Code of Colorado Regulations
2500 - Department of Human Services
2518 - Adult Protective Services
12 CCR 2518-1 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Section 12 CCR 2518-1-30.525 - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TRACK INVESTIGATIONS
Universal Citation: 12 CO Code Regs 2518-1, ยง 30.525
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
A. County departments approved to participate in the Alternative Response pilot shall conduct an investigation to determine conclusions related to allegations of mistreatment and self-neglect that have been determined to be low risk as outlined in section 30.440 . The investigation shall include, but may not be limited to:
1. Determining the need for
protective services. if the client is in clear and immediate danger, the county
shall intervene immediately by notifying the proper emergency
responders.
2. Determining if the
investigation should be conducted jointly with another entity, except in
self-neglect only cases, such as:
A. Law
enforcement and/or the district attorney;
B. Community Centered Board;
C. Health Facilities Division;
D. Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud
Unit;
E. The long-term care
ombudsman; and/or,
F. County
department Child Welfare programs.
3. Making reasonable efforts to conduct
interviews, as outlined below. The interviews and collection of evidence must
address the specific allegations identified in the report and any new
mistreatment or self-neglect that may be identified during the assessment or
investigation. If an interview cannot be conducted for good cause, the attempts
and the cause shall be documented.
A. An
in-person initial interview with the client whenever possible.
i. The initial visit may be scheduled or
unannounced, at the discretion of the county department.
ii. If the client is unable to be interviewed
for good cause, the cause shall be documented in CAPS.
B. Ongoing interviews with the client to
complete the investigation and assessment as outlined in Section 30.530 . If
the client refuses to participate in the investigation or cannot be located,
the county department shall make reasonable efforts to complete the
investigation by gathering evidence and interviewing other collateral contacts
that have knowledge of the client and/or the alleged mistreatment or
self-neglect.
C. Interviews with
all collateral contacts. In the event a collateral contact cannot be located or
interviewed for good cause, the cause shall be documented in CAPS;
and,
D. Interview(s) with the
alleged perpetrator(s), with or without law enforcement. In the event the
alleged perpetrator is unable to be located or interviewed for good cause, the
cause shall be documented in CAPS. The following information shall be collected
related to the alleged perpetrator(s), to the fullest extent possible, in
addition to information about the allegations:
i. Full name of the alleged perpetrator(s)
with accurate spelling;
ii. Current
email address, when available;
iii.
Current physical and mailing address;
iv. Date of birth; and,
v. Other identifying demographic and contact
information.
4. Collecting evidence and documenting with
photographs or other means, when appropriate, such as:
a. Police reports;
b. Any available investigation report from a
currently or previously involved facility and the occurrence report from the
Health Facilities Division;
c.
Medical and mental health records;
d. Bank or other financial records;
e. Care plans for any person in a facility or
receiving other services that require a care plan and any daily logs or charts;
and/or,
f. Staffing records and
employee work schedules when investigating in a facility.
5. Determining a conclusion related to the
allegations.
6. Determining whether
there are additional mistreatment or self-neglect concerns not reported in the
initial allegations. If there are additional concerns, the county department
shall enter the mistreatment and alleged perpetrator or self-neglect into the
case, make a traditional or alternative response track assignment as outlined
in Section 30.440 , and complete an investigation in accordance with the
applicable traditional response or alternative response track investigation
rules.
7. Supervisory review of all
alternative response track conclusions.
8. Notifying law enforcement when criminal
activity is suspected.
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