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

Announcements:

• REMINDER: ARPA 6.06 - Dollars to Digitize (D2D) Round 2, Apply by Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023

• REMINDER: Apply for an ARPA 7.02 Member Emergency Preparedness Surviving In Place Battery Backup Power Supply System

Memo:

• Case Management Agency (CMA) Request for Proposal (RFP) Status Update

General OCL Meetings:

• NEW: Host Home Oversight Stakeholder Meeting

Announcements

REMINDER: ARPA 6.06 - Dollars to Digitize (D2D) Round 2, Apply by Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023

This is a reminder that the application deadline for Dollars to Digitize (D2D) Round 2 is Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023!

As a reminder, the purpose of the ARPA 6.06 D2D project is to provide funding to home and community-based services providers to digitally transform their care delivery. Funding will include investments in upgrading or implementing electronic health record systems to be able to better coordinate care, access real-time information through health information exchanges, and the purchase of tools necessary for the delivery of virtual services.

Please see the Aug. 2, 2023, D2D informational webinar recording to learn more about this opportunity.

If you’re interested in applying, please visit the ARPA 6.06 Grant portion of the ARPA webpage.

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REMINDER: Apply for an ARPA 7.02 Member Emergency Preparedness Surviving In Place Battery Backup Power Supply Systems

HCPF has recognized the importance of being prepared for a power outage emergency for individuals utilizing life-sustaining medical devices. With funding made available through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and in collaboration with The Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering (CIDE), we will be distributing Battery Backup Power Supply Systems to eligible Health First Colorado members, assisting them in having the necessary equipment to be better prepared and in maintaining their health, safety and independence.

If you are interested in getting a Backup Power Supply System, please complete the application. Once received, the application will be reviewed, information verified, and a determination made if the applicant qualifies. There is a limited supply and a final decision will be made on eligibility and the availability of devices. All applicants will be notified of their results within two months of receipt of the application. All questions should be directed to Julia Beems at 303-315-1284 or julia.beems@ucdenver.edu.

For more information about the project visit the Surviving in Place webpage.

Memo

This memo and other memos of interest are on HCPF's 2023 Memo Series Communication webpage.

• Informational Memo - Case Management Agency (CMA) Request for Proposal (RFP) Status Update (Aug. 11, 2023): The purpose of this Informational Memo is to provide interested stakeholders a status update from HCPF regarding the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Case Management Agency (CMA) Request for Proposal (RFP) for Case Management Redesign (CMRD).

General OCL Meetings

Please find a general OCL meeting announcement listed below. Other OCL meeting information is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

NEW: Host Home Oversight Stakeholder Meeting

This is the first stakeholder meeting introducing HB 23-1197 Host Home Oversight. Interested stakeholders may include members, advocates, caregivers, case management agencies, community centered boards, families, home and community-based services providers and waiver recipients, intellectual and developmental disability stakeholders, long-term services and supports stakeholders, and other providers.

The meeting will be held:

Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023

2:30 to 3:30 p.m. MT

Join via Zoom

Join via Phone:

1-877-853-5257

Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314, Passcode: 396389

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 are on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

📅 ARPA-Related Meetings are on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

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