Tracking# 2012-00132
FA/P 4/6/12, eff. 6/1/12 

I:/11111501.rtf
(I:/11111501.doc) 

(12 CCR 2512-2) 

[Note: Statement of basis and purposed has been included with Tracking# 2012-00133 (#11-9-7-3).] 

****************

[Instructions: replace lines 1732911 through 1733027.] 
12.200  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM (DVP)
12.200.1  Purpose [Rev. eff. 6/1/12]
These rules set forth policies concerned with administering funding to support the provision of a statewide network of services to reduce the incidence of domestic violence in Colorado. DVP shall outline all administrative procedures in an administrative handbook. 
12.200.2  DVP Advisory and Funding Recommendation Committees [Rev. eff. 6/1/12]
A. An Advisory Committee will be established to provide feedback regarding the DVP’s direction. The Advisory Committee’s roles, responsibilities, and membership shall be defined in the administrative handbook and, at a minimum, consist of: 
1.  Individuals who are knowledgeable in the field of domestic violence; 
2.  At least one representative from the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence; and, 
3.  At least two representatives for programs that receive funding from DVP. 
B.  A Funding Recommendation Committee shall review applications for funding and make funding award recommendations to the Executive Director of CDHS. The Funding Recommendation Committee’s roles, responsibilities, and membership shall be defined in the administrative handbook and, at a minimum, consist of at least one representative from the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence. 
12.200.3  Eligibility [Rev. eff. 8/1/09]
A.  Governmental and non-governmental entities, as follows, may be eligible for DVP funding:
1.  Counties;
2.  Cities and counties;
3.  Cities;
4.  Towns;
5.  Municipalities;
6.  Special districts;
7.  Private nonprofit organizations or corporations; or,
8.  Other community-based or community-oriented entities with a social service mission created for exclusive public use and providing services to victims of domestic violence and their dependants.
B.  Eligible entities shall:
1.  Develop a mission statement that declares a commitment to work toward the elimination of domestic violence, the provision of domestic violence intervention and prevention services, or educating the community regarding the issue of domestic violence;
2.  Comply with the rules in Section 12.201; 
3.  Offer free and confidential emergency and crisis response services to victims of domestic violence and their dependants on a continuous basis, which shall minimally include one or more of the following:
a.  Operation of a crisis telephone number accessible to the local community twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven days per week;
b.  Availability of paid staff or volunteers who are able to respond to emergency crisis situations twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven days per week; or,
c.  Coordination of a or b, above, through a formal memorandum of understanding with one or more entities that also meet all DVP eligibility criteria and rules herein.
4.  Develop policies to ensure that victims and their dependants are not required to attend a religious activity or instruction as a requirement to receive domestic violence services; 
5.  Document appropriate legal status or standing as a nonprofit or nongovernmental agency or corporation as required by Federal or Colorado law; 
6.  Develop written articles of incorporation and by-laws, as appropriate, to include a functioning board of directors or advisory committee, which provides oversight and governance; and,
7.  Document evidence of compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
12.200.4  Request for Application (RFA) [Rev. eff. 6/1/12]
The DVP will announce availability of funding through a Request for Application (RFA) and solicit responses to a RFA as required by the state. In distributing funding, the DVP Funding Recommendation Committee will set forth standards in the DVP administrative handbook to minimally include: 
A.  No less than seventy-five percent (75%) of funding available through the DVP shall be allocated to non-governmental entities; 
B.  A process to equitably distribute DVP funding within Colorado between urban and rural areas; 
C.  A process used to notify applicants of the outcome of their application; and, 
D.  A procedure available to applicants to grieve the outcome of their application. 
12.200.5  Contracts [Rev. eff. 6/1/12]
A.  CDHS may enter into contracts or agreements for services with any entity eligible for funding that fulfills the requirements of the application. 
B.  All entities awarded a contract shall agree to all terms and conditions of the contract, up to and including compliance with the rules as set forth in Section 12.201. 
12.200.6  (None) [Rev. eff. 6/1/12]
12.200.7  Review of Formal Complaints [Rev. eff. 6/1/12]
An individual who has received or was denied services from a program receiving DVP funding shall have the right to file a complaint with the DVP, as set forth in the DVP administrative handbook. 
**************