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

Announcement:

• Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) Phase III Stakeholder Engagement Opportunity

General OCL Meetings:

• Nursing Facility Stakeholders Meeting

• NEW: Private Duty Nursing Rule Review Workgroup

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:

• Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Value and Awareness Action Group

Announcement

Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) Phase III Stakeholder Engagement Opportunity

Experiences of Health First Colorado Members with Disabilities in Primary Care Settings – Part 2

This meeting will be held:

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023

9 to 10:30 a.m. MT

Register Here

For more information, see the ACC Phase III Stakeholder Engagement webpage.

If you would like to receive email notifications about the ACC and upcoming meetings, you can join the ACC email list.

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.

Nursing Facility Stakeholders Meeting

This meeting focuses on Medicaid-related developments related to Nursing Facility reimbursement and benefits. This includes, but is not limited to, procedural reviews, benefit interactions, policy clarifications, and cyclical business operations.

The Nursing Facility Stakeholders Meeting meets on the third Wednesday of the month. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023

1 to 3 p.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

1-401-379-3164‬, PIN: ‪406 137 468#‬

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NEW: Private Duty Nursing Rule Review Workgroup

The purpose of the Private Duty Nursing Rule Review Workgroup is for advocates, providers, members, case managers, and other interested stakeholders to collaborate with and advise HCPF as it reviews rules for the Private Duty Nursing Benefit. All interested stakeholders are welcome. For more information, see the Private Duty Nursing webpage.

The meeting will be held:

Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023

10 to 11:30 a.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

‪1-414-439-1664,‬ PIN: ‪742 801 231‬#

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.

Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Value and Awareness 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 every other month on the fourth Friday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. MT.

The meeting will be held:

Friday, Sept. 22, 2023

1 to 2 p.m. MT

Join via Zoom

Join via Phone:

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

Meeting ID: 969 40536000, 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.

Looking for Prior OCL Communications?

Do you know about the OCL LTSS Newsletter Archive? On this page, you can:

• Search OCL newsletters back to January 2022

• Subscribe to the newsletter

• Keep track of OCL announcements, meeting reminders, and memos