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The Office of Community Living (OCL) within the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) has the following information to share below:
Announcements:
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ARPA 4.02 Promoting Single Occupancy Grant - Application Deadline May 12, 2023
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ARPA 4.07 New Systems of Care Grant - Application Deadline May 12, 2023
Memos:
- Housing Voucher Program: Voucher Availability
- REMINDER: Join Policy Memo on Facility-Based Mobile Crisis Response in Colorado
- Children’s Habilitation Residential Program (CHRP) Expansion of Respite Limit and Provider Capacity Limits
General OCL Meetings:
- Health Equity Public Meeting: LGBTQIA Community Focus
- Children’s Disability Advisory Committee (CDAC)
- Complementary and Integrative Health Waiver Advisory Committee
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:
- MEETING DATE CHANGE: Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Value and Awareness Action Group
- ARPA 1.05 HCBS Provider Training Informational Webinar #6
- ARPA 2.02 Statewide Mobile Crisis Response Bi-Weekly Technical Assistance
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ARPA 4.02 Promoting Single Occupancy Grant - Application Deadline Friday, May 12, 2023
In the midst of a global pandemic, congregate care residential settings providers saw the necessity for single occupancy rooms to prevent the spread of disease and promote independence and autonomy. Through funding provided by Section 9817 of ARPA, HCPF has created the 4.02 Single Occupancy Grant Program to offer payments for providers to convert more space to single occupancy rooms. HCPF has allocated $20 million for these payments, with a maximum of $1 million per awardee.
Eligible organizations can apply by Friday, May 12, 2023, using the online application. View the request for applications.
HCPF’s grant is focused on developing new ways Colorado’s home and community-based services residential settings can adapt and provide more independent and health-centered outcomes in a single occupancy setting. HCPF seeks programs that:
- Develop single occupancy from multiple person rooms
- Take steps to mitigate disease transmission in these room conversions
With sustainability and longevity in mind, HCPF is requiring applicants to create a project outline with steps on how this conversion will happen and how once converted, this project will be sustained.
HCPF will evaluate the feasibility and sustainability of the applicant programs and whether the state of Colorado would benefit from these projects long term. Allocation of these funds will require strict reporting and will only be made to programs that include Health First Colorado and CHP+ members.
To submit any questions, email Austin Leffel. Learn more and start your application today.
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ARPA 4.07 New Systems of Care Grant - - Application Deadline Friday, May 12, 2023
Through ARPA, Section 9817, HCPF has been authorized to distribute $15 million in a new grant opportunity to:
- Help enhance, expand and strengthen the HCBS direct care workforce in Colorado, and
- Support the facilitation of home sharing for older adults through the Systems of Care Grant.
Eligible organizations can apply by Friday, May 12, 2023, using the 4.07 online application.
View the Request for Applications.
Funds for the New Systems of Care Grants can be used to either build or supplement existing programs in one or more of the following areas of focus:
- Home sharing facilitation where at least one individual in the home sharing match is at least age 55 or older.
- Provision of college credit for prior learning (CPL) and work experience for Colorado Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Direct Care Workers (DCWs).
- Tuition reimbursement distribution for Colorado Medicaid HCBS DCWs.
- Child care reimbursement distribution for Colorado Medicaid HCBS DCWs.
You cannot make any changes to your grant application once it is submitted.
To submit any questions, email Austin Leffel. Learn more and start your application today.
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Please find a general OCL meeting announcement listed below. Other OCL meeting information is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage. | |
Health Equity Public Meeting: LGBTQIA Community Focus
HCPF is committed to ongoing and sustained health equity for all our members.
The purpose of the health equity public meeting is to provide space for providers, members, and community stakeholders to learn about HCPF’s Health Equity Plan, and to provide input and feedback. Our goal is to establish the current state of health equity, and strategically look at innovative ways to improve health outcomes and decrease health disparities for our members in Colorado.
To achieve better health outcomes, stakeholder engagement is critical.
