CICP Communicates
August 16, 2019                                                               
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General Reminders
Due to limited staff all CICP questions will be answered based on priority.

To ensure your inquiry has been received and prioritized correctly all inquiries should be submitted to cicpcorrespondence@state.co.us.

Welcome to the latest edition of CICP Communicates!

CICP Communicates is a Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) publication which provides information on Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP) policy, trainings, and meetings. 

Thank you for your interest!
Public Charge
As you may have heard, the federal government released the final version of the Public Charge rule on Aug. 14, 2019, and the final rule will go into effect on Oct. 15, 2019. The Special Financing Division wants to remind our providers CICP, the Primary Care Fund (PCF), and the Dental Health Care Program for Low-Income Seniors (Senior Dental Program) are all state programs and are NOT impacted by the Public Charge rule. Immigrants who utilize any of these three programs will not see a negative impact to their citizenship or green card applications, and therefore providers should help soothe any fears around accessing services under any of the three programs.
 
If there are any questions on the Public Charge in regards to Health First Colorado (Medicaid), the Department is working on talking points to release to our providers and we will pass those along as they become available. If you have any questions, please email us .


Nondiscrimination Policy
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & 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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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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