March 25, 2022
The Office of Community Living (OCL) within the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) has the following information below:

Announcements:

  • Connect for Health Colorado Offers Funding Opportunity for Expanded Enrollment Assistance

  • Sign up for the Department's Case Manager's Corner Newsletter

Memo:

  • Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Final Rule - Final Statewide Transition Plan (STP)
Announcements

Connect for Health Colorado Offers Funding Opportunity for Expanded Enrollment Assistance

Background
Connect for Health Colorado, the state's official health insurance marketplace, is accepting applications from new and returning organizations, as well as licensed brokers, to operate assistance sites and enrollment centers across the state.
 
Assistance sites provide staff who support their local communities with education, health insurance literacy and the enrollment process for Connect for Health Colorado’s marketplace as well as Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) and the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) program. Enrollment centers across the state also offer health coverage assistance and can receive matching funds for marketing.

Who May Apply
Connect for Heath Colorado welcomes applications from community-based organizations, medical facilities, associations, ranching and farming organizations, chambers of commerce, unions, state and local human service agencies, certified brokers/broker agencies and other organizations that meet the criteria for selection.

How to Apply
See instructions and apply by April 25, 2022, at https://c4hco.smapply.io/.
Attend a live webinar to learn about the application process March 23. More webinar information is available here.

Connect for Health Colorado will determine the award depending on organization type, staffing, goals and customer service. Connect for Health Colorado welcomes applications from any partner but might not accept all proposals.
 
Interested applicants can find information about the funded and non-funded opportunities, as well as criteria for each partnership award, at https://c4hco.smapply.io.

Timeline
  • March 14, 2022: Applications open
  • March – April: Webinars and Q&A for interested organizations and brokers
  • April 25, 2022: Application deadline
  • April 26 - June 15, 2022: Connect for Health will review and reply to applicants
  • July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2024: Contract period

Contact
For questions about the application or process: ECTeam@c4hco.com.

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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.

  • Informational Memo - HCBS Settings Final Rule - Final Statewide Transition Plan (March 24, 2022): The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform waiver participants, advocates, providers, and case management agencies (CMAs) that the Department has updated Colorado’s Statewide Transition Plan (STP) for bringing HCBS throughout the state into compliance with the federal HCBS Settings Final Rule. The Department will accept public comments for the 45-day period running from March 25, 2022, through May 9, 2022.
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