Key Takeaways:
- Required check for agencies licensed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
- Safeguard your at-risk adults.
Adults receiving support, care, treatment and services from individuals employed by specified agencies are susceptible to mistreatment, manipulation and cruelty. The CAPS check was introduced to increase safeguards for these at-risk adults.
Employers required to request CAPS Check include (but are not limited to): Health Facility, Adult Day Care Facility, Community Integrated Health Care Service Agency, Community Centered Board, Single Entry Point Agency, Area Agency on Aging, Mental Illness Facility, Disabilities Facility, and Veterans Community Living Centers.