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Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket
Details of Tracking Number
2023-00781
CCR details
| Tracking Number |
2023-00781 |
| Type of Filing |
Permanent Rule |
| Department |
500,1008,2500 Department of Human Services |
| Agency |
2516 Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (Volume 27) |
| CCR Number |
12 CCR 2516-1 |
| CCR Title |
RULE MANUAL 27, COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND DEAFBLIND |
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Proposed rule
| Notice Filed with SOS |
11/30/2023 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2023-00781.docx |
| Statutory Authority |
§ 26-1-107(5),(6), C.R.S.; 24-1-120(5)(h), C.R.S.; 26-21-106(9)(b), C.R.S. |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
The Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind administers the Rural Auxiliary Services program to provide access to effective communication for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind individuals in rural areas of the state. Program services include providing information, referrals, and qualified communication access services (e.g., sign language interpreters, realtime captioners, cued language transliteration). The program also provides professional training and scholarships for individuals willing to accept assignments in rural areas and publishes and maintains a list of qualified communication access providers on its website. After a three-year pilot, the program received permanent funding per SB21-216. The Department is required to establish rules for the program, including defining the term “rural area.” |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
The Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind administers the Rural Auxiliary Services program to provide access to effective communication for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind individuals in rural areas of the state. Program services include providing information, referrals, and qualified communication access services (e.g., sign language interpreters, realtime captioners, cued language transliterators). The program also provides professional training and scholarships for individuals willing to accept assignments in rural areas and publishes and maintains a list of qualified
communication access providers on its website. After a three-year pilot, the program received permanent funding per SB21-216. Under this bill, the Department is required to establish rules for the program, including defining the term “rural area.” Since 2022, the Commission has worked with a five-member subcommittee and held five stakeholder meetings to develop a proposed rule per C.R.S. section 26-21-106(9)(b). The program will change its name to Rural Communication Access Services
after stakeholders indicated the name change more clearly conveys the program’s functions. |
| Basis And Purpose |
BasisAndPurposeAttachment2023-00781.pdf
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| Regulatory analysis |
RegulatoryAnalysisAttachment2023-00781.pdf
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| Comments |
CDHS holds two public hearings, an initial and final, for each proposed rule packet. The initial hearing allows the public an opportunity to submit written data, views, or arguments and to testify for or against the proposed rules. The Board does not vote on the proposed rule at the initial hearing, but asks CDHS to consider all public comment and discussion and, if needed, submit revisions to the proposed rule. The final hearing, usually the month following the initial hearing, allows the same opportunity for public comment, after which the Board votes on final adoption of the proposed rule. Please check here for
any updates on location/connection: https://cdhs.colorado.gov/sbhs |
| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
Yes
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| Recent legislation bill number |
SB21-216
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| Hearing Date |
01/05/2024 |
| Hearing Time |
08:30 AM |
| Hearing Location |
1575 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203 |
| Contact Name |
Tricia Leakey |
| Contact Title |
Auxiliary Services Manager |
| Contact Telephone |
720-949-7483 |
| Contact email |
trish.leakey@state.co.us |
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Adopted rule
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