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County Incentives Program
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| FY16-17 County Incentives Program |
Reminder!
MEQIP Annual Report due March 31, 2017
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FY 2016-17 County Grant Program
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Upcoming Site Visits
As part of the Conditions of Funding for the County Grant Program, the Department will be performing a site visit to monitor the progress towards completion of funded projects.
The County Relations team reached out with preliminary site visit dates to all counties who received funding through the County Grant Program. Once the dates are finalized, the Department will provide a Site Visit Matrix for the county to prepare for the site visit.
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| County Training Opportunities |
Health Care and Economic Security Staff Development Center (SDC):
Expanding Foundations Long Term Care - Denver Metro
March 16, 2017 -
March 17, 2017
8:30am - 4:00pm
Expanding Foundations MAGI - Denver Metro
February 28, 2017 -
March 2, 2017
8:30am - 4:00pm
Expanding Foundations Non-MAGI - Denver Metro
March 7, 2017 -
March 8, 2017
8:30am - 4:00pm
Online through TrainColorado:
Building Effective Relationships
Civil Rights
Client ID State ID
Colorado Address Confidentiality Program
IRS 1095-B Health Coverage Video
Medicaid Buy-In
PEAK
Health App
Single Streamlined Applications (SSAp) 101
Understanding Poverty
Your Road to Resources
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing:
Other training not mentioned above may qualify for the HCPF Training Incentive. Contact the County Relations team for more information on the Training Incentive.
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Quick Links and Resources
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Medicaid and CHP+ Rules and Guidance
Volume 8 - Rules - direct link to Secretary of State
HCPF Forms and Rules
HCPF Agency and Directors Letters
HCPF FAQs and Training
HCPF County Relations
CBMS Enhancement Sheets - Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT)
Staff Development Center (SDC)
Training Calendar
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Welcome to the March 2017 edition of County Connections!
The content in this newsletter is designed to inform county directors, management and staff in areas such as county performance, process improvement, collaboration, policy updates, upcoming due dates and more.
The content will continue to evolve. We encourage our county partners to give us your content suggestions. Feedback can be sent to the
HCPF County Relations team.
Please feel free to share
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Breaking News - Policy and Process Updates |
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Stakeholder Meeting on Upcoming Asset Verification System (AVS)
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AVS: Stakeholder Meeting
The Department is convening a stakeholder meeting to gather feedback on the upcoming Asset Verification System scheduled to be implemented in December 2017. The system will be able to verify liquid assets held in financial institutions, such as bank accounts. This system will help streamline the eligibility determinations when an asset test is required for programs and waivers for individuals who are 65 and older, blind, or who have a disability.
The meeting will be held at HCPF's office at 303 E. 17
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Ave., Denver, CO 80203 on Tuesday, April 18 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room 11AB.
A webinar and conference line will be available for those who cannot not attend in-person.
Click here to RSVP
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Freqently Asked Questions: Pend at Redetermination (RRR) Change
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FAQs now available
On March 19, 2017, the Department implemented a project in the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) to automatically pend a case during a member's redetermination (RRR) when certain information cannot be verified through an interface.
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Department Updates 2017 Income Guidelines
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2017 Income Guidelines: Agency Letters Now Available
The income limits for the MAGI Health First Colorado, Child Health PlanPlus, Health First Colorado Buy-In for Working Adults with Disabilities, Health First Colorado Buy-In Program for Children with Disabilities, Medical Assistance - Medicare Savings, and Low Income Subsidy programs are based on federal poverty level (FPL) guidelines that are updated annually. The 2017 guidelines were published on January 31, 2017 (Federal Register, Volume 82, No. 19, page 8831-8832).
