Colorado Revised Statutes Title 19. Children's Code § 19-3-210.5. Foster parents' bill of rights

(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;

(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.