Current CDHS memos

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Operation memos

An operation memo:

• Provides more specific guidance to counties or other state designated agencies, where applicable, on how to apply a statute or rule, and neither expands such obligations nor creates new obligations.
• Provides detailed instructions for counties or other state designated agencies, where applicable, to operationalize new or existing state law, state rule, federal law or federal regulation.
• Is used to inform counties or other state designated agencies, where applicable, how the department will measure performance compliance. This type of memo is similar to the purpose of Agency Letters.
• May help resolve conflicting practices or interpretations of a statute or rule.
• May cover administrative issues such as documentation, reporting, and database functionality.
• Helps ensure clear and uniform administration of department-supervised programs across counties.
• Operation memos are active for three years, after three years, they are archived and then re-issued if necessary.

2026 Operation Memos

Memo #	Memo title	Issue date	Division	Keywords
OM-FEA-2026-007	Statewide Contract with Goodwill of Colorado for Administration of LEAP	Aug. 26, 20026	FEA	Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, LEAP, Goodwill, MOU, heating, assistance, administration
OM-DEWS-2026-010	CFMS Coding Guidance - Updates July 2026	Aug. 24, 2026	DEWS	Keywords: County Financial Management System (CFMS), Coding, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Sub-Policy Advisory Committees (PACS)
OM-DEWS-2026-009	Returned Mail Process	Aug. 10, 2026	DEWS	Aug. 24, 2026
OM-CW-2026-009	SFY 2026-27 Core Services Program Allocation and Plan	July 28, 2026	CW	Core Services Program, Core Services Program Plan, Core Allocation
OM-CW-2026-008	Connecting New Reports To Existing Referral Identification Numbers Rule Revision	July 28, 2026	CW	Connecting New Reports To Existing Referral Identification Numbers Rule Revision
OM-CFO-2026-001	State Fiscal Year 2026-27 Preliminary County Allocations	June 30, 2026	CFO	County Allocation, Financial Services
OM-AAPS-2026-008	APS and LTCOP Coordination	June 9, 2026	AAPS	APS, LTCOP, Ombudsman, MOU, Cooperative Agreement
OM-OES-2026-003	Prisoner Match Report	June 1, 2026	OES	This memo was rescinded by OES on July 6, 2026
OM-AAPS-2026-007	APS Phase 2 Assessment Improvements	May 19, 2026	AAPS	Assessment, Risk Factors, APS, ARD
OM-AAPS-2026-006	State Fiscal Year 2027 Guest Fee Rates for Non-Eligible Individuals in Congregate and Home Delivered Meal Programs	May 19, 2026	AAPS	Non-Eligible, Guest Fees, Nutrition Programs, AAAs
OM-CP-2026-001 / HCPF OM 26-026	Public notice regarding means-tested benefits	May 13, 2026	CP / HCPF	means-tested benefits, public notice
OM-CSS-2026-007	Contesting an Acknowledgement of Parentage (AOP)	May 11, 2026	CSS	Contesting Paternity, Parentage, Paternity, Genetic Testing, Acknowledgement of Parentage, AOP
OM-FEA-2026-006	SNAP Short Form Application	May 4, 2026	FEA	SNAP, Single Purpose Application, SPA, Short Form Application, outreach
OM-DEWS-2026-008	Domestic Violence Screening Tool Update	May 4, 2026	DEWS	Domestic Violence, Colorado Works, Safety, Screening Tool
OM-DEWS-2026-007	CFMS Coding Guidance - Updates May 2026	May 4, 2026	DEWS	County Financial Management System (CFMS), Coding, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Sub-Policy Advisory Committees (PACS)
OM-OES-2026-002	SNAP and Employment First Roles and Responsibilities	April 27, 2026	OES	SNAP, Employment First, EF, Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents, ABAWD, work requirements
OM-FEA-2026-004	SNAP Fraud Handbook	April 6, 2026	OES / FEAD	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, fraud, investigations, claims, Intentional Program Violation, IPV
OM-FEA-2026-005	SNAP Consolidated Work Notice	April 6, 2026	OES	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Food and Nutrition Service, FNS, Consolidated Work Notice, CWN, Waiver, Denial, Work Requirements, Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents, ABAWD, Interviews, Colorado Benefits Management System, CBMS
OM-CW-2026-007	Guidance for “Red Letters” or “Red Alerts”	March 31, 2026	OCACS / CW	Hospital Notifications, Red Letter, Red Alert, Substance Exposed Newborns, SEN
OM-FEA-2026-003	Updated SNAP Eligibility Rules for Non-citizens (H.R.1)	March 30, 2026	OES /FEAD	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, non-citizen, immigration, eligibility, rules, Colorado Benefits Management System, CBMS, H.R.1
OM-OES-2026-001	Action Required: SNAP & EF Training Attestation	Mar. 30, 2026	OES	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents, ABAWD, screening and referral, work requirements, regain, workforce development, employment and training, Employment First, EF, employment and training, provider determinations
OM-AAPS-2026-003	AAA Area Plan Instructions (Updated)	Mar. 17, 2026	AAPS	AAAs, Area Plan Instructions
OM-DEWS-2026-006	2026/2027 Employment First Program Operator Plan (EF PO)	Mar. 16, 2026	DEWS	Employment First (EF), Third-Party Partners (TPPs), Program Operators (POs), State Plan, Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), Information Session, Program Plans
OM-FEA-2026-002	SNAP Case Review Handbook	Mar. 5, 2026	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Payment Error Rate, PER, Food and Nutrition Service, FNS, Case Review, Quality Assurance, QA, Program Accuracy, Best Practices, Handbook
OM-DEWS-2026-004	Monthly Employment First (EF) Program Operator (PO) Oversight	Feb. 23, 2026	DEWS	Employment First, Third-Party Partners (TPPs), oversight
OM-DEWS-2026-005	Domestic Violence Screening Tool Update	Feb. 23, 2026	DEWS	Domestic Violence, Colorado Works, Safety, Screening Tool
OM-CW-2026-006	Diligent Recruitment Plan for the Recruitment and Retention of Foster Care, Kinship Foster Care, and Adoptive Parents	Feb. 10, 2026	CW	Adoption, Diligent Recruitment, Foster Care, Kinship Foster Care, Non-Certified Kinship Care, Plan
OM-CW-2026-005	Data Sharing between County Child Welfare and Regional Accountable Entities	Jan. 27, 2026	CW	Data-sharing, RAEs, Child Welfare, Medical Coverage, Medicaid, Mental Health Services
OM-CW-2026-004	State Contracted Out-of-Home Care	Jan. 27, 2026	CW	Contracted Beds, High Acuity Beds, HB 24-1038, SB 18-254, Southern Peaks, Third Way Centers, Griffith Centers, Shiloh House, Laradon, SAFY, Envoi
OM-CW-2026-003	Relative Guardianship Assistance Program Review Process for 2026	Jan. 22, 2026	CW	Relative Guardianship, Background Checks, Review, Score, Sample, RGAP
OM-CW-2026-002	Kinship Foster Care Renewal Certification	Jan. 20. 2026	CW	Child Welfare, Kinship Foster Care, Certification Standards, Trails Documentation
OM-DEWS-2026-0003	Updated TANF CFMS Coding Guidance 2026	Jan. 7, 2026	DEWS	County Financial Management System (CFMS), Coding, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Sub-Policy Advisory Committees (PACS)
OM-DEWS-2026-0002	FFY 2026 Employment First Management Evaluations	Jan. 7, 2026	DEWS	Employment First, SNAP, management evaluations, Food and Nutrition Services (FNS)
OM-FEA-2026-0001	Colorado SNAP Claims Handbook	Jan. 7, 2026	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Claims
OM-CW-2026-001	Family Assessment Response (FAR) Guidance	Jan. 6, 2026	CW	Family Assessment Response, FAR, Intake, Track Assignment, Track Change
OM-DEWS-2026-0001	Adult Financial Payment Floor and Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) 2026	Jan. 5, 2026	DEWS	Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), Pass-Along, Old Age Pension (OAP), Aid to the Needy Disabled-Colorado Supplement (AND-CS), In-kind Support and Maintenance (ISM), Grant Increase, Adult Financial (AF), Home Care Allowance (HCA), State Supplementary Payments, Payment Floor Standard

