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

⚠️ Corrected Memo:

Parental Provision of Community Connector and Homemaker Services in the CES and CHRP Waivers

• HCPF issued OM 23-075 on Dec. 11, 2023, regarding the continuation of flexibilities in Community Connector and Homemaker services

• The memo incorrectly stated that HCPF will end-date these flexibilities on Dec. 3, 2023

• We have updated the memo. The correct end date for all current CES waiver Community Connector and Homemaker and CHRP waiver Community Connector PAR lines is Dec. 31, 2023

• There will be no disruption to services related to this correction

Operational Memo: Parental Provision of Community Connector and Homemaker Services in the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Children’s Extensive Supports (CES) and Children’s Habilitative Residential Program (CHRP) Waivers (Dec. 11, 2023): The purpose of this Operational Memo is to provide guidance for case managers on the continuation of flexibilities in the Community Connector service within the HCBS-CES waiver and the HCBS-CHRP waiver and the Homemaker services within the CES waiver.

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