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

Memo:

• Bridge Functionality Updates Affecting All Case Managers

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:

• NEW: ARPA 1.05 Training Grant Informational Webinar #3

Memo

Please find a new memo listed below. This memo is also on the Department's 2022 Memo Series Communication webpage. Viewing the Memo Series webpage will show other memos of interest.

• Informational Memo - Bridge Functionality Updates Affecting All Case Managers (Dec. 21, 2022): The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform case managers, providers, members and other stakeholders of system changes that impact Pre-Prior Authorization (PPA) creation and revisions for all Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers performed in the Bridge. The Bridge is a subsystem of the Colorado interChange Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) where case managers create and manage PPAs and Prior Authorization Requests for members enrolled in HCBS waivers.

American Recue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings

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

NEW: ARPA 1.05 Training Grant Informational Webinar #3

The Department has developed a survey that allows stakeholders to share involvement in the Case Management Agency selection process while maintaining the integrity of the RFP and state procurement law. The survey will consist of five questions targeting key areas of importance that LTSS & HCBS stakeholders need most from their Case Management Agency.

The Department will host this RFP Member Survey Live Response to answer any question you may have and to also help you fill out your surveys. We will have the survey set as a poll in the zoom session or members may respond in chat or verbally.

The meeting will be held:

Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023

1 - 2 p.m. MT

Join via Zoom

Meeting ID: 873 9014 4539, Passcode: 597847

Join via Phone:

Toll-free: 1-877 853 5257

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.

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