2025 Operation Memos

Memo #	Memo title	Issue date	Division	Keywords
OM-FEA-2025-00012	SNAP Consolidated Work Notice	Dec. 31, 2025	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Consolidated Work Notice, CWN
OM-CW-2025-0023	Non-Certified Kinship Care Review Process Beginning 2026	Dec. 11, 2025	CW	Non-certified Kinship Care, Background Checks, Review, Score, Sample
OM-OES-2025-0003	Verification of Non-Citizen Status in Systematic Alien Verification for Entities (SAVE)	Dec. 4, 2025	OES	Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Non-Citizens, Cuban and Haitian Entrants, SNAP, Verification, Colorado Works, Adult Financial
OM-CW-2025-0022	Alternatives to Detention Program	Nov. 18, 2025	CW	Detention, Step Down, Alternatives to Detention, Shiloh, Savio
OM-CW-2025-0021	Decertification Process New Rules	Nov. 17, 2025	CW	Falsification, Decertification, Certification, Quality Assurance, Background Check
OM-CW-2025-0020	Additional Information to be Gathered at Referral (Demographics and Domestic Violence)	Oct. 15, 2025	CW	Referral, Demographic(s), Information Gathering, Domestic Violence, Assessment, Enhanced Screening Guide
OM-FEA-2025-0011	Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Provisions of the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill - Implementation Information and Guidance	Oct. 1, 2025	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBB), eligibility, benefits, program administration, implementation, provisions
OM-FEA-2025-0010	EBT Mail Card Issuance	Sept. 30, 2025	FEA	EBT, card, mail, processing guidelines, benefit access
OM-FEA-2025-0009	2025-2026 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) Administrative and Outreach Allocations	Sept. 16, 2025	FEA	low-income energy assistance, LEAP, LIHEAP, allocation, outreach, budget, heat, heating
OM-AAS-2025-0005	FFY 26 Guest Fee Rates for Non-Eligible Individuals in Congregate and Home Delivered Meal Programs	Aug. 27, 2025	AAS	Non-Eligible, Guest Fees, Nutrition Programs, AAAs
OM-AAS-2025-0004	Reporting Service Disruptions to the State Unit on Aging	Aug. 27, 2025	AAS	Emergency Management, Nutrition Programs, AAAs
OM-CW-2025-0019	Kinship Foster Care Certification	Aug. 21, 2025	CW	Child Welfare, Kinship Foster Care, Certification Standards, Trails Documentation
OM-DCP-2025-0001	Collaborative Management Program Data Collection	Aug. 14, 2025	DCP	Collaborative Management Program, CMP, Data Collection and Reporting
OM-OES-2025-0001	SNAP Students and Employment First	Aug. 13, 2025	OES	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Employment First, EF, Employment and Training, E&T, Students, Exemptions, Institutions of Higher Education, IHE
OM-AAPS-2025-0004	APS Phase 1 Assessment Improvements	Aug. 6, 2025	AAPS	Assessment, Risk Factors, APS, ARD
OM-CW-2025-0018	Adoption and Relative Guardianship Assistance Agreement Rates Without Respite in Fiscal Year 2025-2026	Aug. 5, 2025	CW	Adoption Assistance, Foster Care Rate, Respite, Relative Guardianship Assistance
OM-DEWS-2025-0005	Updated TANF CFMS Coding Guidance	Aug. 5, 2025	DEWS	County Financial Management System (CFMS), Coding, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), SubPACs
OM-PAQA-2025-0001	SNAP Quality Assurance (SNAPQA) Assistance obtaining household cooperation	Aug. 5, 2025	PAQA	SNAPQA, Case Reviews, Quality Control, Cooperation
OM-FEA-2025-0008	SNAP Benefit Replacement: EBT Affidavit Process Concluded	Aug. 4, 2025	FEA	EBT, SNAP, FNS, Colorado Works, Adult Financial, Fraud, Stolen, Theft, Replacement Benefits, Ending
OM-FEA-2025-0007	SNAP ABAWD Monthly Report in Perceptive	July 28, 2025	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents, ABAWDs, work requirements, countable months, exemptions, regain, Colorado Benefits Management System, CBMS, Employment First, EF, Perceptive, reports
OM-CW-2025-0017	Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Rule Revisions	July 3, 2025	CW	Unregulated Child Custody Transfer, Intercounty Adoption, Domestic Adoption, Relinquishment, Referral and Assessment, Child Placement Agency
OM-CW-2025-0016	SFY 2025-26 Core Services Program Allocation and Plan	July 2, 2025	CW	Core Services Program, Core Services Program Plan, Core Allocation
OM-CFO-2025-0001	State Fiscal Year 2025-26 Preliminary County Allocations  SFY 2025-26 County Budget Attestation	July 1, 2025	CFO	County Allocation, Financial Services
OM-DEWS-2025-0004	House Bill (HB) 22-1259 Colorado Works Cost of Living Adjustment for 2025	June 30, 2025	DEWS	Basic Cash Assistance (BCA), Colorado Works (CW), Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), Grant Increase, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
OM-FEA-2025-0006	Excessive Card Replacement for Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)	June 9, 2025	FEA	EBT, card, replacement, excessive, 365 days, fraud, trafficking, override
OM-FEA-2025-0005	SNAP36A Report and Corresponding CBMS Updates	June 9, 2025	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Federal Reporting, SNAP36A, FS36A, Fraud, Investigation, Fraud Report, Intentional Program Violation, IPV, Colorado Benefits Management System, CBMS
OM-DEWS-2025-0003	Returned Mail Process	June 9, 2025	DEWS	Returned Mail, Colorado Works, Adult Financial, Verification Checklist, Whereabouts Unknown, Out of State, Out of Country
OM-DEWS-2025-0002	Employment First (EF) Referral Status	June 9, 2025	DEWS	Employment First (EF), Third-Party Partners (TPPs), Referral, Outreach, Status, Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS), Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), Case Management, Standards, Audit
OM-FEA-2025-0004	Statewide Contract with Goodwill for Administration of LEAP	May 29, 2025	FEA	Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, LEAP, Goodwill, MOU, heating, assistance, administration
OM-CW-2025-0015	Detention Stepdown - Brad’s House	May 14, 2025	CW	Detention Step Down, HB 23-1307, Brad’s House, Residential Placement
OM-CW-2025-0014	Contracted QRTP - Griffith Center	May 6, 2025	CW	QRTP, High Acuity, Acute Residential, Contracted Providers, Application, Admission, Discharge, Reimbursement
OM–OCYF-2025-0001	Core Contract and Service Authorization for Family First Claiming	Apr. 24, 2025	OCYF	Core Contracts, Service Authorizations, Evidence-Based Services, Family First
OM-CW-2025-0013	Foster Youth in Transition Eligibility and Clarification Regarding Services that Must Be Offered - Revised	Apr. 23, 2025	CW	Foster, Youth, Transition, Administrative Review, Eligibility, Enrollment
OM-CW-2025-0012	Title IV-E/Specified Relative Change & Trial Home Visits	Apr. 21, 2025	CW	IV-E, Specified Relative, Trial Home Visit, Claimability
OM-CW-2025-0011	Recertification Dates when there is Timely Renewal for Fostercare	Apr. 8, 2025	CW	Certification Date, Foster Care, Timely Renewal
OM-AAS-2025-0002	AAA Monthly Unit Reimbursement and Data Entry Expectations	Mar. 27, 2025	AAS	SUDS, CBRES, Reimbursements, Data Entry Requirements
OM-CW-2025-0010	Contracted QRTP - Shiloh House	Mar. 25, 2025	CW	QRTP, High Acuity, Acute Residential, Contracted Providers, Application, Admission, Discharge, Reimbursement
OM-CW-2025-0009	Updated County Checklist & QRTP Lifetime Limit Waiver Request Form	Mar. 24, 2025	CW	QRTP, Lifetime Limit, Waiver, Request, Checklist
OM-FEA-2025-0003	SNAP Work Requirements Oral Explanation Waiver Extension Approval	Mar. 24, 2025	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, work requirements, federal waiver, Consolidated Work Notice
OM-FEA-2025-0002	Energy EBT Implementation	Feb. 27, 2025	FEA	SNAP, Energy-EBT, LEAP, EBT
OM-CCCAP-2025-0001 / OM-CW-2025-0008 / OM-DEWS-2025-0001	*JOINT MEMO*  Child Welfare and TANF Referral Guidance for CCCAP Freezes and Waitlists	Feb. 25, 2025	DEWS, CW, CCCAP	TANF, Colorado Works, Freeze, Waitlist, Child Welfare, CCCAP, Referrals
OM-CW-2025-0007	Foster Youth in Transition Eligibility and Clarification Regarding Services that Must Be Offered	Feb. 24, 2025	CW	Foster Youth in Transition, Administrative Review, Eligibility, Enrollment
OM-CW-2025-0006	Updated Colorado Family Safety Assessment Tool Instructions	Feb. 23, 2025	CW	Updated Colorado Family Safety Assessment Tool Instructions
OM-CW-2025-0005	Documentation Sharing for Fatal, Near Fatal and Egregious Child Maltreatment	Feb. 10, 2025	CW	Fatal, Near Fatal, Egregious, Child Maltreatment, Law Enforcement, Documentation
OM-CW-2025-0004	Missing Youth Rule Revisions	Feb. 4, 2025	CW	Missing Youth, Human Trafficking
OM-CW-2025-0003	Change of Venue	Jan. 23, 2025	CW	Venue, Change of Venue, COV
OM-CW-2025-0002	Colorado Adoption Resource Registry (CARR) and the Colorado Heart Gallery (COHG)	Jan. 21, 2025	CW	CARR, Colorado Adoption Resource Registry, Adoptive Family, Diligent Recruitment, Child-specific, Colorado Heart Gallery, Raise the Future, COHG
OM-FEA-2025-0001	Sunsetting of Replacement of Stolen EBT Benefits	Jan. 16, 2025	FEA	EBT, SNAP, CW, Colorado Works, AF, Adult Financial, SNAP, Replacement Benefits, Third Party Fraud, FNS, Food and Nutrition Service
OM-AAS-2025-0001	County Closures and APS Timeliness	Jan. 7, 2025	AAS	Weather, office, closure, timeliness, APS
OM-CW-2025-0001	Correction to the 2024 Non-Certified Kinship Care Reimbursement Rates	Jan. 2, 2025	CW	Non-Certified Kinship Care, Reimbursement, Rates

