Monthly Notice of Memos Issued
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This newsletter is designed for the Department to inform stakeholders about memo series issued within the past month.
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The purpose of this Operational Memo is to provide direction to Single Entry Point (SEP) agencies and nursing facilities regarding the start date for the Uniform Long Term Care (ULTC) 100.2 for members residing in a nursing facility and in process of Resident Review or Status Change.
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The purpose of this memo is to advise eligibility sites of changes to the returned mail process. This will replace the medical assistance process detailed in the Agency Letter HCPF 18-007 ‘Medical Assistance Returned Mail Process’, released by the Department on April 13, 2018.
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The purpose of this Operational Memo is to inform all Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) stakeholders, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNF), Single Entry Point (SEP) agencies, and eQHealth Solutions about PASRR timelines and requirements.
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The purpose of this Operational Memo is to inform the Community Centered Boards (CCB) of the new State-Supported Living Services (State-SLS) Support Plan Template and its implementation date.
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The purpose of this Memorandum is to announce functionality updates to the Bridge effective September 5, 2019. Updates include character limit expansion to fields within the Bridge, as well as changes to how Goals and Inventory of Needs are entered and maintained. This Memorandum includes training materials (attached).
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The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform stakeholders of the selection of committee members for the Training Advisory Committee (TAC). This committee will be tasked with reviewing training and enforcement practices as outlined in Senate Bill 19- 238.
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The purpose of this Information Memo is to inform stakeholders, members and families, Community Centered Boards (CCB), and state contracted reviewers of the promulgation of revised Colorado Code of Regulations at 10 CCR 2505 – 10 8.503 effective September 30, 2019.
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The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform nursing facility providers that Colorado will not require an Optional State Assessment (OSA) for Minimum Data Set (MDS) evaluations at this time.
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The purpose of this Informational Memo is to provide notice to Community Centered Board (CCB) and Single Entry Point (SEP) case managers of the new online critical incident training series available on the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing’s (Department) website.
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The purpose of this Informational Memo is to update stakeholders on Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) implementation and to inform them of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decision on the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) formal request for Good Faith Effort Exemption to delay the EVV mandate in Colorado.
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The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (the Department) is preparing to renew the following Home and Community-Based (HCBS) waivers in 2020: Children with Life Limiting Illness (CLLI) and Persons with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The purpose of this Informational Memo is to invite all interested stakeholders to presentations regarding the renewal of the CLLI and SCI waivers.
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The purpose of this Informational Memo is to distribute a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to Community Centered Board (CCB) case managers, individuals receiving services, and stakeholders, designed to answer questions regarding the completion of Developmental Disability and Delay Determinations.
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The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform all stakeholders that the Division of Housing will conduct a training for their database, Elite. The training will be online and offered on two days: September 24, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and September 25, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. A recording of the training will be made available on the Department’s Stakeholder Engagement page.
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The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform all interested Stakeholders of annual timelines for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver amendment(s).
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Review: August Memo Series Issued
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PM 19-007
The purpose of this Policy Memo is to update stakeholders on Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) implementation and to inform them of the Department’s intention to formally request a Good Faith Effort Exemption to delay the EVV mandate in Colorado
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OM 19-041
The purpose of this Operational Memo is to provide information about the process to transition to Conflict-Free Case Management when new providers move into regions where the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have granted a rural exception.
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IM 19-051
The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform Community Centered Boards (CCB) about the transition of Level II Evaluations to a new vendor as part of the Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) process.
IM 19-050
The purposes of this Informational Memo are (1) to announce that the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) will host a workgroup to develop proposed materials regarding the rights modification process under the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Final Rule and (2) to invite those who are interested in participating to reach out. Interested people might include waiver participants, relatives of participants, advocates, and representatives of providers and case management agencies serving the HCBS waivers.
IM 19-049
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) invites the public to comment on proposed waiver amendments to the following Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers: Persons with Brain Injury (BI), Children’s Extensive Support (CES), Children’s Home and Community-Based Services (CHCBS), Children’s Habilitation Residential Program (CHRP), Children with Life Limiting Illness (CLLI), Community Mental Health Supports (CMHS), Developmental Disabilities (DD), Elderly, Blind, and Disabled (EBD), Persons with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), and Supported Living Services (SLS).
IM 19-048
The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform all stakeholders that the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) is convening a stakeholder workgroup to discuss Individual Residential Support Services (IRSS) and proposed changes to the regulations. We welcome your involvement as we look to revise the current Department regulations and review the oversight measures for this service. Updates to the drafted revisions of the IRSS benefit regulations will be available for review 7 days prior to the meeting at:
https://www.colorado.gov/hcpf/OCL-stakeholderengagement.
IM 19-047
The purpose of this Informational Memo is to provide stakeholders, case management agencies, and providers with information regarding rate increases to the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers.
IM 19-046
The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform stakeholders of the upcoming PreAdmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) training in Ft. Collins, Colorado on September 3, 2019. This training is intended for Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) PASRR staff, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) staff, Level I Assessor Supervisors, Nursing Facility staff, Social Services Directors, Single Entry Point agencies, Community Centered Boards, PASRR Reviewers, Level II Evaluators, and other stakeholders involved in the PASRR process.
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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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ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-800-221-3943 (State Relay: 711).
CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 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
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Colorado Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing
(303) 866-2993 | 1570 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203
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