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

Memo:

• Disenrollment of Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Participants

• Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Final Rule - Schedule Updates

Meetings:

• Community First Choice (CFC) Council

• Direct Care Workforce Training & Career Advancement Action Group

Memos

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

• Operational Memo - Disenrollment of Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Participants (Aug. 26, 2022): The purpose of this memo is to provide PACE organizations with procedures for disenrolling a PACE participant.

• Attachment - Involuntary Disenrollment Request Form

• Informational Memo - HCBS Settings Final Rule - Schedule Updates (Aug. 29, 2022): The purpose of this Informational Memo is to update stakeholders regarding the schedule for completing implementation of the HCBS Settings Final Rule.

Meetings

Please find meeting announcements listed below. Other meeting information is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement webpage.

Community First Choice (CFC) Council

The CFC Council collaborates with and advises the Department 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.

All interested stakeholders are welcome. CFC Council meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., through May 2023. These meetings are open to the public.

The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. MT

Meeting Focus: Provider Qualifications

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

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

Meeting information will be posted on the Community First Choice Stakeholder Opportunities webpage.

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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 share opportunities for training and career advancement. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

For more information, please see the Direct Care Workforce Collaborative webpage.

The meeting will be held:

Friday, Sept. 9

9-10 a.m. MT

Join by Zoom

 Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140

Join by Phone:

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

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