The Department released the following 2017 Income Guidelines-Agency Letters to advise eligibility sites of these increased income limits:
- 17-003: MAGI-Health First Colorado and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) 2017 Increase to Income Limits
- 17-004: Health First Colorado Buy-In Program for Children with Disabilities 2017 Increase to Income Limits Supersedes 16-005
- 17-005: Health First Colorado Buy-In Program for Working Adults with Disabilities 2017 Increase to Income Limits Supersedes 16-004
- 17-006: Medical Assistance- Medicare Savings Program and Low Income Subsidy 2017 Increase to Income Limits
Please share these agency letters with all affected Medical Assistance eligibility staff, supervisors, and outside agencies, as appropriate.
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Request for Public Comment: Rules for Senate Bill 16-038 - Community Centered Board Transparency and PASA Audit Requirements
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Public Comment Period open until April 15, 2017 at 11:59pm
The purpose of this communication is to inform Stakeholders and request public comment about proposed changes to 10 CCR 2505-10, 8.601.1 and 8.603.7, concerning Community Centered Board (CCB) Transparency and Audits.
Pursuant to SB16-038 amending C.R.S. 25.5-10-209, these changes are necessary for the Department rules to remain consistent with statute. These proposed changes will align the rules with the statute and allow the Department to track compliance.
To view the full Communications Brief and further instructions on how to provide a Public Comment,
click here.
The text of the Draft CCB Transparency Rules can be
found here.
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Regional Forums: Needs Assessment Tool for indivudals receiving Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
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Input Needed: LTSS Needs Assessment Tool
The purpose of this communication is to inform individuals receiving LTSS, legal guardians, families, case managers, advocates, service providers and other stakeholders of upcoming Regional Forum Meetings where attendees can provide input about a new needs assessment tool. The Regional Forum Meetings begin in April 2017 and are convened throughout the State.
The full Communications Brief regarding the opportunity to participate can be found by
clicking here.
The schedule for the Regional Forum Meetings can be
found here.
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Colorado interChange and Counties: Content for County Providers
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Helpful links for County Providers: Using the Colorado interChange
Attached is information on how to access the HPE-facilitated webinars.
Thank you for your patience as we continue to implement our new claims system and its related technologies.
Although technical issues driving dropped calls have been resolved, call durations are long due to the complexity of provider questions.
Below are helpful links to information that may answer your questions.
The FAQs are updated regularly and reflect provider queries and issues identified as implementation moves forward. Many of the links below are targeted "cheat sheets" for individual issues. Please check out the Provider Portal News as important information about iC and claims payment is posted frequently, sometimes daily.
The Department appreciates your patience as we work through implementation of this critical system. If you continue to face challenges regarding revalidation and/or use of the Provider Web Portal, please continue to utilize the HPE Call Center.
Still have questions about provider revalidation for counties?
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Timeliness for February 2017
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Timeliness numbers for the month of February 2017 are in!
Timeliness for all Medical Assistance
applications for the month was measured at
98.43 percent.
The Department and its county partners have registered 32 consecutive months above 95 percent timeliness.
Timeliness for all Medical Assistance redeterminations for the month was measured at
97.18 percent.
The Department and its county partners have registered 13 consecutive months above 95 percent timeliness.
This could not have been accomplished without the hard work of our county partners. Many thanks!
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The following counties were
below the 95.00 percent benchmark for the month of January 2017.
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Applications
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Redeterminations
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| Archuleta - 86.40% |
Archuleta - 93.41% |
| Bent - 92.31% |
Broomfield - 93.34% |
| Conejos - 88.89% |
Costilla - 93.09% |
| Dolores - 91.30% |
Crowley - 92.27% |
| Las Animas - 88.12% |
Elbert - 94.03% |
| Routt - 94.71% |
Fremont - 94.71% |
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Jackson - 89.66% |
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Lake - 87.22% |
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Larimer - 94.78% |
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Moffat - 92.57% |
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Otero - 94.75% |
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Prowers - 91.23% |
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Rio Grande - 94.57% |
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Routt - 91.36% |
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Process Improvement and Collaboration
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| Incarcerated Individuals: Cost Savings for Local Governments |
From Alejandro Vera, Special Projects Coordinator
The Department would like to highlight efforts made by El Paso County Department of Human Services and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office to enroll eligible individuals upon release or for hospital stays exceeding 24 hours.