2024 Operation Memos

Memo #	Memo title	Issue date	Division	Keywords
OM-FEA-2024-0013	Annual Second Party Review Contracts	Dec. 31, 2024	FEA	Electronic Benefits Transfer, EBT, EBT card, eligibility, issuance, separation of duties, Second Party Review, SPR, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP
OM-DEWS-2024-0009	Employment First (EF) Job Retention Services	Dec. 31, 2024	DEWS	Employment First (EF), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Third-Party Partners (TPPs), Employment and Training (E&T), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Job Retention, Participant Reimbursement, Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), Services, Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS).
OM-FEA-2024-0012	EBT Prepaid Card Transition	Dec. 23, 2024	FEA	EBT, EBT Card, Prepaid Card, Cash Programs, Colorado Works, Adult Financial, Child Care Assistance, Division of Child Welfare
OM-OES-2024-0006	Timeframe to Enter Applications and Redeterminations/Recertifications (RRRs) into CBMS	Dec. 19, 2024	OES	Application Initiation, AI, Colorado Benefits Management System, CBMS, Redetermination, Recertification, Renewal, RRR, Adult Financial, AF, Colorado Works, CW, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP
OM-CW-2024-0018	Kinship Foster Care Certification	Dec. 18, 2024	CW	Child Welfare, Kinship Foster Care, Certification Standards, Trails Documentation
OM-CW-2024-0017	Documentation of Roadmaps to Success and Emancipation Transition Plans in Trails	Dec. 3, 2024	CW	Roadmap to Success (RTSs), Emancipation Transition Plans (ETPs)
OM-DEWS-2024-0008	Adult Financial Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025	Nov. 26, 2024	DEWS	Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), Old Age Pension (OAP), Aid to the Needy Disabled-Colorado Supplement (AND-CS), In-kind Support and Maintenance (ISM), Grant Increase, Adult Financial
OM-CW-2024-0016	Data Sharing between County Child Welfare and Regional Accountable Entities	Nov. 19, 2024	CW	Data-sharing, RAEs, Child Welfare, Medical Coverage, Medicaid, Mental Health Services
OM-CW-2024-0015	Reissue, Re-release, Timely and Accurate Entry of Removals in the Comprehensive Child Welfare System (CCWIS)	Nov. 18, 2024	CW	Trails Legacy Data Entry Job Aid, AFCARS, Removals, Youth with Delinquency Charges, Article 2.5, Non-certified Kinship, ICPC, Out-of-state Placements
OM-FEA-2024-0011	SNAP Statewide “Success Signals” Performance Metrics	Nov. 13, 2024	FEA	Application Processing Timeliness, APT, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Food and Nutrition Service, FNS, Monitoring, Data Evaluation, Performance
OM-CSS-2024-0006	Printing and Use of Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) MyUI+ by CSS Units	Nov. 13, 2024	CSS	Department of Labor and Employment, DLE UI, printing, wage records, myUI+
OM-OES-2024-0006	FFY24 FNS SNAP ABAWD E&T Review Findings	Nov. 13, 2024	OES	Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents, ABAWD, Employment and Training, E&T, Employment First, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Food and Nutrition Service, FNS, Management Evaluation, Students
OM-DEWS-2024-0007	Employment First Case Management	Oct. 28, 2024	DEWS	Employment First, Program Operators, Third-Party Partners, case management, Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS)
OM-DEWS-2024-0006	Colorado Works Lawful Presence Affidavit Elimination and Technical Cleanup Rule Update	Oct. 21, 2024	DEWS	Colorado Works (CW), Lawful Presence Affidavit (LPA), Supportive Payments, Claims, Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS).
OM-OES-2024-0004	FAMLI Income Data Entry Guidance	Oct. 21, 2024	OES	Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI), FAMLI Income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), Colorado Works (CW), Adult Financial (AF), Data Entry
OM-CW-2024-0014	Bill of Rights for Foster Youth	Oct. 15, 2024	CW	HB 24-1017, Foster Youth, Bill of Rights, Foster Care
OM-FEA-2024-0010	ABAWD Time-Limit Waiver Approval	Oct. 9, 2024	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents, ABAWD, time-limit, work requirements, Employment First, EF, federal waiver
OM-FEA-2024-0009	2024-2025 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) Administrative and Outreach Allocations	Sept. 30, 2024	FEA	low-income energy assistance, LEAP, LIHEAP, allocation, outreach, budget, heat, heating
OM-FEA-2024-0008	LEAP Outreach Incentive Program	Sept. 30, 2024	FEA	Outreach, Incentive, Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), LEAP, Energy Assistance, Heat, Home
OM-OES-2024-0005	New Guidance for Stolen EBT Benefits	Sept. 27, 2024	OES	EBT, SNAP, CW, Colorado Works, AF, Adult Financial, SNAP, Replacement Benefits, Third Party Fraud, FNS, Food and Nutrition Service
OM-CW-2024-0013	Contracted PRTF- Admission, Discharge, & Reimbursement	Sept. 25, 2024	CW	PRTF, Acute Residential, Contracted Providers, Application, Admission, Discharge, Reimbursement, Southern Peaks
OM-CSS-2024-0005	Non-Certified Kinship Reimbursement Payments and Child Support	Sept. 18, 2024	CSS	child support, foster care, kinship reimbursement, guidelines
OM-CW-2024-0012	Contracted Professional Foster Care Pilot Program and Therapeutic Foster Care, Admission, Discharge, & Reimbursement	Sept. 17, 2024	CW	Professional Foster Care, Therapeutic Foster Care, Contracted Providers, Application, Admission, Discharge, Reimbursement
OM-FEA-2024-0007	Colorado SNAP Claims Manual	Sept. 4, 2024	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Claims, Intentional Program Violation, IPV
OM-CW-2024-0011	Reimbursement for Non-CertKinship Caregivers with Out-of-Home Kinship and Kinship Kinship Service Types in Trails	Aug. 26, 2024	DW	Child Welfare, Non-certified Kinship Caregiver, Reimbursement
OM-FEA-2024-0006	SNAP Texting Reminders in CBMS	Aug. 19, 2024	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Colorado Benefits Management System, CBMS, texting, interviews, verification checklists, Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents, ABAWD, electronic notification
