Code of Colorado Regulations
2500 - Department of Human Services
2518 - Adult Protective Services
12 CCR 2518-1 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Section 12 CCR 2518-1-30.610 - CASE PLAN DEVELOPMENT [Rev. eff. 1/30/17]

Universal Citation: 12 CO Code Regs 2518-1, ยง 30.610

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024

A. The county department shall develop a case plan for protective services based upon the findings of the investigation and assessment and in accordance with APS principles.

B. A case plan shall not be developed and the case shall be closed when there are no identified needs, when the client's needs have already been addressed at the time of the investigation and assessment, when the client is not an at-risk adult, or when the client passed away prior to the development of a case plan.

C. The case plan shall include:

1. The service needs necessary to successfully achieve safety improvement for any identified risk factors, characterized with a significant impact, for which there is no adequate mitigating service in place at the time of APS initial response;

2. The person responsible for arranging each identified service need, and if other than the county department, document the individual's agreement to arrange the service need; and,

3. The status of all identified service needs.

D. The county department shall complete and document the case plan within forty-five (45) calendar days of the receipt of the report. If the case plan cannot be completed within this time frame for good cause, the county department shall document the cause in CAPS. The county department shall add newly identified service needs to the case plan throughout the life of the case.

E. The county department shall implement services, upon consent of the client, that are available in the community and that the client is eligible to receive at no or reduced cost or is able to pay for privately. The county department shall not be required to provide and/or pay for services that are not available in the community or those that the client is not eligible to receive at no or reduced cost or is able to pay for privately.

F. If services are unavailable through other government programs or local service providers and the APS client is unable to pay for the services, the county shall utilize APS client services funds, within available appropriations, to purchase goods and services for the APS client.

1. The county department shall not open an APS case only to purchase a service for a community member and shall not use APS client services funds for any service that is not intended to improve the health, safety, and/or welfare of the APS client.

2. Client services funds may be used in the following situations:
a. Emergency situations, such as emergency shelter, food, medicine, or utilities;

b. When the purchase(s) resolves the immediate need; or,

c. For one-time, temporary, or short-term needs while the APS client is waiting for other service providers or funding sources to be approved and services begun; and/or,

3. Goods and services acceptable for purchase with client services funds shall be the minimum necessary to resolve the safety concern.

4. Client services funds may be used to develop a county or regional contract with an agency or professional to provide a specific service for multiple APS clients throughout the contract duration, such as a specialist to conduct in-home capacity evaluations, a registered nurse to do in-home medical evaluations, or a long-term care facility to provide emergency shelter beds.

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