By focusing on these enrollment processes, the county has billed approximately
$1.5 million in medical expenses to Health First Colorado, instead of absorbing those costs into the county budget.
In addition, the Department convenes a workgroup focusing on the jail-involved population; all county departments of human/social services are invited to attend.
For more information on this initiative or to participate in the Workgroup for Jail-Involved Population, contact Alejandro Vera.
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| Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) Phase II Update |
ACC Phase II: Draft Request Comments
The next Phase of the Accountable Care Collaborative seeks to leverage the proven successes of Health First Colorado's (Colorado Medicaid's program) programs to enhance the member and provider experience. The goals of the Accountable Care Collaborative Phase II are to improve health and life outcomes of members while using state resources wisely.
Learn more about ACC Phase II.
The Department sought targeted comments between November 4, 2016 and January 13, 2017 on the
draft request for proposals (RFP)
from stakeholders. More than 255 comments were provided on the draft Accountable Care Collaborative Phase II RFP. These comments, coupled with the feedback the Department received from 16 in-person meetings across the state and 3 live-webinars is helping refine the content for the formal release of the RFP in the spring 2017
Respondents expressed appreciation of the process and the opportunity to provide comments. Some of the themes from the feedback include:
- Strong support for the focus on the integration of physical and behavioral health
- Mixed response to the proposed attribution methodology
- Requests for greater clarification regarding the six behavioral health visits that can be offered in primary care practices
- Suggestions for stronger incorporation of substance use disorder services into the program
- Recommendations that cannot be incorporated into the RFP, such as suggestions for expanding Health First Colorado benefits or alterations to federal managed care regulations
The Department is working to review all comments received and is making updates to the RFP that align with our agency authority, state and federal rules, and the goals of Accountable Care Collaborative Phase II.
The Department plans to release the final RFP in Spring 2017. Below is a high level timeline for the Accountable Care Collaborative Phase II.
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| Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Community Living |
From Joanne Svenningsen, Policy & Systems Operations Unit Manager
Communications Brief #1: Provide an Enrollment Overview regarding enrollments into the Home and Community Based Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (HCBS-DD) waiver.
Communications Brief #2:
Notify stakeholders that the Department is releasing the Statewide Transition Plan (STP) and Systemic Assessment Crosswalk for a 35-day Public Comment period.
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Shared Risk and Protective Factor Conference - Save the Date: June 6-8, 2017, Breckenridge
As prevention professionals, you have likely seen issues that are common among the youth, families and communities you work with - issues like poverty, families dealing with substance abuse, and youth who are not connected to or do not feel safe at school. We often refer to these issues as "shared risk and protective factors.
Implementing strategies that take a shared risk and protective factor approach creates opportunities to prevent multiple forms of violence, injury and substance abuse, helping multiple programs and agencies achieve their desired outcomes.
This conference aims to create shared learning opportunities for partners in Colorado and neighboring states to connect their work using a shared risk and protective factor approach, network with community partners and share best practices.
Preliminary Schedule:
June 6th: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
June 7th: 8:30am - 4:30pm
June 8th: 9:00am - 1:00pm
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School Health Professional Grant application now available
This matching grant program exists to help secondary schools (grades 7-12):
1) Increase the presence of school health professionals (Licensed School Nurses, School Social Workers, School Counselors and School Psychologists) in secondary schools to provide substance abuse and behavioral health care to students who are enrolled in secondary schools and have substance abuse or other behavioral health needs;
2) Provide training and resources for the newly hired school health professionals, other behavioral health school team members, and school staff on the implementation of evidence-based programming (defined as programming that evaluation research has proven to be effective) on substance abuse prevention education and behavioral health education for all students who are enrolled in secondary schools; and
3) Allow school health professionals to provide care coordination and connect students who are enrolled in secondary schools with services that are provided by community-based organizations for treatment and counseling for students who are at risk for substance abuse.