OM-CSS-2024-0004	ACSES Access Security Requirements	Aug. 7, 2024	CSS	ACSES, Security, System Access, ACSES Security Designees
OM-DEWS-2024-0005	HB 22-1259 Colorado Works COLA Increase SFY 24-25	Aug. 7, 2024	DEWS	Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), Colorado Works (CW), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Grant Increase, Basic Cash Assistance (BCA)
OM-CW-2024-0010	Clarification Regarding Medicaid Eligibility for Tribal Children and Youth	Aug. 6, 2024	CW	Medicaid, Tribes, Trails, Child Welfare
OM-OES-2024-0004	Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) DOLE/CUBS/UI/MyUI+ Print Process	July 14, 2024	OES	Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), Colorado Unemployment Benefits System (CUBS), Unemployment Insurance (UI), Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB), MyUI+, SNAP
OM-CW-2024-0009	SFY 2024-25 Core Services Program Allocation and Plan	July 11, 2024	CW	Core Services Program, Core Services Program Plan, Core Allocation
OM-DEWS-2024-0003	Employment First Program Operator Oversight	July 11, 2024	DEWS	Employment First, Third-Party Partners, oversight
OM-CW-2024-0008	Re-release, Timely & Accurate Entry of Removals in the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS)	July 10, 2024	CW	Trails Legacy Data Entry Job Aid, AFCARS, Removal, DYS, Commitment, Non-certified, Interstate Compact Placement of Children, ICPC, Out-of-state placements
OM-CFO-2024-0001	State Fiscal Year 2024-25 Preliminary County Allocations	July 1, 2024	CFO	County Allocation, Financial Services
OM-CW-2024-0007	Adoption and Relative Guardianship Assistance Agreement Rates Without Respite in State Fiscal Year 2025	July 1, 2024	CW	Adoption Assistance, Foster Care Rate, Respite, Relative Guardianship Assistance
OM-DCP-2024-0002	CMP Trails Solution	June 27, 2024	DCP	Collaborative Management Program (CMP), Trails, Data Collection
OM-CSS-2024-0003	Assignment of Pre-Placement Arrears	June 26, 2024	CSS	child support services, child support, foster care, pre-placement arrears
OM-FEA-2024-0005	CBMS Entry of SNAP Interview Date	June 25, 2024	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Interview, Timeliness, Colorado Benefits Management System, CBMS
OM-FEA-2024-0001	Application Processing Timeliness (APT) Handbook	June 22, 2024	FEA	Application Processing Timeliness, APT, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Food and Nutrition Service, FNS, Best Practices, Application Processing Timeliness Handbook, APT Handbook
OM-CSS-2024-0001	Unenforceable Case Closure	June 24, 2024	CSS	child support, case closure, unenforceable
OM-CSS-2024-0002	Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals	June 24, 2024	CSS	child support services, child support, licensed legal paraprofessionals
OM-DEWS-2024-0002	Employment First (EF) Program Operator (PO) Plan FFY 2025	Apr. 30, 2024	DEWS	Employment First (EF), Employment and Training (E&T), Employment First Program Operator (EF PO), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Third-Party Partners (TPPs)
OM-CW-2024-0006	Notification by Counties to CDHS of a Confirmed Incident of Falsification	Apr. 4, 2024	CW	Awareness of this direction for county departments to report confirmed falsification
OM-FEA-2024-0004	Statewide Contract with Goodwill for Administration of LEAP	Mar. 27, 2024	FEA	Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, LEAP, Goodwill, MOU, heating, assistance, administration
OM-FEA-2024-0003	EBT Card-in-hand Timeliness	Mar. 5, 2024	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Electronic Benefit Transfer, EBT, Card Issuance, Timeliness
OM-DEWS-2024-0001	Employment First Program Operator Oversight	Feb. 29, 2024	DEWS	Employment First, Third-Party Partners, oversight
OM-CW-2024-0005	Institutional Medical Neglect Referral & Assessment Volume 7 Rule Revisions	Feb. 27, 2024	CW	Institutional Assessment, Referral, Facility, Incident, Medical
OM-OES-2024-0003	Family Child Care Home Compensation Pilot Program	Feb. 21, 2024	OES	Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), Family Child Care Home Compensation Pilot Program, Income, Colorado Works (CW), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
OM-CW-2024-0004	Contracted Residential Respite - PRTF - Admission, Discharge, & Reimbursement	Feb. 8, 2024	CW	Respite, Crisis Stabilization, Contracted Providers, Application, Admission, Discharge, Reimbursement, PRTF
OM-OES-2024-0002	Referral Process Between Colorado Works and Child Support Services	Feb. 7, 2024	OES	Colorado Works, Child Support Services, Cooperation, Kinship, Non-parent Caretaker, Good Cause, Referral
OM-CW-2024-0003	Diligent Recruitment Plan for the Recruitment & Retention of Foster Care, Kinship Foster Care & Adoptive Parents	Feb. 5, 2024	CW	Adoption, Diligent Recruitment, Foster Care, Kinship Foster Care, Non-certified Kinship Care, Plan
OM-FEA-2024-0002	EBT Fraud Prevention Workbook	Feb. 2, 2024	FEA	EBT, Fraud, Prevention, Patterns, Trafficking, Reports
OM-OES-2024-0001	Excess Child Support Income	Feb. 2, 2024	OES	Child Support, IV-E Excess, Line 11B on MM-627 ASCES Report
OM-DCP-2024-0001	Collaborative Management Program Data Collection	Jan. 16, 2024	DCP	Collaborative Management Program, CMP, Statute Changes, HB23-1249
OM-CW-2024-0002	Safe Haven Voluntarily Surrendered Infants Due date 01/31/24	Jan. 10, 2024	CW	Abandoned Infants, Safe Haven, Voluntarily Surrendered Infants
OM-CW-2024-0001	Information Regarding Issuing an Internal Revenue Form 1099 to Known Service Providers Types	Jan. 9, 2024	CW	Form 1099, Gross Income, Service Provider, Service Provider Type
OM-FEA-2024-0001	SNAP Work Requirements Oral Explanation Waiver Approval	Jan. 5, 2024	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, work requirements, federal waiver, Consolidated Work Notice

