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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:
- REMINDER: ARPA 6.05 Member Tech Literacy - Provider & Member/Family/ Advocate Surveys
- ARPA 1.05 Establish a Training Fund Individual Training Grant | Opened: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2023
- Register Now for the March Health Cabinet Summit
OCL General Meetings:
- OCL 2023 Update Webinar Series: Disability, Older Adult, and Advocacy Community
- OCL 2023 Update Webinar Series: Updates & Technical Assistance for Providers
- Participant-Directed Programs Policy Collaborative (PDPPC)
- Private Duty Nursing (PDN) Rule Review Workgroup
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:
- ARPA 2023 Quarterly Update Webinar Series: All Stakeholders
- ARPA 1.05 Training Grant Informational Webinar #4 (Providers)
- ARPA 2.02 Statewide Mobile Crisis Response: Providers and Potential Providers Technical Assistance
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REMINDER: ARPA 6.05 Member Tech Literacy - Provider & Member/Family/Advocate Surveys
In partnership with the Center for Inclusive Design & Engineering (CIDE), a part of the University of Colorado Denver (UC Denver), HCPF invites providers, members, families, and advocates to complete a survey to better understand potential gaps in the digital literacy of Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) members and how these gaps may impact access to health care information and services.
Information gathered from the survey will be used to inform the development of a new digital literacy curriculum for Medicaid LTSS members with the goal of enhancing digital equity.
The survey will remain open until March 1, 2023.
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ARPA 1.05 Establish a Training Fund
Individual Training Grant
Opened: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2023
About the Grant
This grant opportunity is to provide training opportunities for Direct Care Workers (or prospective direct care workers) to gain higher-level skills that promote greater retention within the direct care workforce. This grant aims to support specialization and advancement opportunities for the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) direct care workforce. This is a reimbursement-based grant of up to $500 (including the cost of training and optional training-specific materials and transportation, if applicable).
Read more in the Request for Application (RFA) or by visiting the ARPA Grant Opportunities webpage.
How to Apply
Complete the application
For More Information
Email hcpf_dcworkforce@state.co.us with any questions.
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Register Now for the March Health Cabinet Summit
Please register to join Lt. Governor Primavera, Health Cabinet executive directors and industry leaders for the Health Cabinet Affordability Summit hosted by the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing – March 15, 7:30 - 10 a.m. This FREE virtual event is designed for policymakers, advocates, payers, care providers, health care leaders and other industry stakeholders.
Presentations, topics and panels will include:
- Hospital and prescription drug affordability
- Rural hospital opportunities
- Partnering to Keep Coloradans Covered after the end of the public health emergency
The full agenda will be posted on our Affordable Health Care for Coloradans webpage.
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OCL 2023 Update Webinar Series: Disability, Older Adults, and Advocacy Community
These are update webinars for members, family members, and advocates on key projects within the Office of Community Living. The intended audience includes advocates, caregivers, families, Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) stakeholders, members, and Older Adult Stakeholders.
Webinar documents are located on the OCL Webinar Page.
The webinar access information is the same for all events:
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 837 2638 7551, Passcode: 168309
The meetings will be held:
Thursday, March 16, 2023
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. MT
Thursday, June 15, 2023
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. MT
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. MT
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OCL 2023 Quarterly Update Webinar Series: Updates & Technical Assistance for Providers
These are update webinars for LTSS Providers about key projects within the Office of Community Living and responses to recent frequently asked questions. The intended audience includes Case Management Agencies (CMAs), Community Centered Boards (CCBs), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) providers, nursing facilities, providers and Single Entry Point (SEP) agencies.
Webinar documents are located on the OCL Webinar Page.
The webinar access information is the same for all events:
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 837 2638 7551, Passcode: 168309
The meetings will be held:
Thursday, March 16, 2023
3 - 4 p.m. MT
Thursday, June 15, 2023
3 - 4 p.m. MT
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023
3 - 4 p.m. MT
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Participant-Directed Programs Policy Collaborative (PDPPC)
The PDPPC is a collaboration between stakeholders and HCPF, focusing on issues related to Participant-Directed Programs, which includes Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) and In-Home Support Services (IHSS).
The webinar link and phone number are the same for all the 2023 meetings.
The PDPPC will meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month in 2023, from 1 – 4 p.m. MT, with the following exceptions, due to holidays:
- Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, 1 – 4 p.m. MT
- Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, 1 – 4 p.m. MT
All PDPPC meetings are posted on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement & Calendar webpage. All interested stakeholders are welcome to attend. For more information, see
the PDPPC webpage.
The meetings will be held:
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
1 - 4 p.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join by Phone:
(Toll-free)1-877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140
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Private Duty Nursing (PDN) Rule Review Workgroup
The purpose of the PDN 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 PDN benefit. All interested stakeholders are welcome. Meetings will be held monthly on the last Thursday.
For more information, see the Private Duty Nursing webpage.
The first meeting will be held:
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023
10 – 11:30 a.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join by Phone:
1-224-458-3078, PIN: 193 173 566#
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Please find an ARPA-related meeting announcement listed below. Other ARPA-related meeting information is on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement & Calendar webpage. | ARPA 2023 Quarterly Update Webinar Series: All Stakeholders | |
These are update webinars for all interested stakeholders on key projects specifically funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 within the Office of Community Living and the Health Policy Office.
The intended audience includes members, family, advocates, Case Management Agencies (CMAs), Community Centered Boards (CCBs), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) providers, nursing facilities, providers, Single Entry Point (SEP) agencies.
Webinar documents are located on the OCL Webinar Page AND the ARPA Page.
The webinar access information is the same for all events:
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 837 2638 7551, Passcode: 168309
The meetings will be held:
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023
3 - 4:30 p.m. MT
Thursday, May 18, 2023
3 - 4:30 p.m. MT
Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023
3 - 4:30 p.m. MT
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
3 - 4:30 p.m. MT
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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 ARPA 1.05 Grant portion of the ARPA webpage or see the Request for Applications for more information on the grant program. The webinar will be recorded and posted on the Department website. Additional webinars will be scheduled for future grant cycles.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023
12:30 - 1:30 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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ARPA 2.02 Statewide Mobile Crisis Response: Providers and Potential Providers Technical Assistance
This is a meeting for providers and potential providers to ask questions and receive technical assistance related to implementing the Mobile Crisis Medicaid benefit. All interested stakeholders are welcome to attend.
These meetings occur on the fourth Thursday of the month from 10 - 11 a.m. MT, through at least July 2023.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-929-277-6449, PIN: 192 128 446#
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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.usor the 504/ADA Coordinator at hcpf504ada@state.co.us at least one week prior to the meeting to make arrangements.
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you can sign up here.
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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 2021
- Subscribe to the newsletter
- Keep track of OCL announcements, meeting reminders, and memos
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