Colorado paid caregivers, including family, are owed a Notice of Rights

In Colorado, agencies that employ paid caregivers must give each one a written Notice of Rights. This includes family members who are paid to give care through an agency. The rule began July 1, 2026.

What's changing

The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) put out Operational Memo OM 26-069 on October 28, 2026. It carries out a state law, HB 25-1328, and replaces an earlier memo, OM 26-048.

The memo tells Direct Care Employers (the agencies that employ paid caregivers) to:

• Give every direct care worker a written Notice of Rights. New workers get it when they start giving care.
• Review the Know Your Rights training requirements from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE).

The memo says:

"Beginning July 1, 2026, Direct Care Employers must provide the Direct Care Worker Notice of Rights"

That is from HCPF's OM 26-069.

The free Know Your Rights training is in the Learning Center on the Direct Care Careers platform. It covers wages, paid leave, workplace protections, civil rights, and how to make a complaint.

Who it affects (and who it doesn't)

This affects paid caregivers (direct care workers) and the agencies that employ them.

Family members who are paid to give care count as direct care workers. The state law has no exception for family. So if an agency employs you as a family caregiver, for example through In-Home Support Services (IHSS), agency personal care, or home health, the agency owes you the notice.

It does not put this duty on families who use Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS). The law leaves a CDASS member-employer out of its definition of a Direct Care Employer. CDASS attendants can still use the CDLE materials on their own.

It does not change your family member's services or eligibility.

Key dates

• July 1, 2026: The Notice of Rights requirement began.
• October 14, 2026: The memo's effective date.

What you can do

1. If an agency pays you to care for your family member, ask the agency for your written Notice of Rights. Keep a copy.
2. If you are a CDASS attendant, you can use CDLE's Know Your Rights materials too.
3. If you are not sure how this applies to you, ask your case manager or your agency.

For questions about the Notice of Rights, email HCPF's Direct Care Workforce team at HCPF_DCWorkforce@state.co.us.

For questions about the Know Your Rights training, email CDLE Labor Standards at cdle_labor_standards@state.co.us.