ICPC State Pages

Colorado Consultants/Specialists

Compact Administrators

Compact Administrator (To Be Announced) Division of Child Welfare Colorado Department of Human Services 1575 Sherman Street, 2nd Floor Denver, CO 80203

Deputy Compact Administrator Mary Griffin Division of Child Welfare, ICPC Colorado Department of Human Services 1575 Sherman Street, 2nd Floor Denver, CO 80203 Tel: 303-866-3546 Fax: 303-866-5563 Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Consultants

ICPC Specialist Colorado is a decentralized state.  Public interstate cases are processed by local county departments of social/human services.  For case specific questions/ inquiries /referrals /status requests, please contact the assigned county ICPC liaison.  For a listing of county ICPC liaisons, click on the following link: Colorado County ICPC Liaisons https://aphsa.org/AAICPC/AAICPC/Resources.aspx (File is located at the bottom of the web page under “Rules, Regulations and Additional Information”)	Administrative Assistant N/A
ICPC Specialist Lila Mutschelknaus Division of Child Welfare, ICPC Colorado Department of Human Services 1575 Sherman Street, 2nd Floor Denver, CO 80203 Tel: 720-656-4126 Fax: 303-866-5944 Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) The State ICPC office will continue to process incoming residential placement requests, parents requests, court requests, probation requests, and requests originated by a public entity from the sending state and when a private child placement agency (CPA) is performing services in the receiving state (Colorado).	Administrative Assistant N/A
ICPC Specialist NON-PUBLIC (PRIVATE) INTERSTATE ADOPTIONS are processed by: Lutheran Family Services 363 S Harlan St, Ste 200 Lakewood, CO 80226 Contact Person: Danna Gladen Tel: 303-446-7783 Fax 303-922-7335 e-mail - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) The main phone number for Lutheran Family Services is (303) 922-3433. Effective 7/1/2018, the processing cost for Lutheran Family Services for private interstate adoptions is $250.00.	International Adoptions Danna Gladen Lutheran Family Services 363 South Harlan St, Ste 200 Lakewood, CO 80226 e-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Tel: (303) 446-7783 Fax: (303) 922-7335 The main phone number for Lutheran Family Services is 303-922-3433. Effective 7/1/2018, the processing cost for Lutheran Family Services for private inter-country adoptions is $250.00.

Mailing Address

Regular Mailing Address For residential placements or placements licensed by a CPA in Colorado: Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Child Welfare, ICPC 1575 Sherman Street, 2nd floor Denver, CO 80203 For public interstate cases, mail your request to the appropriate county department of social/human services.  Click on the link below for a listing of county ICPC liaisons: Colorado County ICPC Liaisons https://aphsa.org/AAICPC/AAICPC/Resources.aspx (File is located at the bottom of the web page under “Rules, Regulations and Additional Information”)

Federal Express Address For residential placements, FedEx your request to: Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Child Welfare, ICPC 1575 Sherman Street, 2nd floor Denver, CO 80203 For non-public (private) adoptions, FedEx your request to: Danna Gladen Lutheran Family Services 363 South Harlan St, Ste 200 Lakewood, CO 80226 For public interstate cases, FedEx your request to the appropriate county department of social/human services.  Click on the link below for a listing of county ICPC liaisons: Colorado County ICPC Liaisons https://aphsa.org/AAICPC/AAICPC/Resources.aspx (File is located at the bottom of the web page under “Rules, Regulations and Additional Information”)

Useful Telephone Numbers

Child Abuse Hotline To report child abuse or neglect, please call 1-844-CO-4-Kids or (844) 264-5437	Juvenile Compact Office (ICJ) (303) 866-7690
Mental Health Compact Office (303) 866-7424	Adoption and Medical Assistance Compact Office (ICAMA) (303) 866-3228
International Adoptions Danna Gladen Lutheran Family Services Tel: (303) 922-3433 Fax: (303) 922-7335

Useful Websites

• Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
• Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA)
• Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ)

Statutory Codes

State ICPC Code:

• Colorado Revised Statutes CRS 24-60-1801 to 24-60-1803. 26-6-104(5) CRS 2010 as amended

Age of Majority and Code:

• 18 or 21 years
• 21 years. (2-4-401). 18 years under Children’s Code (19-1-103) but jurisdiction of court may continue over any child under 21 years of age who has been adjudicated as neglected or dependent, in need of oversight, or delinquent.

Statutory Penalties Under ICPC:

• Article IV of 24-60-1802, C.R.S

Co-Located Compacts - ICPC, ICAMA, ICJ

ICPC/ ICJ

ICPC and ICJ are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency under which each compact is administered.)

• No - ICPC and ICJ are both administered under Colorado Dept of Human Services

If ICPC and ICJ both apply to a case, Colorado will coordinate services: (If "No" - Which Compact Supersedes)

• Yes

ICPC/ ICAMA

ICPC and ICAMA are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency/Department under which each compact is administered.)

• Yes