2023 Operation Memos

Memo #	Memo title	Issue date	Division	Keywords
OM-DEWS-2023-0013	Colorado Works Memorandum of Understanding SFY 23-24 - Annual Reaffirmation	Dec. 18, 2023	DEWS	Colorado Works (CW), Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
OM-DEWS-2023-0012	Colorado Works Rule 9 CCR 2503-6 Frequently Asked Questions	Dec. 7, 2023	DEWS	9 CCR 2503-6, Colorado Revised Statute (CRS) 26-2-725, Colorado Works (CW)
OM-DEWS-2023-0011	House Bill (HB) 22-1259 Colorado Works Website Redesign	Nov. 16, 2023	DEWS	House Bill (HB) 22-1259; Colorado Revised Statute (CRS) 26-2-725; Outreach and Engagement (O&E) Campaign; Website; Advocacy Groups; Trauma-informed Care; Family Voice Council (FVC); Colorado Children’s Campaign; Key Stakeholders; Colorado Works (CW); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Linguistically Diverse
OM-CW-2023-0021	Contracted Residential Respite - Admission, Discharge, & Reimbursement	Nov. 13, 2023	CW	Respite, Crisis Stabilization, Contracted Providers, Application, Admission, Discharge, Reimbursement
OM-CW-2023-0020	Contracted Foster Care Respite - Admission, Discharge, & Reimbursement	Nov. 7, 2023	CW	Respite, Foster Care, Contracted Providers, Application, Admission, Discharge, Reimbursement
OM-OCYF-2023-0002	Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022 & Child Welfare Practice	Nov. 7, 2023	OCYF	Mushrooms, Psilocybin, Psilocin, Natural Medicines, Psychedelic Substances, Abuse and Neglect Definitions
OM-DEWS-2023-0010	Old Age Pension, Aid to the Needy Disabled-Colorado Supplement Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Increase for 2024	Nov. 3, 2023	DEWS	Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), Old Age Pension (OAP), Aid to the Needy Disabled-Colorado Supplement (AND-CS), In-kind Support and Maintenance (ISM), Grant Increase, Adult Financial
OM-OES-2023-0008	Sponsored Workgroups, Boards, and Commissions Compensation & CDHS Program Eligibility	Oct. 31, 2023	OES	Adult Financial (AF), Colorado Works (CW), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), Workgroups, Boards, Commissions, Income
OM-FEA-2023-0016	SNAP36A Report	Oct. 24, 2023	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, SNAP36A, FS-36A, Fraud, Investigation, Fraud Report, SNAP, Intentional Program Violation, IPV
OM-CW-2023-0019	Guidance Regarding Immunizations When Caring for or Placing an Infant Under Six (6) Months in a Foster Care Home	Oct. 23, 2023	CW	Exemption, Infant, Immunization, Influenza, Pertussis, Vaccination
OM-CW-2023-0018 (Corrected version added 11.20.23)	Procedures for Sharing Information Received from the CBI & FBI for Foster Care, Adoption, and Non-Certified Kinship Care	Oct. 16, 2023	CW	Adoption, Criminal History, Foster Care, Information Sharing, Non-Certified Kinship Care, Protocol
OM-OES-2023-0007	Sponsored Workgroups, Boards, and Commissions Compensation & CDHS Program Eligibility	Oct. 13, 2023	OES	Adult Financial (AF), Colorado Works (CW), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), Workgroups, Boards, Commissions, Income
OM-FEA-2023-0015	Civil Rights Training Requirements	Oct. 13, 2023	FEA	Civil Rights, Federal Nutrition Service, FNS, Nondiscrimination, Staff Development Division, SDD, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Training, HCPF, Medical Assistance
OM-CW-2023-0017	Confirmation of Out-of-State Checks for Abuse and Neglect Prior to Certification of Foster Care Homes or Approval for Adoption	Oct. 5, 2023	CW	Adoption, Confirmed Abuse and Neglect, Foster Care, Out-of-State Check
OM-FEA-2023-0014	SNAP Unclear Information & Request for Contact Training Requirements	Oct. 3, 2023	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Unclear Information, Request for Contact, RFC, acting on changes, change reporting
OM-FEA-2023-0012	ABAWD Time-Limit Waiver Approval	Oct. 3, 2023	FEA	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD), Time-limit, Work Requirements, Employment First, EF, federal waiver
OM-FEA-2023-0013	Revised 2023-2024 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) Administrative and Outreach Allocations	Oct. 3, 2023	FEA	low-income energy assistance, LEAP, LIHEAP, allocation, outreach, budget, heat, heating
OM-DEWS-2023-0019	Forum: Request for Workgroup Attendees	Sept. 27, 2023	DEWS	Colorado Works, Colorado Works Workforce Development, Adult Financial, Employment First, Forums, Employment and Training
OM-CW-2023-0016	Mandated Caseworker and Supervisor Training	Sept. 27, 2023	CW	Training, Education
OM-FEA-2023-0011	2023-2024 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) Administrative and Outreach Allocations	Sept. 26, 2023	FEA	low-income energy assistance, LEAP, LIHEAP, allocation, outreach, budget, heat, hea0ting
OM-CW-2023-0015	Clarification Regarding Medicaid Eligibility for Tribal Children and Youth	Sept. 20, 2023	CW	Medicaid, Tribes, Trails, Child Welfare
OM-FEA-2023-0010	FFY24 SNAP COLA and ABAWD Updates and 2023 SNAP Technical Clean-up	Sept. 18, 2023	FEA	SNAP, Cost of Living Adjustments, COLA, Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents, ABAWDs, Exemptions
OM-FEA-2023-0009	Responding to SNAPQA Reviews	Sept. 14, 2023	FEA	Case Reviews, Findings, SNAPQA, SNAP Quality Assurance, Quality Control
OM-FEA-2023-0008	SNAP Quality Assurance (SNAPQA) Processes and County Responsibilities	Sept. 14, 2023	FEA	Case Reviews, Error Resolution Committee, Payment Accuracy, SNAPQA, SNAP Quality Assurance, Quality Control
OM-FEA-2023-0007	LEAP Outreach Incentive Program	Sept. 5, 2023	FEA	Outreach, Incentive, Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, LEAP, Energy Assistance, Heat, Home
OM-OES-2023-0006	The Office of Economic Security (OES) Designated State Holidays	Aug. 21, 2023	OES	Colorado Works (CW), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Adult Financial (AF) Holiday, Application, Program Benefits, Reference Table, Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS), Frances Xavier Cabrini Day, Juneteenth, Cesar Chavez
OM-CW-2023-0014	Review, Evaluate, Direct (RED) Team Rule Revisions	Aug. 9, 2023	CW	Review, Evaluate, Direct Team, RED Team, Referral Disposition
OM-DEWS-2023-0008	State Tax Intercept Program Department of Revenue (DOR)	Aug. 7, 2023	DEWS	Department of Revenue (DOR), tax interception, Colorado Works, County Diversion, Adult Financial
OM-AAS-2023-0003	APS Initial Response in the AR Pilot	Aug. 1, 2023	AAS	Alternative Response, APS, initial contact
OM-OCYF-2023-0001	Collaborative Management Program Statute Changes (HB 23-1249)	Aug. 1, 2023	OCYF	Collaborative Management Program, CMP, Statute Changes, HB 23-1249

 

Information memos

Information memos provide important information for the counties that is strictly informational and timely. Examples include announcements of grants that counties may apply for, posting of a Request for Proposal, a cancelled webinar or training, etc. Information memos are active for one year, after one year, they are archived and then re-issued if necessary.