The meeting will be held:
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
12 to 1 p.m. MT
Register Here
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Children’s Disability Advisory Committee (CDAC)
The CDAC serves in an advisory capacity to HCPF and 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.
We meet the second Wednesday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. MT.
The next meeting will be held:
The next meeting will be held:
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-650-667-2698, PIN: 194 068 900#
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Complementary and Integrative Health Waiver Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Complementary and Integrative Health (formerly the Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Committee) is for advocates, providers, members, case managers, and other interested stakeholders to collaborate with and advise the Department as it reviews elements of the Complementary and Integrative Health Waiver. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
For more information, see the Complementary and Integrative Health Advisory Committee webpage.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, May 11, 2023
10 to 11:15 a.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join by Phone:
11-601-526-1795, PIN: 330 218 839#
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American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings
Please find an ARPA-related meeting announcement listed below. Other ARPA-related meeting information is on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.
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MEETING DATE CHANGE: Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Value and Awareness Action Group
Due to the Memorial Day weekend, this meeting has been changed from Friday, May 26, 2023, to Friday, May 19, 2023, at 2 to 3 p.m. MT. Please remove the prior event from your calendar.
This Action Group works collaboratively with stakeholders to identify and move forward strategies to support the recruitment and retention of Colorado's direct care workforce.
The meeting will be held:
Friday, May 19, 2023
2 to 3 p.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 969 40536000, Passcode: 115140
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ARPA 1.05 HCBS Provider Training Informational Webinar #6
This informational webinar is intended for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) providers. Through the ARPA 1.05 grant, HCBS providers can apply for funding to support specialization and advancement opportunities for their HCBS workforce. Visit the ARPA 1.05 Grant portion of the ARPA webpage or see the Request for Applications for more information on the grant program. The webinar will be recorded and posted on the HCPF website. Additional webinars will be scheduled for future grant cycles. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
The meeting will be held:
Monday, May 8, 2023
1 to 2 p.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314, Passcode: 396389
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ARPA 2.02 Statewide Mobile Crisis Response: Bi-Weekly Technical Assistance
This is an opportunity for Administrative Service Organizations (ASO) / Regional Accountable Entities (RAE), community and members, providers, and any interested stakeholder to ask questions and receive technical assistance related to implementing the Mobile Crisis Medicaid Benefit. These meetings will occur through at least July 2023. For more information, contact Emily Holcomb.
The HCPF Mobile Crisis Response (MCR) team and the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) have jointly created and published Policy Memo PM 23-002, “Join Policy Memo on Facility-Based Mobile Crisis Response in Colorado."
The next meeting will be held:
Thursday, May 11, 2023
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. MT
Register Here
The following training will be held during Technical Assistance (TA) sessions. Webinar access and other information will be shared soon. ASL translation will be provided in these sessions. For more information, contact Emily Holcomb. Training topics are as follows:
- Thursday, May 11: Reducing Use of Forced Treatment
- Thursday, June 22: Harm Reduction
The HCPF MCR service benefit is being reviewed by the Medical Services Board, who are responsible for adopting the rules which govern HCPFs programs. MCR received preliminary approval on April 14. The final reading is on Friday, May 12. To review the rule and other information in the April 14 meeting agenda, visit this page.
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Need to Make an Accommodation Request for one of our General OCL or ARPA-Related Stakeholder Meetings?
Reasonable accommodations for all OCL and ARPA-related stakeholder meetings will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities and language services for individuals whose first language is not English may be provided upon request. Please notify John Barry at 303-866-3173 or John.R.Barry@state.co.us or the 504/ADA Coordinator at hcpf504ada@state.co.us at least one week prior to the meeting to make arrangements.
General OCL Meetings can be found on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.
ARPA-Related Meetings can be found on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.
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Looking for Prior OCL Communications?
Do you know about the OCL LTSS Newsletter Archive? On this page, you can:
- Search OCL newsletters back to January 2022
- Subscribe to the newsletter
- Keep track of OCL announcements, meeting reminders, and memos
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