The Office of Community Living (OCL) within the Department of health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) has the following information to share below: | |
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Announcements:
- Free Training Opportunity for the HCBS Workforce: How to Talk One-on-One with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities about Healthy Relationships and Sexuality
- REMINDER: Children's Buy-in Program Stakeholder Engagement Opportunity
- REMINDER: Upcoming Public Hearing - Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board
- REMINDER: Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Rule Repeal for Case Management Redesign (CMRD)
Memo:
- Temporary Case Management Policy Change to Support Case Management Operations
General OCL Meetings:
- Children’s Extensive Support (CES) and Children’s Habilitation Residential Program (CHRP) Skilled and Therapeutic Respite - Educational Webinar
- The Wellness Education Benefit (WEB) Case Manager Training - Session 1
- Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Listening Session
- Long-Term Home Health Stakeholder Engagement Kickoff Meeting
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:
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❌ CANCELED: Community First Choice (CFC) April 3, 2024, Meeting
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REMINDER: Children's Buy-in Program Stakeholder Engagement Opportunity
The Health First Colorado Buy-In Program for Children with Disabilities lets families of children with a disability who qualify to 'buy-into' Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program) for that child. If your child and/or your family earns too much for Health First Colorado or Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) your child may qualify. If your child does qualify, you may pay a monthly premium to be in the program. We base your monthly premium on your family's income.
Stakeholder Engagement Opportunity
Buy-In members, stakeholders, and partners are invited to attend this meeting to learn about upcoming eligibility policy changes to the Children's Buy-In Program.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, April 4, 2024
10 to 11 a.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-888-475-4499
Meeting ID: 831 1385 7975, Passcode: 183354
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REMINDER: Upcoming Public Hearing - Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board
Thank you for sharing this information with members, direct care workers, employers, and other interested stakeholders. You can participate online or in person.
Three additional public hearings will also be held in Aurora, Pueblo, and Grand Junction soon. More information about this and future hearings can be found at the HCPF Direct Care Workforce webpage.
The initial online and in-person hearing will be held:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. MT
Online Registration via Zoom
In-person location:
Boulder Marriott
2660 Canyon Boulevard
Boulder, CO 80302
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REMINDER: Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Rule Repeal for Case Management Redesign (CMRD)
On Jan. 12, 2024, the Medical Services Board (MSB) approved the CMRD rule for final adoption. Office of Community Living (OCL) staff will return to MSB on May 10, 2024, to begin presentations on the repeal of duplicative rules as a result of the new CMRD rules. Repealed rules span between 8.300 to 8.600 and exclude rules such as Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR), nursing facilities, and provider wage increase, among others.
No new policies or benefits are included in this repeal. The purpose of the repeal is
to eliminate duplications and outdated language as a result of the new CMRD rules.
Stakeholders may find the redlined document on the CMRD webpage. Stakeholders are encouraged to contact the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) with questions or requests for changes before April 15, 2024.
Please note: the redlined document is subject to changes and updates up to the MSB submission deadline of April 15, 2024.
As a reminder, the stakeholder input process leading to this approval included the following:
- OCL staff conducted 9 months of stakeholder engagement every other week presenting the rewritten rules to a group of 100-150 stakeholders and documenting feedback. The log sheet can be found on the CMRD webpage.
- OCL staff attended the MSB on Dec. 8, 2023, to present the rules created with OCL staff and stakeholders. On that date, the MSB approved the rule for initial adoption with the commitment from OCL staff to work with stakeholders on updates for the final draft.
- OCL staff announced and conducted a period of additional stakeholder feedback from Dec. 8, 2023 to Dec. 21, 2023.
- OCL staff attended the MSB on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, to present the rules created with OCL staff and stakeholders and was given final approval for implementation.
For more information, contact Tiffani Domokos at tiffani.domokos@state.co.us.
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Please find a general OCL meeting announcement listed below. Information about these and other OCL meetings is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage. | |
Children’s Extensive Support (CES) and Children’s Habilitation Residential Program (CHRP) Skilled and Therapeutic Respite - Educational Webinar
Effective Friday, March 1, 2024, the CES and CHRP waivers include new Respite service delivery options: Skilled CNA Respite (unit and day), Skilled RN/LPN Respite (unit and day), and Therapeutic Respite (unit and day), in addition to Unskilled Respite (unit and day). The updated procedure codes and rates are located on HCPF’s Provider Rates and Fees webpage.
This webinar will provide information and answer questions about the new CES and CHRP Respite service delivery options and requirements for service providers.
The webinar will be held:
Monday, April 1, 2024
1 to 3 p.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257
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The Wellness Education Benefit (WEB) Case Manager Training - Session 1
The WEB will consist of educational materials mailed monthly to Children’s Home and Community-Based Service (CHCBS) waiver members. The WEB is defined as individualized educational materials designed to prevent hospitalization or movement into an institutional setting. The WEB helps members in obtaining, processing, and understanding information that assists with managing health-related issues, promoting community living, and achieving goals identified in their person-centered service plans. The WEB also provides members with actionable tools and information for informed decision-making and preparation for conversations with medical and social service professionals.
This benefit will be available to members in May 2024. Information surrounding the WEB will be important for case managers so they can assist in discussing the benefits of the WEB with waiver members. The WEB is an important service for members and may support continued waiver eligibility.
These mandatory CHCBS case manager trainings will be held on:
- April 2, 2024 – 1 to 2 p.m. MT
- April 4, 2024 – 10 to 11 a.m. MT
- April 10, 2024 – 2 to 3 p.m. MT
CHCBS case managers only need to attend one of these training sessions.
Session 1 will be held:
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
1 to 2 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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Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Listening Session
EVV Listening Sessions are informal opportunities for stakeholders to bring questions to HCPF about your EVV implementation and operation. No new policy or technical processes will be announced in these Listening Sessions. New information will be discussed in the Quarterly EVV Stakeholder meeting and published on the EVV Stakeholder Workgroup page. Email EVV@state.co.us to have a calendar invitation sent for this ongoing session.
These Listening Sessions are held on the first Thursday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m. MT.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, April 4, 2024
10 to 11 a.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-208-715-5308, PIN: 438 295 119#
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Long-Term Home Health Stakeholder Engagement Kickoff Meeting
The purpose of the Long-term Home Health Stakeholder Engagement Kickoff Meeting is for advocates, providers, members, case managers, and other interested stakeholders to collaborate with and advise HCPF as it develops ongoing opportunities for all stakeholders to share information about the Home Health Benefit. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
For more information, email homehealth@state.co.us.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, April 4, 2024
1 to 2 p.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-402-396-5123, PIN: 957 049 682#
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❌ CANCELED: Community First Choice (CFC) April 3, 2024, Meeting
The CFC team has decided to cancel the CFC Council Meeting scheduled for 10 to 11:30 a.m. MT on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. We apologize for the short notice of this cancellation. The next several weeks are extremely busy for HCPF and, as we have no updates for CFC, we think it sensible to cancel the April 3 meeting.
We will hold the regularly scheduled CFC Council Meeting on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 10 a.m. MT. The May meeting information can be found on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement Calendar.
We look forward to seeing you in May! Thank you!
We welcome any stakeholder questions at the CFC email inbox.
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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.us or the 504/ADA Coordinator at hcpf504ada@state.co.us at least one week prior to the meeting to make arrangements.
General OCL Meetings are on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.
ARPA-Related Meetings are on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.
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