2026 Information Memos

Memo #	Memo title	Issue date	Division	Keywords
IM-CW-2026-058	Updating Vendor/Provider Name Changes in Trails	Aug. 25, 2026	CW	Updating Vendor/Provider Name Changes in Trails
IM-CSS-2026-002	Child Support Services 2026 Legislative Update	Aug. 24, 2026	CSS	child support, legislation, 2026 legislative update
IM-CW-2026-057	FY 2026 County Parental Fee Refunds	Aug. 18, 2026	CW	2025, County, Parental, Fee, Refund
IM-CW-2026-056	Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Rule Packet Stakeholder Feedback Session	Aug. 18, 2026	CW	ICWA, HB25-1204, Stakeholder Feedback
IM-CW-2026-055	Colorado Fostering Success Voucher Program Rules Feedback Sessions	Aug. 4, 2026	CW	Housing Vouchers, Chafee Program, Colorado Foster Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood State Grant Program
IM-CW-2026-054	Motivational Interviewing Pilot and State Update	Aug. 4, 2026	CW	Motivational Interviewing
IM-CW-2026-053	Permanency Case Closure Summary Template	Aug. 4, 2026	CW	Case Closure Summary, Permanency
IM-CW-2026-052	Colorado Kinnected Education Waiver	Aug. 4, 2026	CW	Colorado Kinnected, kinship navigator, education, waiver
IM-CW-2026-051	Documentation of Temporary Placements In Trails	Aug. 4, 2026	CW	Placement, Office, Hotel, Documentation, Trails, Child Welfare Information System
IM-CW-2026-050	Foster and Adoptive parents and Non-Certified Kinship Caregivers Online Training	July 28, 2026	CW	Online Training, Professional Development, Training
IM-OCACS-2026-002	Collaborative Management Program Allocation Distribution 2026	July 21, 2006	OCACS	Collaborative Management Program, Allocation, CMP
IM-CW-2026-049	Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) Rule Writing	July 21, 2006	CW	Task Group, Rules, Parent Placement
IM-CW-2026-048	2026 Updated Foster Care Regulations	July 21, 2006	CW	Foster Care, Regulations, Rules, Foster Parents, Certified
IM-CW-2026-047	Detention Alternatives and Stepdown	July 21, 2006	CW	Step Down, Alternatives to Detention, A2D, Shiloh House, Savio, Brad’s House
IM-CW-2026-046	Agency Response Guide	July 21, 2006	CW	Dispositioning Referrals, RED Team, Intrafamilial Abuse and Neglect, Third Party Abuse and Neglect, Response Timeframes, Track Assignment
IM-CW-2026-045	Adoption and Relative Guardianship Assistance Agreement Rates for Fiscal Year 2026-2027	July 14, 2026	CW	Adoption Assistance, Foster Care Rate, Relative Guardianship Assistance
IM-CW-2026-044	Placement Support	July 7, 2026	CW	Youth with High Acuity Needs, Placement, Detained Youth
IM-CW-2026-043	Catastrophic Liability Insurance for Certified Foster Care Homes	July 7, 2026	CW	County Foster Care Home, Insurance, Liability
IM-CW-2026-042	Approved Vendor List of Qualified Home Study Providers	July 7, 2026	CW	Adoption, Foster Care, Independent Contract Vendor, SAFETM Assessment
IM-CW-2026-041	Updated State Approved Notification Letter Regarding Falsification of Child Welfare Records	June 30, 2026	OCACS/CW	Falsification, Decertification, Letter of Notice
IM-CW-2026-040	Training Materials and Guidance for HB 25-1097: Placement Transition Plans for Children/Youth	June 30, 2026	OCACS/CW	Individual Placement Transition Plan, HB 25-1097, Training Materials
IM-AAPS-2026-005	APS Scholarships for 2026 Elder Justice Summit	June 30, 2026	OCACS/AAPS	APS, Elder Justice Summit, Scholarship, Conference
IM-CW-2026-039	7.716 - Rules Regulating Applied Behavior Analysis Clinics Continued Feedback Sessions	June 23, 2026	OCACS/CW	Applied Behavior Analysis, ABA, ABA Clinic, Rules, Feedback
IM-AAPS-2026-004	Authorization For Disposition of Title III & Title VII Records	June 23, 2026	AAPS	Disposition of Title III & Title VII Records
IM-CW-2026-038	Differential Response Statewide Implementation Complete	June 16, 2026	CW	Differential Response, DR, FAR, Family Assessment Response
IM-CW-2026-037	2025 CDHS Annual Private Adoption Report	June 16, 2026	CW	Annual, Adoption, Private Adoption, Domestic Adoption, Domestic Infant Adoption, Intercountry Adoption, Report, Data
IM-CW-2026-036	Child Welfare Domestic Violence Practice Manual	June 16, 2026	CW	DV Practice Guide, Domestic Violence, Child Welfare
IM-CW-2026-035	FAQs Regarding Impacts of HB 26-1373 and HB 26-1374	June 16, 2026	CW	Funding, Adoption/RGAP Assistance, Kinship, Relative Guardian, Non-Certified Kinship Care, Reimbursement
IM-CW-2026-034	FY 2026-27 Child Welfare Provider Rates	June 9, 2026	CW	Child Welfare, Provider, Rates, Child Placement Agency (CPA)
IM-CW-2026-033	Falsification and Decertification Rule Revision Workgroup	June 9. 2026	CW	Falsification, Decertification, Child Welfare Training Academy, Appeals
IM-DEWS-2026-002	CW Leavers Survey Findings Information Memo	June 8, 2026	DEWS	Colorado Works, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, survey, findings
IM-ADT-2026-001	County Security Audit	June 1, 2026	ADT	counties, IT, services, CITS, security, compliance, cyber, computer, Option 3
IM-CW-2026-030	Child and Family Services Review Stakeholder Interviews	May 26, 2026	CW	Child and Family Services Review, CFSR, Onsite Review, Stakeholder Interviews
IM-CW-2026-029	7.716 - Rules Regulating Applied Behavior Analysis Clinics Feedback Sessions	May 26, 2026	CW	Applied Behavior Analysis, ABA, ABA Clinic, Rules, Feedback
IM-CW-2026-028	Rule Revision of 7.000.2 Definition of “Affected by alcohol or substance exposure” Public Feedback Sessions	May 19, 2026	CW	Substance Exposed Newborn, SEN, Prenatal Substance Exposure, Abuse and Neglect Definitions, Affected by Alcohol or Substance Exposure
