Aug. 23, 2023
 

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


Announcement:


  • Direct Care Labor Page Now Live!


Memos:


  • Removal of Individual Supported Employment Services from Service Plan Authorization Limits (SPAL) in the Supported Living Services (SLS) Waiver


  • 2023 National Core Indicator (NCI) Survey Announcement


General OCL Meetings:


  • Private Duty Nursing Rule Review Workgroup


American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:


  • Virtual Listening Session: Justice-Impacted Communities


  • ARPA 2.02 Statewide Mobile Crisis Response Bi-Weekly Technical Assistance


  • Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Training & Career Advancement Action Group

Announcement

Direct Care Labor Page Now Live!

 

We are excited to announce that the Direct Care Labor Page is now up on the Division of Labor Standards & Statistics (DLSS) website.

 

There are a handful of different ways to access the page:






The Direct Care page includes a little information about which workers are considered "direct care workers," with links to documents containing relevant information. It also includes direct care specific educational videos and the direct care specific KNOWLEDGE page, along with a direct care calendar (for presentations/webinars and direct care stabilization board meetings). There are plans to continue with more educational videos in the future and to also utilize this page for direct care specific webinars.


The Direct Care page also provides information about, and a fillable application for, the new Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board.


We will be welcoming members from DLSS to our September Direct Care Workforce Collaborative Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, at 10 a.m. MT. Meeting information for that event is below. If you have questions about this page or the Stabilization Board, please reach out to cdle_labor_standards@state.co.us or call 303-318-8441.


Direct Care Workforce Collaborative Meeting


Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023

10 a.m. MT.


Join via Zoom


Join via Phone:

(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257

Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314

Passcode: 396389


Upcoming Agenda & Past Meeting Materials can be found at the Direct Care Workforce Collaborative webpage.

Memos

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



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.

Private Duty Nursing Rule Review Workgroup


The purpose of the Private Duty Nursing Rule Review Workgroup is for advocates, providers, members, case managers, and other interested stakeholders to collaborate with and advise HCPF as it reviews rules for the Private Duty Nursing Benefit. All interested stakeholders are welcome. Meetings will be held monthly on the last Thursday through November 2023.


For more information, see the Private Duty Nursing webpage.


The meeting will be held:

Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023

10 to 11:30 a.m. MT


Join via Google Meet


Join via Phone:

1-224-458-3078, PIN: ‪193 173 566#

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.

Virtual Listening Session: Justice-Impacted Communities


HCPF is hosting a series of listening sessions for Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) members and family members who are impacted by the criminal justice system. HCPF staff want to hear feedback, suggestions, and member experiences to help identify gaps in services and needs of this community. HCPF staff will ask questions about your experience enrolling in Health First Colorado and using your benefits.


Virtual and in-person sessions are available to give as many people as possible the opportunity to join. There also will be opportunities for people to give anonymous feedback.


The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, Aug. 30, 203

9 to 10 a.m. MT


Register Here


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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. For more information, contact Emily Holcomb at Emily.Holcomb@state.co.us.


The meeting will be held:

Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. MT


Register Here


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Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Training & Career Advancement Action Group


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. This group intends to meet every other month on the first Friday of the month from 9 to 10 a.m. MT.


The meeting will be held:

Friday, Sept. 1, 2023

9 to 10 a.m. MT


Join via Zoom


Join via Phone:

(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257

Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140

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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you can sign up here.


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Looking for Prior OCL Communications?


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  • Search OCL newsletters back to January 2022


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  • Keep track of OCL announcements, meeting reminders, and memos
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