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

Announcement:

• We Need Your Input! Equitable Access Survey on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

• Necesitamos su opinión! Encuesta de acceso equitativo sobre Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:

• NEW MEETING: ARPA 1.05 Training Grant Informational Webinar #4 (Providers)

Announcement

We Need Your Input!

Equitable Access Survey on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

As part of the ARPA 3.01 Equity Study, HCPF aims to identify and better understand disparities across HCBS. We are reaching out to members and their families, case managers, providers, connectors, and other advocates to ask for your expert input into understanding more about member and provider experiences pertaining to:

• Awareness/Outreach
• Enrollment
• Use of HCBS

The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Responses to this survey are anonymous and cannot be traced back to the respondent. Please complete this survey by Feb. 19, 2023. Access the survey here. Thank you in advance!

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Necesitamos su opinión!

Encuesta de acceso equitativo sobre Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

Como parte del estudio de equidad ARPA 3.01, el Departamento ha emprendido un proyecto para identificar y comprender mejor las disparidades en HCBS. Nos estamos comunicando con los miembros y sus familias, los administradores de casos, los proveedores, los conectores y otras partes interesadas para solicitar su opinión experta para comprender más sobre las experiencias de los miembros y proveedores relacionadas con:

• Concientización/Divulgación,
• Inscripción y
• Uso de HCBS.

La encuestra debe tomar aproximadamente 10 minutos para completar. Las respuestas a esta encuesta son anónimas y no se pueden rastrear hasta el encuestado. Por favor, complete esta encuesta antes del 19 de febrero del 2023. Acceda a la encuesta aqui. Muchas gracias!

American Recue 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 & Calendar webpage.

NEW MEETING: ARPA 1.05 Training Grant Informational Webinar #4 (Providers)

This informational webinar is intended for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Providers. Through the ARPA 1.05 grant, HCBS Providers can apply for funding to support specialization and advancement opportunities for their HCBS workforce. Visit the ARPA1.05 Grant portion of the ARPA web page or see the Request for Applications for more information on the grant program. The webinar will be recorded and posted on the HCPF website. Additional webinars will be scheduled for future grant cycles.

The meeting will be held:

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. MT

Join via Zoom

Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314, Passcode: 396389

Join by Phone:

(Toll-free) 877-853-5257

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.usor the 504/ADA Coordinator at hcpf504ada@state.co.us at least one week prior to the meeting to make arrangements.