June 3, 2022
The Office of Community Living (OCL) within the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) has the following information to share below:

Announcement:

  • Changes to Case Management Redesign Learning Collaborative Sessions

Memo:

  • Conflict-free Rural Exceptions

Meeting:

  • Corrected Date: Children's Disability Advisory Committee (CDAC)
Announcement

Changes to Case Management Redesign (CMRD) Learning Collaborative Sessions

Background
The CMRD team thanks stakeholders for the wonderful feedback provided on the CMRD Learning Collaborative sessions held so far.

Based on this feedback, received through a survey and other communications, the CMRD team has made changes to the CMRD Learning Collaboratives series.

Revised Schedule
The CMRD meeting changes that have already been made, have been posted on our website on the Case Management Redesign webpage and through revised meeting invitations on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement calendar.

Please note that the OCL Stakeholder Engagement calendar does not send notifications when calendar events are changed or canceled. If you have already copied calendar events to your own calendar, please delete them and copy the CMRD meetings currently posted on the calendar.

Below is a list of the changed or canceled CRMD Learning Collaborative sessions:

  • Culture Change Series: Learning from Older Adults has been changed from June 7 to Tuesday, June 21, from 1–2:30 p.m. MT

  • Culture Change Series: Balancing Equity and Unique Needs remains as originally scheduled on Tuesday, July 26, from 1–2:30 p.m. MT

  • Myths and Facts About Changes to Case Management, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 9, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Aug. 23, from 1–2:30 p.m. MT

  • Building an Effective Communication Strategy with Members and Families, originally scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 11, has been canceled.

  • NEW SESSION - Collaborative Consumer Engagement: Supporting Members and Families to Support Design, Implementation and Oversight, will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 1–2:30 p.m. MT

Reminder that all of the current session information can be found on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement calendar. These events can be copied from the calendar.

Future Changes
More changes and additions to CMRD stakeholder meetings are coming! The CMRD team will announce these through future communications to this OCL stakeholder list and through other email communications.

We will also post changes to our public meetings on the Case Management Redesign webpage. Interested stakeholders may want to bookmark this page.

Finally, all changed sessions will be posted on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement calendar.

For More Information
Questions can be directed to Nicolette Anderson.
Memo

Please find a new memo listed below. This memo is also on the Department's 2022 Memo Series Communication webpage. Viewing the Memo Series webpage will show other memos of interest.
Meeting

Please find meeting announcements listed below. Other meeting information is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement webpage.

Corrected Date: CDAC

The prior communication listed the CDAC date in May. Apologies for this error. Please note the correct date (June 8) below.

The CDAC serves in an advisory capacity to the Department. It makes recommendations regarding issues related to benefits for children and youth with disabilities age 20 and younger, provider education interventions, and application of standards. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

Meeting information is on the Children’s Disability Advisory Committee webpage.

The next meeting will be held:
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. MT


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1-650-667-2698, PIN: ‪194 068 900 #

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