12 Colo. Code Regs. § 2518-1-30.830

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 12 CCR 2518-1-30.830 - ADULT PROTECTION TEAMS

A. The director of each county department with ten (10) or more screened in reports of at-risk adult mistreatment and/or self-neglect in the prior state fiscal year is required to establish an Adult Protection Team.

1. The county department may establish its own Team or may coordinate with another contiguous county department(s) that is required to establish a Team.

2. The Team shall meet quarterly, at a minimum.

3. The county department shall determine the level of decision making authority for the Team. The role of the Team may be advisory only.

B. The purpose of the Team shall be to:

1. Review the processes used to report and investigate mistreatment and self-neglect of at-risk adults;

2. Staff particular cases or possible cases with Team members, such as those that:

a. Have proven difficult to resolve and Team members may be able to identify solutions;

b. Are situations where early intervention by other community systems may prevent mistreatment; and/or,

c. Are valuable for educating Team members on APS program processes and requirements.

3. Facilitate interagency cooperation regarding services to at-risk adults including the development of solutions and action steps necessary to reduce risk and improve safety; and,

4. Provide community education on the mistreatment and self-neglect of at-risk adults. The county department shall be the primary training agency, but may utilize training provided by team members or another designee. The county department shall:

a. Determine the topic to be presented, based upon county department or community need;

b. Use materials developed by the county department, the State Department, national associations, or other professional adult protective services agencies;

c. At a minimum, provide five (5) training activities per fiscal year, in any combination of the following:

1) A live presentation to a community or professional group;

2) Participation in a senior or community forum, such as:

a) Providing an article for a newsletter or local community newspaper; or,

b) Providing brochures or other written materials at a county department or other community event.

3) Sponsorship of a community Elder Abuse Awareness Day or similar event.

C. The director of the county department or the director's designee shall identify and recruit team members consistent with professional groups as specified in Section 26-3.1-102(1)(b), C.R.S., and other relevant community agencies.

D. Each Team member shall be advised of the confidential nature of his or her responsibilities in accordance with Section 26-3.1-102(7), C.R.S., and shall be required to sign a confidentiality agreement at least once each fiscal year.

E. The Team shall develop and adopt written by-laws or a Memorandum of Understanding that minimally include the Team's:

1. Purpose;

2. Structure, including:

a. Meeting facilitation. Teams that conduct education to the community as part of the Team meeting shall adjourn to executive session prior to staffing any case or discussing any APS client or community member;

b. Frequency of meetings; and,

c. Composition of the Team.

3. Rules for membership, including:

a. Member duties;

b. Process for resignation and causes for termination from the Team.

4. Process for handling potential conflicts of interest.

F. The county department shall review and update all team documents, such as by-laws and confidentiality agreements when statute or rule changes occur that impact the team's process or every five years, whichever occurs first.

G. The county department shall enter all Team activities, including but not limited to cases staffed, training provided, and confidentiality agreements, in CAPS within fourteen (14) calendar days of the activity.

12 CCR 2518-1-30.830

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40 CR 01, January 10, 2017, effective 2/1/2017

41 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 4/1/2018

41 CR 09, May 10, 2018, effective 6/1/2018

41 CR 13, July 10, 2018, effective 7/30/2018

42 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 10/1/2019

42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 12/30/2019

43 CR 13, July 10, 2020, effective 8/1/2020

43 CR 21, November 10, 2020, effective 11/30/2020

44 CR 11, June 10, 2021, effective 6/30/2021

45 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2022

45 CR 19, October 10, 2022, effective 11/1/2022