Eligible Applicants
Education Providers (on behalf of secondary schools that include any of grades 7-12) are eligible to apply for this opportunity in order to enhance the presence of school health professionals (School Nurses, School Social Workers, School Counselors and School Psychologists) in their secondary schools. An eligible Education Provider is:
* A school district;
* A Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES);
* A Charter school authorized by a school district; or
* A Charter school authorized by the Charter School Institute.
Applications will not be accepted from individual schools, but must be authorized and submitted through the Education Provider. A charter school's authorizer will be the fiscal agent, if funded.
Approximately $9.4 million is available for the 2017-2018 school year. Grants will be awarded for a three-year term beginning in the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Additional grant funding for subsequent years will be contingent upon annual appropriations by the State Legislature and grantees fulfilling all program and fiscal reporting requirements. Funded applicants for the 2017-2018 school year are not guaranteed any additional funding beyond the 2017-2018 year at this time. Applicants must demonstrate a match of 10% of the funds requested. This may include both in-kind and cash matches.
Important Dates:
· Monday, May 1: Applications including budgets are due to CDE via email at
[email protected].
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| From University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs |
Registration Now Open!
Network Leadership Training Academy
April 26-28, 2017 -- Denver, CO
Do you engage in partnerships as part of your work? Are you a member of a community collaborative made up of organizations focused on a goal? Have you built up a network of partners to help you reach your organizational and professional goals? Are you looking for a place to learn more about how to do this kind of work effectively?
Many people today find themselves working within collaborative networks, but are struggling to find tools and a place to build skills for this new way of connecting across boundaries. The 5th Annual Network Leadership Training Academy (NLTA) is a 3-day interactive workshop offered by the Center on Network Science in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. This learning opportunity is for network leaders and practitioners from across sectors to develop skills in order to build, manage, and evaluate collaborative networks.
The NLTA creates a space for conversations on network leadership, activities to learn and demonstrate ideas and skills, and practical tools to translate back to practice. Session topics include:
- Adaptive Network Leadership
- Affective Contagion in Networks-Evaluating Process Quality
- Asset Mapping for Network Leadership
- Community Organizing Approach to Network Leadership
- Evaluating Networks as Systems
- Facilitation Skills for Network Leadership
- Managing Networks
- Network Leadership for Collective Impact
- Network Way of Working: Building a Network Culture
- Tools for Assessing Personal and Community Networks
Visit the NLTA website to learn more about the workshop, agenda and trainers. There are also testimonials from past participants and a brief video on YouTube.
Early registration pricing ends Friday, March 17, and event registration will close April 17. Discounted rates and scholarships are available. Be sure to register early -- space is limited, and last year's NLTA was sold out one month before the event.
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| From Community Health Media Center (CHMC) |
The Community Health Media Center (CHMC) has free and low-cost advertisements and materials for use by state and local health departments. The advertisements and materials focus on built environment, nutrition, physical activity, obesity, and other chronic diseases or conditions.
Anyone can search the CHMC, and free consultation is available to help find and select advertisements or materials. Send an email to [email protected] with any questions or if you would like to share your advertisements or materials for consideration.
To learn more, go to CHMC.
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The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing complies with applicable federal and state civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, creed, political beliefs, or disability. Learn more about our Nondiscrimination Policy.
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1-800-221-3943 (State Relay: 711).
For further information about this policy, to request free disability and/or language aids and services, or to file a discrimination complaint, contact:
504/ADA Coordinator
1570 Grant St
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-866-6010, Fax: 303-866-2828, State Relay: 711
Civil rights complaints can also be filed with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights electronically through the
Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal
or by mail, phone, or fax at:
1961 Stout Street Room 08-148
Denver, CO 80294
Telephone: 800-368-1019, Fax: 202-619-3818, TDD: 800-537-7697
Complaint forms are available online
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For more information, please visit our website at
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