Office of Community Living Updates: Jan. 21, 2022

Jan. 21, 2022

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

Memo:

Supported Living Services (SLS) Waiver Exception Review Process Implementation

Meeting:

Nursing Facility Advisory Council (NFAC)

Memo

Please find a new memo listed below. This memo is also on the Department's 2022 Memo Series Communication webpage. Viewing the Memo Series webpage will show other memos of interest.

Note: The previous communication mistakenly listed the name of this memo as relating to the "SLS Waiver Exemption Process." Apologies for this error. The correct memo name is listed below.

Policy Memo - SLS Waiver Exception Review Process Implementation (Jan. 18, 2022): The purpose of this Policy Memo is to inform members, advocates, case managers, and other stakeholders of operational instructions and information related to the implementation of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) SLS Waiver Exceptions Review Process.

Meeting

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

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 next meeting will be held:

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022

3-4:30 p.m. MT

Join by Google Meet:

meet.google.com/exz-tzhs-edf

Join by Phone:

1-315-992-6052, PIN: 258 504 157 #

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Reasonable accommodations 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.

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