Aug. 30, 2023
 

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


Announcements:


  • 2023 National Core Indicators Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCI-IDD) Survey


  • REMINDER: Direct Care Labor Page Now Live!


Memos:


  • New Person-Centered Thinking Training Available


  • Children's Habilitation Residential Program (CHRP) Support Need Level Review and Negotiated Rate Process


General OCL Meetings:


  • Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Listening Session


  • Transitions Stakeholder Advisory Council (TSAC)


American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:


  • In-Person Listening Session: Justice-Impacted Communities (Sterling, CO)


  • Community First Choice (CFC) Council


  • Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Training Grant Informational Webinar


  • Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Training & Career Advancement Action Group

Announcements

2023 National Core Indicators Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCI-IDD) Survey


Beginning in October 2023, up to 5,500 randomly selected members receiving services through the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Supported Living Services (SLS) and HCBS-Persons with Developmental Disabilities (DD) waivers will be asked to participate in the National Core Indicators Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCI-IDD) Survey.


Vital Research will contact selected members to participate. Vital Research handles the management and coordination of the project, including mapping members for geographic representation, scheduling interviews, facilitating training for all interviewers hired and conducting the surveys.


The NCI surveys evaluate members’ satisfaction with their services and level of community integration. The information collected through the surveys is used to better understand the effectiveness of HCBS administered by HCPF and improve supports and services provided in the state.


Participation is completely voluntary and will not affect member services or benefits in any way. All information members provide will be kept confidential. Members will not be personally identified in any report that is released. Data from this 2023 survey will be available in summer 2024.


Thank you for assisting HCPF with completing this mission-critical work that helps evaluate members’ satisfaction with their services and level of community integration. For more information about the administration of the survey, please visit HCPF’s NCI Survey webpage.


If you have an interest in conducting interviews with individuals who receive state services to assess participant quality of life and satisfaction with services for NCI-IDD projects, refer to the Vital Research careers page or contact Estri Henderson for more information about field interviewers.


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REMINDER: Direct Care Labor Page Now Live!

 

We are excited to announce that the Direct Care Labor Page is now up on the Division of Labor Standards & Statistics (DLSS) website.

 

There are different ways to access the page:






The Direct Care page includes information about which workers are considered "direct care workers," with links to documents containing relevant information. It also includes direct care educational videos and the direct care KNOWLEDGE page, along with a calendar of presentations/webinars and direct care stabilization board meetings. There are plans to continue with more educational videos in the future and also to use this page for direct care webinars.


The Direct Care page also provides information about, and a fillable application for, the new Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board.


We will be welcoming members from DLSS to our September Direct Care Workforce Collaborative Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, at 10 a.m. MT. Meeting information for that event is below. If you have questions about this page or the Stabilization Board, please reach out to cdle_labor_standards@state.co.us or call 303-318-8441.


Direct Care Workforce Collaborative Meeting


Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023

10 a.m. MT.


Join via Zoom


Join via Phone:

(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257

Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314

Passcode: 396389


Upcoming Agenda & Past Meeting Materials is on the Direct Care Workforce Collaborative webpage.

Memos

This memo and other memos of interest are on HCPF's 2023 Memo Series Communication webpage.


General OCL Meetings

Please find a general OCL meeting announcement listed below. Other OCL meeting information is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

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 this page. Email EVV@state.co.us to receive a calendar invitation for this ongoing session.


The meeting will be held:

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023

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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Transitions Stakeholder Advisory Council (TSAC)


The primary function of this council is to provide guidance and recommendations regarding operational policy and procedural changes to the Transition Services Program and to create solutions to streamline community transitions. The council will analyze barriers for transitions and provide recommendations for improved practices.

The TSAC meet monthly on the first Thursday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. MT. All interested stakeholders are welcome.


For more information, see the Transitions Stakeholder Advisory Council webpage.


The meeting will be held:

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023

2:30 to 4:30 p.m. MT


Join via Google Meet


Join via Phone:

Join by Phone:1-347-480-3624, PIN: 515646803 #

ARPA-Related Meetings

Please find an ARPA-related meeting announcement listed below. Other ARPA-related meeting information is on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

In-Person Listening Session: Justice-Impacted Communities (Sterling, CO)


HCPF is hosting a series of listening sessions for Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) members and family members who are impacted by the criminal justice system. HCPF staff want to hear feedback, suggestions, and member experiences to help identify gaps in services and needs of this community. HCPF staff will ask questions about your experience enrolling in Health First Colorado and using your benefits.


Virtual and in-person sessions are available to give as many people as possible the opportunity to join. There also will be opportunities for people to give anonymous feedback.


The meeting will be held:

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. MT


Location:

Colorado State University Northeast Regional Engagement Center

304 Main Street, Sterling, CO 80751


Register Here


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Community First Choice (CFC) Council


The Community First Choice (CFC) Council collaborates with and advises HCPF on the design and implementation of a CFC option in Colorado. The CFC Council consists primarily of individuals with disabilities, those 65 years or older, and their representatives to help ensure CFC is implemented in a way that best meets the needs of Coloradans with disabilities.


All interested stakeholders are welcome. If you need assistance accessing the meeting webinar link or call-in number, contact the CFC team. For more information, see the Community First Choice Stakeholder Opportunities webpage.


The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 10 to 11:30 a.m. MT


September Meeting Topics:

CFC, the Supported Living Services (SLS) and the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waivers; and, the Person-Centered Budget Algorithm (PCBA)


Join via Google Meet


Join via Phone:

1-260-230-1249, PIN: 719 313 221#


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Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Training Grant Informational Webinar


This is an informational webinar, intended for HCBS Providers, relating to the ARPA 1.05 Provider Training Grant. The webinar will review the grant eligibility and application process.


All interested stakeholders are welcome. If you have any questions, please contact us at hcpf_dcworkforce@state.co.us.


The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023

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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Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Training & Career Advancement Action Group


This Action Group works collaboratively with stakeholders to identify and move forward strategies to support the recruitment and retention of Colorado's direct care workforce. This group intends to meet on the first Friday of every other month from 9 to 10 a.m. MT.


The meeting will be held:

Friday, Sept. 8, 2023

9 to 10 a.m. MT


Join via Zoom


Join via Phone:

(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257

Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140

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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