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

Memo:

• Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Home Modification Benefit Process Changes

Meetings:

• Case Management Redesign (CMRD) Rule Revision Stakeholder Feedback - Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Amendments and Applications

• Children’s Disability Advisory Committee (CDAC)

• Community First Choice (CFC) Listening Session

• Supported Employment Stakeholder Engagement Meeting

Memo

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

• Operational Memo - HCBS Home Modification Benefit Process Changes (Nov. 2, 2022): The purpose of this Operational Memo is to provide updated information and guidance to Case Management Agencies (CMAs), providers, contractors, and interested stakeholders of changes to the process for submitting a home modification request and the documentation required for that submission.

• Home Modification Checklist

• Health First Colorado Home Modification Evaluation Form

Meetings

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

Case Management Redesign (CMRD) Rule Revision

Stakeholder Feedback - HCBS Waiver Amendments and Applications

This meeting is part of a series of Case Management Redesign (CMRD) rule revision stakeholder feedback meetings. More information is on the CMRD webpage.

The HCBS Waiver Amendments and Applications meeting provides explanation & review of the 1915b4 waiver application as it relates to CMRD, including stakeholder feedback and responses from the Department.

The meeting will be held:

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022

9 - 11 a.m. MT

Join via Zoom

Meeting ID: 873 9014 4539, Passcode:597847

Join via Phone:

(Toll-free) 1-877-5257

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Children’s Disability Advisory Committee (CDAC)

The CDAC serves in an advisory capacity to the Department and makes recommendations regarding issues related to benefits for children and youth with disabilities age 20 and younger, provider education interventions and application of standards. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

Meeting information is on the CDAC webpage.

The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022

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

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

1-650-667-2698, PIN: ‪194 068 900#

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CFC Listening Session

CFC Listening Sessions are informal opportunities for stakeholders to bring questions and have conversations with the Department about CFC. No new policy or technical processes will be announced during these Listening Sessions. These meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of the month at 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Interested stakeholders may include Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver recipients and older adult stakeholders.

The next meeting will be held:

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join by Phone:

1-513-464-9325, PIN:  949 690 025#

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Supported Employment Stakeholder Engagement Meeting

The Department is hosting a series of meetings related to Supported Employment services and the implementation of SB21-039. This legislation eliminates subminimum wage employment for individuals with disabilities and directs the Department to add the following Health First Colorado waiver services:

• Support to provide line of sight supervision on the job

• Ongoing benefits counseling

All interested stakeholders are welcome.

This is the second of three scheduled meetings. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2022, from 1 - 2:30 p.m. MT. Information about the third meetings is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement calendar.

The second meeting in this series will be held:

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022

1 - 2:30 p.m. MT

Join via Zoom

Join via Phone:

Toll-free: 877-853-5257

Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314, Passcode: 396389

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Reasonable accommodations 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.