IM-CW-2026-027	Chafee, Colorado Foster Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood Grant, and Colorado Fostering Success Voucher Program Combined Application	May 19, 2026	CW	Chafee, Independent Living, Grants
IM-CW-2026-026	Scholarship Announcement for the 2026 Summit in the Rockies on Domestic Violence and Sex Offender Management	May 5, 2026	CW	SOMB, Conference, Sex Offender Management Board
IM-CW-2026-025	Changes to Adoption, Kinship, and RGAP Subsidy Limits	May 5, 2026	CW	Funding, Adoption/RGAP Assistance, Kinship, Relative Guardian, Non-Certified Kinship Care, Reimbursement
IM-CW-2026-024	National Youth in Transition Database Survey Process Requirements and Background	May 5, 2026	CW	National Youth in Transition Database, NYTD, Youth Experience Survey
IM-CW-2026-023	2026 200% of Poverty Level	April 28, 2026	CW	2026 200% of Poverty Level
IM-CW-2026-022	Child Welfare Mitigation Applications SFY 2025-26	April 21, 2026	CW	Allocation, Mitigation, BOS Counties, Mitigation Form
IM-CW-2026-021	SB25-151 Measures to Prevent Youth From Running Away Proposed Rules Public Feedback Sessions	March 31, 2026	OCACS / CW	Runaway, Youth, Rules, CPO, SB25-151, Residential Child Care Facilities, Policies
IM-AAPS-2026-003	Adult Protective Services Alternative Response Evaluation Reports	March 24, 2026	OCACS/AAPS	APS, Alternative Response, AR, Pilot, Evaluation
IM-CW-2026-020	CFSR Statewide Assessment Public Feedback Sessions	Mar. 24. 2026	CW	Child and Family Services Review, CFSR, Statewide Assessment
IM-CW-2026-019	County Agreed Best Practices Regarding the Transfer of Non-Court Involved Cases	Mar. 17, 2026	CW	Non-Court-Involved Case, Transfer of Case, In-Home Case
IM-CW-2026-018	Title IV-E State Reviews for Calendar Year 2026 and 2027	Mar. 17, 2026	CW	Title IV-E, 2026 Reviews, Child Welfare, Foster Care
IM-CW-2026-017	Runaway Procedure for Licensed Residential Child Care Facilities	Mar. 17, 2026	CW	Runaway, Procedure, Statutory Requirement, RCCF, PRTF, QRTP
IM-CW-2026-016	Foster Youth in Transition (FYiT) Program Improvement Workgroup	Mar. 3, 2026	CW	Foster Youth in Transition, FYiT
IM-CW-2026-015	Transition Age Youth Services Office Hours for FYiT	Marc. 3, 2026	CW	Foster Youth in Transition, FYiT, Housing Voucher, Rental Assistance, Chafee, SB23-82
IM-CW-2026-014	Required Web-based Training for the Educational Rights for Students in Foster Care	Mar. 3, 2026	CW	Foster Care Success Act, Educational Rights for Students in Foster Care, Required Web-based Training
IM-CW-2026-013	Time-limited Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Rule Writing Work Group	Feb. 24, 2026	CW	ICWA, HB25-1204, Rule Revision, Work Group
IM-CW-2026-012	Secondary Caseworker Assignment Update	Feb. 24, 2026	CW	Monthly contacts with children, Secondary Caseworker, Designated Visitation Caseworker, Certified Caseworker, Assignment, trails, data entry
IM-AAPS-2026-002	2026 Poverty Guidelines	Feb. 24, 2026	AAPS	Federal Poverty Levels, Income, Assessment
IM-AAPS-2026-001	2025 Audit Guidelines	Feb. 24, 2026	AAPS	Federal Audit Requirements, CFDA Numbers
IM-CW-2026-011	Adoption Assistance Review Procedure CY2026	Feb. 24, 2026	CW	Adoption Assistance Review Procedure CY2026
IM-CW-2026-010	Assessment Practice Guides	Feb. 24, 2026	CW	Assessments, Allegations, Practice Guide, 0-3
IM-CW-2026-009	Public Feedback Sessions for Proposed Rule Changes Regulating Day Treatment Centers	Feb. 17, 2026	CW	Day Treatment, Regulations, Public Feedback
IM-CSS-2026-001	2026 Child Support Services Communication Schedule	Feb. 23, 2026	CSS	IV-D Administrators, Task Force, Child Support Services Program, Guidelines, APA Certification, Supervisor, Enforcement
IM-CW-2026-008	Title IV-E Audit Results and Performance Improvement Plan	Feb. 11, 2026	CW	IV-E, Audit, Federal, Foster Care, Reimbursement
IM-CW-2026-007	Notification to Potential Relatives and Kin Template Update	Feb. 10, 2026	CW	Kinship Care, Relatives, Kin, Placement, Kinship Foster Care, Notification
IM-DEWS-2026-001	Division of Economic and Workforce Support 2026 Program Forum Schedule	Feb. 9, 2026	DEWS	Colorado Works, Colorado Works Workforce Development, Adult Financial, Employment First, Forums, Division of Economic and Workforce Support (DEWS)
IM-CW-2026-006	Public Feedback Sessions for the Kinship Foster Care Certification Rules	Feb. 3, 2026	CW	Feedback, Kinship Foster Care, Certification Requirements
IM-CW-2026-005	Annual Minimum Wage Change	Jan. 27, 2026	CW	Title IV-E, Minimum wage, 2026
IM-ARD-2026-001	New Administrative (Out-of-Home) Review Instrument Workgroup	Jan. 26, 2026	ARD	Administrative Review, Case Review System, Quality Assurance, Foster Care Review, Out-of-Home Review
IM-CW-2026-004	Motivational Interviewing Child Welfare Pilot 2026	Jan. 15, 2026	CW	Motivational Interviewing, MI, Family First Prevention Services, FFPSA
IM-CW-2026-003	Universal Referral Rule Writing Task Group	Jan. 13, 2026	CW	Task Group, Trails, Universal Referral Form, Placement
IM-CW-2026-002	Adoption Assistance Negotiation Worksheet Update	Jan. 8, 2026	CW	Adoption, Adoption Assistance, Negotiation, Renegotiation
IM-CW-2026-001	Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Rule Writing Additional Stakeholder Feedback Sessions	Jan. 7, 2026	CW	ICWA, HB25-1204, Stakeholder Feedback

