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

Announcements:

• Updated Residential Care Facility (RCF) Comprehensive Mitigation Guidance

• Dollars to Digitize: An American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant Opportunity for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and Behavioral Health Providers

Friday Feature:

• The Family Support Services Program (FSSP) Page

Meetings:

• CANCELED: Collaborative Consumer Engagement: Supporting Members and Families to Support Design, Implementation and Oversight

• CANCELED: Participant-Directed Programs Policy Collaborative (PDPPC) September Meeting

Announcements

Updated Residential Care Facility (RCF) Comprehensive Mitigation Guidance

RCF Comprehensive Mitigation Guidance has been updated by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE). The update includes new guidance on COVID-19 testing requirements for case manager visitation.

See the link to “Residential Care Facility Comprehensive Mitigation Guidance” on the

CDPHE Long-Term and Residential Care Facilities webpage.

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Dollars to Digitize: An ARPA Grant Opportunity for HCBS and Behavioral Health Providers

We're excited to announce the Dollars to Digitize ARPA 6.06 Grant Program. Apply starting Oct. 3, 2022 to innovate your organization with new or enhanced digital technology!

The Department and Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI) invite you to apply for an innovative funding opportunity to adopt, update, or upgrade your organization’s digital technology.

The Department and OeHI are distributing $18 million through an ARPA grant to HCBS and behavioral health providers to enhance and strengthen their services through digital technology.

This opportunity will allow your organization to become more efficient and financially viable, improve care coordination, and attract and retain more providers and staff.

Eligibility

• Medicaid-Enrolled HCBS Providers: A Medicaid-enrolled HCBS provider in Colorado that is actively billing for services provided to more than one person on a 1915(c) HCBS waiver.

• Medicaid-Enrolled Behavioral Health Providers: A Medicaid-enrolled behavioral health provider in Colorado that is actively billing Medicaid for fee-for-service or managed care behavioral health services to thirty (30) or more Medicaid members — regardless of whether those services are delivered to people on HCBS waivers.

What You Can Purchase

Your site may request up to $500,000 funding to adopt and upgrade your technology with digital equipment, electronic systems, and connections to state or regional information networks.

Visit the ARPA 6.06 program website for a list of allowable expenses.

Be sure to check our website on or after Oct. 3, 2022, to submit the 20-minute Intent to Apply form to see if you are eligible to apply for the ARPA 6.06 grant opportunity!

Friday Feature

The Family Support Services (FSSP) Webpage

This week OCL is featuring the Family Support Services (FSSP) webpage.

About FSSP

FSSP provides support for families who have children with intellectual and developmental disabilities or delays with costs that are beyond those normally experienced by other families. The primary purpose of the FSSP is to support children with intellectual and developmental disabilities or delays remaining within their family setting and prevent out-of-home placements.

Who Qualifies

Any individual with an Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) or Developmental Delay living with their family is eligible for the FSSP.

Benefits and Services

Examples of services that may be provided through the program:

• Assistive Technology

• Environmental Engineering

• Medical and Dental Items

• Parent and Sibling Support

• Professional Services

• Respite

• Transportation

For More Detailed Information

The FSSP regulations are located in Section 8.613 (beginning on page 77) of this document.

We hope you'll bookmark the FSSP page and share this resource with your organizations and networks.

Memo

Please find a new memo listed below. The 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 - Staff Stability Survey-Aging and Disabilities (SSS-AD) Pilot (Sept. 16, 2022): The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform stakeholders and provider agencies of Colorado’s collaboration and participation in the National Core Indicators of the Staff Stability Survey-Aging and Disabilities (SSS-AD) pilot.

Meetings

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

CANCELED: Collaborative Consumer Engagement: Supporting Members and Families to Support Design, Implementation and Oversight

Please note that this stakeholder meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 1-2:30 p.m. MT, has been canceled.

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CANCELED: Participant-Directed Programs Policy Collaborative (PDPPC) Sept. Meeting

Please note that the PDPPC monthly stakeholder meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 1-4 p.m. MT, has been canceled. The PDPPC will meet again as scheduled on Oct. 26, Nov. 16, and Dec. 21, 2022.