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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:
- Surveying Members and Case Managers on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Data Access for Members - Deadline April 30, 2023
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Provider Initial Application Approval
- Please Participate in HCPF’s Survey on Careers in the Direct Care Workforce – Deadline Monday, April 17, 2023
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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 Grants Available - Application Deadline May 12, 2023
Memos:
- Instructions for Reporting House Bill (HB) 22-1247 Supplemental Payments on the Med-13 Cost Report
- Nursing Facility and Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Compliance and Post Payment Reviews
General OCL Meetings:
- Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) General Stakeholder Meeting
- Nursing Facility Advisory Council (NFAC)
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:
- ARPA Project 4.01 Residential Innovation – Models of Care Stakeholder Engagement Opportunity
- Older Adult Stakeholders Meeting
- Supported Employment Stakeholder Meeting - New Benefits Update
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Surveying Members and Case Managers on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project 6.10 Data Access for Members - Deadline April 30, 2023
Background
HCPF seeks member and case manager feedback as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) work for the ARPA 6.10 Member Data Sharing project. This project will provide members who receive long-term services and support (LTSS) access to information in their member record through smartphones, tablets, or other mobile technologies. Members will be able to access data collected by and maintained in the Care and Case Management (CCM) system, such as their assessments and support plans. HCPF will design an LTSS-focused mobile app for members.
About the Survey
These surveys are designed to gather direct feedback about what is most important to members who receive LTSS and case managers as it relates to data sharing. This includes members who receive services through home and community-based services (HCBS) Waivers, the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Nursing Facilities, Hospital Back-Up (HBU), and State General Fund programs.
Please complete the survey by Sunday, April 30, 2023.
Member Surveys:
Case Manager Survey:
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Please Participate in HCPF’s Survey on Careers in the Direct Care Workforce – Deadline Monday, April 17, 2023
Your voice matters! Take this survey about careers in the Direct Care Workforce to share your thoughts and help inform HCPF’s upcoming public awareness campaign. Whether you are already a Direct Care Worker (DCW), planning to join the field, or are affected by the work of DCWs, we want to hear from you. Your individual survey responses will be kept anonymous.
The survey will close at midnight on Monday, April 17, 2023.
Complete the Careers in the Direct Care Workforce Survey
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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 Grants Available
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. | |
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) General Stakeholder Meeting
The purpose of this quarterly meeting is to engage providers, members, and all other stakeholders for feedback; as well as provide EVV program updates and support since the EVV claim edit activation on Feb. 1, 2022. These quarterly meetings will be held in January, April, July, and October. All interested stakeholders and all EVV stakeholders are welcome.
For more information, see the EVV Stakeholder Workgroup webpage.
The next meeting will be held:
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Meeting ID: 976 3310 3112, Passcode: 042323
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-833-548-0276
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Nursing Facility Advisory Council (NFAC)
The NFAC focuses on Medicaid-related developments related to Nursing Facility reimbursement and benefits. This includes, but is not limited to, procedural reviews, benefit interactions, policy clarifications, and cyclical business operations.
The NFAC meets on the third Wednesday of the month. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
The meeting will be held:
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
3 to 4:30 p.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-636-362-4769, PIN: 146 567 341#
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Supported Employment Stakeholder Meeting - New Benefits Update
The HCPF Supported Employment Team will provide an update on the status of the new proposed Supported Living Services (SLS) and Developmental Disability (DD) waiver benefits: Benefits Planning and Workplace Assistance. Feedback from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) related to supported employment generally will also be covered. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
For more information, see the Supported Employment Meetings and Resources webpage.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, April 20, 2023
1 to 2:30 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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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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ARPA Project 4.01 Residential Innovation – Models of Care
Stakeholder Engagement Opportunity
You’re invited! Please join the HCPF team to share your feedback on model options for individuals transitioning out of nursing facilities and other institutional settings.
As part of the ARPA 4.01 Residential Innovations Initiative - Models of Care, HCPF and partners at the Mission Analytics Group, have explored innovative home and community-based models from around the country that support individuals’ transition from institutional settings, such as nursing facilities, to community-based settings.
HCPF invites you to learn about the results of this analysis and to share your feedback.
There are three meeting date and time options. Please select the registration link below to register in advance for one of the meetings.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, April 19, 2023
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. MT
Register Here
You will be able to indicate during registration if you require accommodations to fully participate in this event.
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Older Adult Stakeholder Meeting
The purpose of the Older Adult Stakeholder meeting is to inform older adult stakeholders about HCPF's work, to gather feedback, and to identify opportunities for collaboration. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
In this meeting, HCPF and Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) will conduct a virtual webinar to provide a high-level overview of the ARPA 4.07 New Systems of Care Grants project to include information about eligible and ineligible organizations, grant requirements and eligible and ineligible use of funds. This will also be a time for potential grant applicants to ask questions about the grant program and application.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, April 20, 2023
10 to 11:30 a.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-443-606-2203, PIN: 505 443 051#
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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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Want to Sign up for OCL and HCPF Communications?
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you can sign up here.
See a list of all HCPF newsletters you can subscribe to.
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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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