judge or magistrate assigned to the case, and the court’s docket number for the foster child or youth in the foster parent’s placement that the case pertains to;

(l)

Be notified when a foster child or youth who a foster parent previously cared for reenters the foster care system; except that the consideration is not a legal presumption in favor of the foster parent fostering the child or youth again and must be consistent with the best interest of the child or youth; and

(m)

Have access to the existing grievance process with the appropriate licensing authority and, as part of such process, file a grievance if any of the foster parent’s rights have been violated or denied.

(2)

Respondent parents are entitled to receive any information or records provided to a foster parent pursuant to this section unless a court orders the information or records restricted due to the health or welfare of the child or youth.

(3)

The rights enumerated in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to a foster parent who jeopardizes the safety of a child or youth or a foster parent against whom criminal charges have been filed for child abuse, as specified in section 18-6-401, an unlawful sexual offense, as defined in section 18-3-411, or any felony.

Source: Section 19-3-210.5 — Foster parents’ bill of rights, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-19.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

19‑3‑100.5
Legislative declarations - reasonable efforts - movement of children and sibling groups 19‑3‑102
Neglected or dependent child 19‑3‑103
Child not neglected - when 19‑3‑104
Hearings - procedure 19‑3‑201
Venue 19‑3‑201.5
Change of venue - county department and county attorney responsibilities - rules 19‑3‑202
Right to counsel and jury trial 19‑3‑203
Right to guardian ad litem and counsel for youth 19‑3‑205
Continuing jurisdiction 19‑3‑206
Representation of petitioner 19‑3‑207
Inadmissibility of certain evidence 19‑3‑208
Services - county required to provide - out-of-home placement options - rules - definitions 19‑3‑209
Individual case plan - required 19‑3‑210.5
Foster parents’ bill of rights 19‑3‑211
Conflict resolution process - rules - definitions 19‑3‑212
Notice of rights and remedies for families 19‑3‑213
Placement criteria 19‑3‑214
Placement reporting 19‑3‑215
Foster care - capacity may be exceeded for sibling groups 19‑3‑216
Rules 19‑3‑217
Family time upon removal - rules 19‑3‑301
Short title 19‑3‑302
Legislative declaration 19‑3‑304
Persons required to report child abuse or neglect 19‑3‑304.2
Mandatory reporter task force - creation - reporting - definitions - repeal 19‑3‑304.3
Domestic abuse task force - creation - best practices and training for recognition of domestic abuse as child abuse or neglect - policies and procedures - rules 19‑3‑304.5
Emergency possession of certain abandoned children - definition 19‑3‑305
Required report of postmortem investigation 19‑3‑306
Evidence of abuse - color photographs and X rays 19‑3‑307
Reporting procedures 19‑3‑308
Action upon report of intrafamilial, institutional, or third-party abuse - investigations - child protection team - rules - report 19‑3‑308.3
Differential response program for child abuse or neglect cases of low or moderate risk - rules - evaluation 19‑3‑308.5
Recorded interviews of child 19‑3‑309
Immunity from liability - persons reporting 19‑3‑309.5
Preconfirmation safety plan agreement - first-time minor incidents of child abuse or neglect - rules 19‑3‑310
Child abuse and child neglect diversion program 19‑3‑311
Evidence not privileged 19‑3‑312
Court proceedings 19‑3‑313.5
State department duties - reports of child abuse or neglect - training of county departments - rules - notice and appeal process - confidentiality 19‑3‑315
Federal funds 19‑3‑317
Screening tool - human trafficking 19‑3‑401
Taking children into custody 19‑3‑402
Duty of officer - notification - release or detention 19‑3‑403
Temporary custody - hearing - time limits - restriction - rules 19‑3‑403.5
Temporary shelter 19‑3‑404
Temporary shelter - child’s home 19‑3‑405
Temporary protective custody 19‑3‑406
Relatives or kin as providers of emergency, nonemergency, or continued placement for children or youth - initial criminal history record check - fingerprint-based criminal history record check - criteria for disqualification - use of criminal justice records - rules - definitions 19‑3‑500.2
Legislative declaration 19‑3‑501
Petition initiation - preliminary investigation - informal adjustment 19‑3‑502
Petition form and content - limitations on claims in dependency or neglect actions 19‑3‑503
Summons - issuance - contents - service 19‑3‑504
Contempt - warrant 19‑3‑505
Adjudicatory hearing - findings - adjudication 19‑3‑506
Child with a mental health disorder or an intellectual and developmental disability - procedure 19‑3‑507
Dispositional hearing - rules 19‑3‑508
Neglected or dependent child or youth - disposition - concurrent planning - definition 19‑3‑601
Short title 19‑3‑602
Motion for termination - separate hearing - right to counsel - no jury trial 19‑3‑603
Notice - abandonment 19‑3‑604
Criteria for termination 19‑3‑605
Request for placement with family members 19‑3‑606
Review of child’s disposition following termination of the parent-child legal relationship 19‑3‑607
Expert testimony 19‑3‑608
Effect of decree 19‑3‑609
Appeals - time requirements 19‑3‑610
Budgetary allocation for expenses 19‑3‑612
Reinstatement of the parent-child legal relationship - circumstances - petition - hearings - legislative declaration 19‑3‑702
Permanency hearing 19‑3‑702.5
Periodic reviews 19‑3‑704
Youth with disabilities - incapacitated persons 19‑3‑705
Transition hearing 19‑3‑901
Legislative declaration 19‑3‑902
Definitions 19‑3‑903
Task force on high-quality parenting time - creation - steering committee - membership 19‑3‑904
Task force - purposes - issues to study - written reports 19‑3‑905
Repeal of part
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 19-3-210.5’s source at colorado​.gov