Please make sure that your information is updated or current in the provider directory with your contact information, specialty, cultural competency, ADA compliance, and all other categories. This is to ensure appropriate referral information can be provided to members. Here is the link to update your information in Provider Connect.

April is stress awareness month. Please utilize these resources specific to provider stress and specifically, provider stress during the Public Health Emergency.

Here is a link to resources that were offered in previous month's Beacon roundtables including information on working with justice involved Medicaid members for the roundtable in March.

Colorado House Bill 21-1258 established this temporary program to provide access to mental health and substance use disorder services for youth, including addressing needs that may have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2021, Governor Jared Polis signed the bipartisan legislation, which dedicated $9 million to the program as part of the Polis-Primavera administration’s Colorado Comeback roadmap. I Matter is funded and administered by the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH). The program is funded until June 30, 2022. For more information and to help raise awareness, visit this link.

CHI has released their 2022 agenda for addressing health care in Colorado. They have included three focuses:

Visit this link to learn more about these initiatives and other resources.

As a reminder, you can access The Provider handbook on Health Colorado's website under the Povider Handbooks & Policies section. Please utilize these resources to answer questions in regards to covered services, claims, provider information, etc.

One of the Governor's 'Wildly Important Goals' this fiscal year is to add 950 behavioral health providers to serve Medicaid members statewide. Please share this provider recruitment letter encouraging other providers to consider enrolling as a Health First Colorado provider. Refer new providers to this link to join our network.

In March 2022, a new redetermination process for all Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) members was implemented.  For more information on how this impacts providers and why it is important, see the Renewal Revamp presentation, workbook and FAQ on HCPF's Eligibility Partner Trainings webpage or view the Renewal Guidance for Medical Assistance Memo. Refer individuals to this link for information on finding a provider within your region.

April is also alcohol awareness month. Pamphlets and resources from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism are available for providers to utilize and distribute. These pamphlets include resources and facts about harmful interactions: mixing alcohol with medicines, rethink drinking: alcohol and your health, alcohol and your pregnancy, and much more.

Beacon and Health Colorado will assist with questions new members have regarding Medicaid benefits.

Beacon and Health Colorado invites anyone to participate in this "working" workshop where forms are available for members to state their wishes if they were unable to communicate them.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment provides extensive resources and up to date information regarding the COVID vaccine.

For vaccine information from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, visit this webpage.

The following webinar related to the end of the PHE has been scheduled. Please share with your networks as appropriate and register to attend. This webinar is geared towards Community Partners. The content includes current plans for how eligibility renewals will be phased over the 14 month period after the end of the public health emergency and an overview of communication resources in development for partners as we prepare for renewals or transitions in coverage for members.

The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center will be hosting a webinar on how to use motivational interviewing techniques to address pediatric vaccine uptake. This is in response to the "upcoming" covid-19 vaccine for kids under the age of 6 but will also include information about pediatric vaccines in general. 

The purpose of the health equity public meetings is to provide space for providers, members, and community stakeholders to learn about HCPF's Health Equity Plan, and to provide input and feedback. Their 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. Download this brochure for more information.

This webinar is designed to help health centers understand the importance of access to gender affirming care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth. If providers would not like to register for webinar, they can also download the slides for free.

The Office of Suicide Prevention will be hosting additional free, virtual CAMS trainings for Colorado providers on Tuesday April 26, 2022 and Thursday May 19th, 2022. Both trainings will be in 8-hour, single-day, online format..

CAMS APPLICATION LINKS (select ONE)

The ACC PIAC Provider and Community Experience Subcommittee's next meeting will be April 14th, 2022, 9:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

RAE ROUNDTABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH---2nd Friday of every month at 11am

Please click here to join the webinar:

Visit the HCI website for details on previous calls.