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Ruben A. Valdez Executive Director Department of Social Services 717 17th Street P.O. Box 181000 Denver, CO 80218-0899

Dear Mr. Valdez:

This opinion letter is in response to your September 12, 1986 letter in which you inquired about legal remedies available to county departments of social services in cases of medical neglect including withholding of medically indicated treatment from disabled infants with life-threatening conditions.

QUESTIONS PRESENTED AND CONCLUSIONS

Your request for an Attorney General's Opinion presents the question:

Do county departments of social services have the ability to…