June 22, 2022
The Office of Community Living (OCL) within the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) has the following information to share below:

Memos:

  • Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities on Day Habilitation Services

  • New Supported Living Program (SLP) Negotiated Rate and Review Process

Meetings:

  • Utilization Review / Utilization Management (UR/UM) Subcommittee

  • Direct Care Workforce Training & Career Advancement Action Group
Memos

Please find new memos and related documents listed below. These memos and documents are also on the Department's 2022 Memo Series Communication webpage. Viewing the Memo Series webpage will show other memos of interest.

  • Informational Memo - Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities on Day Habilitation Services (June 22, 2022): The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform stakeholders of upcoming meetings hosted by the Department to discuss and receive feedback on:
  • The temporary implementation of Tier 3 Day Habilitation services, and how these individualized services should be implemented long term, following the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE), and
  • Residential Habilitation Services and Supports (RHSS) and Supported Community Connections (SCC) services being provided by the same direct care provider.

  • Operational Memo - New SLP Negotiated Rate and Review Process (June 22, 2022): The purpose of this Operational Memo is to inform Case Management Agencies (CMAs), SLP providers, parents/legally responsible parties, families, and stakeholders that a new reimbursement tier has been created for SLP providers. The new tier will be a negotiated rate, based on acuity, that can be requested through the process outlined in this memo and through the attached document.
Meetings
 
Please find meeting announcements listed below. Other meeting information is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement webpage.

Utilization Review / Utilization Management (UR/UM) Subcommittee
 
This is a subcommittee of the Participant-Directed Programs Policy Collaborative (PDPPC). It covers the UR/UM process for Participant-Directed Programs –Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) and In-Home Support Services (IHSS). The UR/UM vendor will be reviewing prior authorization requests for health maintenance activities (HMA). See the meeting agenda.

The meeting will be held:
Tuesday, June 28
2-3 p.m. MT


Join by Phone:
1-617-675-4444, PIN: ‪317 662 815 2247 #

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Direct Care Workforce Training & Career Advancement Action Group
 
Supporting the Direct Care Workforce Collaborative, this Action Group brings stakeholders together to develop solutions that recognize the diverse needs of this workforce and meet the need of improving wages and benefits. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
 
For more information, please see the Direct Care Workforce Collaborative webpage.
 
The meeting will be held:
Friday, July 1
9-10 a.m. MT
 
 Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140
 
Join by Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257

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