2025 Information Memos

Memo #	Memo title	Issue date	Division	Keywords
IM-FEA-2025-0002	2026 SNAP Meeting Schedule	Dec. 30, 2025	FEA	SNAP, Quarterly Administrators Meeting, Error Resolution Committee (ERC), SNAP Regulation Workgroup, SNAP Weekly County Calls
IM-AAS-2025-0006	2024 Final Population Estimates	Dec. 29, 2025	AAS	Population Estimates, Population Challenges Deadlines
IM-CW-2025-0065	ICPCs and Out-of-State Parent Placements	Dec. 29, 2025	CW	ICPC, parent placement, out-of-state, court of appeals
IM-OCYF-2025-0009	Annual Profile Justification for CY 2025 Delayed	Dec. 22, 2025	OCYF	Access Control, Audit, Certification, OIT, Profile Justification, Security, Trails
IM-DEWS-2025-0007	CW Leavers Survey Findings Information Memo	Dec. 12, 2025	DEWS	Colorado Works, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, survey, findings
IM-CW-2025-0064	In-Home Case Data Newsletter 2024-2025	Dec. 3, 2025	CW	In-Home Cases, Data, Permanency Maintained, Child Safety, Disparity Information, Court involvement, Types of Services
IM-CW-2025-0063	2026 County Holiday Submissions for Child Welfare	Nov. 25, 2025	CW	County Holidays, Hotline, HCCC, ROM, Initial Response, Assessments
IM-CW-2025-0062	Child Welfare Prevention Task Group (CWPTG) and Prevention (PA3) Best Practice Guide	Nov. 24, 2025	CW	Program Area 3, Prevention, Child Welfare Prevention Task Group, Family First Prevention Services
IM-OCYF-2025-0008	Human Trafficking Vulnerability Assessment Implementation	Nov. 20, 2025	OCYF	Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Screen, Child Welfare, CYDC, DYS
IM-CW-2025-0061	Program Area 3 (PA3) and Prevention in Modernized Trails	Nov. 13, 2025	OCYF Division of Child Welfare	Program Area 3, PA3, Core Services, Prevention, Modernized Trails
IM-CW-2025-0060	Rule Feedback Sessions Continued: Regulating Family Foster Care Homes and the Youth Bill of Rights	Nov. 12, 2025	OCYF Division of Child Welfare	Foster Care, Regulations, Rules, Youth Bill of Rights, Feedback
IM-CW-2025-0059	Adoption Stability Report SFY 2024-2025	Nov. 1, 2025	CW	Adoption, Adoption Assistance, Stability Report
IM-DEWS-2025-0006	Federal Fiscal Year 2025 TANF Maintenance of Effort Expenditures	Oct. 21, 2025	DEWS	Colorado Works, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, TANF, Maintenance of Effort, MOE
IM-CW-2025–0058	Child Welfare Human Trafficking Toolkit	Oct. 14, 2025	CW	Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Labor Trafficking, toolkit
IM-CW-2025-0057	HB25-1172 PRTF Locked Fence Proposed Regulations Public Feedback Sessions	Oct. 7, 2025	CW	PRTF, Locked Fence, Regulations, HB25-1172
IM-DEWS-2025-0005	CW Leavers Survey Findings	Oct. 7, 2025	DEWS	Colorado Works, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, survey, findings
IM-OCYF-2025-0007	IV-B Legal Notifications Requirement	Sept. 29, 2025	OCYF	IV-B Re-authorization, Legal Notification, Supporting America’s Children and Families Act, Public Law 118-25
IM-CW-2025-0056	Approved Vendor List of Qualified Home Study Providers	Sept. 25, 2025	CW	Adoption, Foster Care, Independent Contract Vendor, SAFE™ Assessment
IM-CW-2025-0055	Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Rule Writing Stakeholder Feedback Sessions	Sept. 24, 2025	CW	ICWA, HB25-1204, Stakeholder Feedback
IM-CW-2025-0054	In Home Family Support Options in Colorado	Sept. 18, 2025	CW	In Home Visiting Programs, Prevention, 211, Colorado Home Visiting Coalition
IM-CW-2025-0053	Hospital Discharge Readiness Considerations	Sept. 11, 2025	CW	Hospitalization, Level of Care, Extended Stay and Boarding Patients
IM-CW-2025-0052	Notification to Potential Relatives and Kin	Sept. 9, 2025	CW	Kinship Care, Relatives, Kin, Placement, Kinship Foster Care, Notification
IM-CW-2025-0051	FY 2025 County Parental Fee Refunds	Sept. 4, 2025	CW	2025, County, Parental, Fee, Refund
IM-CW-2025-0050	Timeliness of Initial Response C-Stat Goal Increase	Sept. 3, 2025	CW	Timeliness of Initial Response, C-Stat, Assessments
IM-CW-2025-0049	Consulate Memorandum of Understanding	Sept. 2, 2025	CW	MOU, Consulate, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador
IM-CW-2025-0048	SB23-082, Colorado Fostering Success Voucher Program Rules Task Group	Aug. 28, 2025	CW	Feedback, SB 23-082, Colorado Fostering Success Voucher Program, Rules
IM-CW-2025-0047	Upcoming Meetings for HB 25-1097 The Placement Transition Plans for Children	Aug. 27, 2025	CW	Individual Placement Transition Plan, HB 25-1097, PTG, CPTG
IM-CW-2025-0046	Adoption Forms Updates	Aug. 26, 2025	CW	Adoption, Adoption Assistance, Rates, Negotiation, Adoption Paperwork, Forms
IM-CW-2025-0045	Special Education Services for Students in Foster Care (House Bill 23-1089) Extended Workgroup	Aug. 29, 2025	CW	Foster Youth, Education, Workgroup continuance
IM-OCYF-2025-0006	Collaborative Management Program HB25-1035 Implementation	Aug. 25, 2025	OCYF	Collaborative Management, Allocation, CMP
IM-CW-2025-0044	Foster & Adoptive parents and Non-Certified Kinship Caregivers Online Training	Aug. 19, 2025	CW	Online Training, Professional Development, Training
IM-CW-2025-0043	Catastrophic Liability Insurance for Certified Foster Care Homes	Aug. 18, 2025	CW	County Foster Care Home, Insurance, Liability
IM-DEWS-2025-0004	CW Leavers Length in Program Information Memo	Aug. 18, 2025	DEWS	Colorado Works, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, survey, findings
IM-CW-2025-0042	12 CCR 2509-8; Section 7.708 and Youth Bill of Rights Rules Updates Public Feedback Sessions Continued	Aug. 12, 2025	CW	Foster Care, Regulations, Rules, Youth Bill of Rights, Feedback
IM-CW-2025-0041	SUD Definition Rule Revision Ad Hoc Meeting	Aug. 11, 2025	CW	Substance Use Disorder, SUD, Substance Exposed Newborn, SEN, Prenatal Substance Exposure, Abuse and Neglect Definitions
IM-CW-2025-0040	Mandatory Reporter Training and Statutory Changes	July 31, 2025	CW	Mandatory Reporting, Mandated Reporter, Training
IM-OCYF-2025-0005	Child Welfare Educational Stability Allocations for SFY 2025-26	July 29, 2025	OCYF	Foster Youth, Education, School Stability, Transportation, HB 18-1306, ESSA, School of Origin, Fiscal
IM-OCYF-2025-0004	Medical Decision Making Statute Review Task Force	July 28, 2025	OCYF	Statute Review Task Force, Medical Decision Making, Consent for treatment, legal authority for consent, independent assessment consent
IM-AAS-2025-0004	Authorization For Disposition of Title III & Title VII Records	July 9, 2025	AAS	Disposition of Title III & Title VII Records
IM-CW-2025-0039	Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) Regulation Repeal Public Feedback Sessions	June 15, 2025	CW	Regulations, Rules, CDEC, Repeal, Feedback
IM-OCYF-2026-0003	Collaborative Management Program Allocation Distribution 2025	July 14, 2025	OCYF	Collaborative Management, Allocation, CMP
IM-CSS-2025-0003	Child Support Services 2025 Legislative Update	June 30, 2025	CSS	child support, legislation, 2025 legislative update, child support commission
IM-CW–2025-0038	FY 2025-26 Child Welfare Rates	June 26, 2025	CW	Provider, Rates
IM-CW-2025-0037	12 CCR 2509-8; Section 7.708 and Youth Bill of Rights Rules Updates Public Feedback Sessions	June 25, 2025	CW	Foster Care, Regulations, Rules, Youth Bill of Rights, Feedback
IM-CW-2025-0036	Public Feedback Sessions for Kinship Definitions Proposed Rule	June 24, 2025	CW	Background Checks, Definitions, Foster Care, Kinship Foster Care
IM-CW-2025-0035	Implementation Workgroup for HB25-1271 Federal Benefits for Youth in Foster Care	June 23, 2025	CW	Federal Benefits, Survivor Benefits
IM-CW-2025-0034	Pressley Ridge Train-the-Trainer Cohort Application	June 11, 2025	CW	Pressley Ridge, Treatment Foster Care, Permanency, Providers, Foster Parents
IM-CW-2025-0033	Training Schedule: Kinship Care Rules	June 10, 2025	CW	Kinship Care, Background Checks, Family Search and Engagement, Non-certified Kinship Care Reimbursemen
IM-DEWS-2025-0003	Employment First (EF) Spanish Flyers	June 5, 2025	DEWS	Employment First (EF), Third-Party Partners (TPPs), Website, Customizable Flyers, Outreach, Spanish, Marketing, Clients, Enrollment, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Employment and Training (E&T), Awareness, Participation
IM-CW-2025-0032	Time-limited Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Rule Writing Work Group	June 5, 2025	CW	ICWA, HB25-1204, Rule Revision, Work Group