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The Office of Community Living (OCL) within the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) has the following information to share below:
Announcement:
- REMINDER: We Need Your Input! Equitable Access Survey on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
- RECORDATORIO: Necesitamos su opinión! Encuesta de acceso equitativo sobre Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
Memos:
- Informational Memo - National core Indicator: State of the Workforce Survey
- Informational Memo - Private Duty Nursing (PDN) Temporary Administrative Approval Process Extension
General OCL Meetings:
- Nursing Facility Advisory Council (NFAC)
- NEW: Participant-Directed Programs Financial Management Services (FMS) Request for Proposal (RFP) Stakeholder Meeting
- NEW: Participant-Directed Programs Training and Operations Contractor Request for Proposal (RFP) Stakeholder Meeting
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:
- Older Adult Stakeholder Meeting
- ARPA 2.02 Statewide Mobile Crisis Response: Client/Member & Community Technical Assistance
- Webinar: Quarterly ARPA Updates - All Stakeholders
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REMINDER: We Need Your Input!
Equitable Access Survey on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
As part of the ARPA 3.01 Equity Study, HCPF aims to identify and better understand disparities across HCBS. We are reaching out to members and their families, case managers, providers, connectors, and other advocates to ask for your expert input into understanding more about member and provider experiences pertaining to:
- Awareness/Outreach
- Enrollment
- Use of HCBS
The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Responses to this survey are anonymous and cannot be traced back to the respondent. Please complete this survey by Feb. 19, 2023. Access the survey here. Thank you in advance!
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RECORDATORIO: Necesitamos su opinión!
Encuesta de acceso equitativo sobre Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
Como parte del estudio de equidad ARPA 3.01, el Departamento ha emprendido un proyecto para identificar y comprender mejor las disparidades en HCBS. Nos estamos comunicando con los miembros y sus familias, los administradores de casos, los proveedores, los conectores y otras partes interesadas para solicitar su opinión experta para comprender más sobre las experiencias de los miembros y proveedores relacionadas con:
- Concientización/Divulgación,
- Inscripción y
- Uso de HCBS.
La encuestra debe tomar aproximadamente 10 minutos para completar. Las respuestas a esta encuesta son anónimas y no se pueden rastrear hasta el encuestado. Por favor, complete esta encuesta antes del 19 de febrero del 2023. Acceda a la encuesta aqui. Muchas gracias!
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Memos
Please find new memos and a related attachment listed below. The memos and attachment are also on the Department's 2023 Memo Series Communication webpage. Viewing the Memo Series webpage will show other memos of interest.
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Informational Memo - Private Duty Nursing (PDN) Temporary Administrative Approval Process Extension (Feb. 3, 2023): The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform stakeholders of an extension to the temporary administrative approval process for Private Duty Nursing (PDN) services through at least April 2, 2023, and what this means for members and providers. Based on stakeholder feedback, the Department of health Care Policy & Financing (Department) also intends to use this memo to clarify ongoing PDN benefit information for members and stakeholders and reiterate provider responsibilities related to the PDN benefit.
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General OCL Meeting
Please find a general OCL meeting announcement listed below. Other OCL meeting information is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement & Calendar webpage.
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REMINDER: Nursing Facility Advisory Council (NFAC)
The NFAC 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 NFAC meets on the third Wednesday of the month. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
The meeting will be held:
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023
3 - 4:30 p.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-636-362-4769, PIN: 146 567 341#
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NEW: Participant-Directed Programs Financial Management Services (FMS) Request for Proposal (RFP) Stakeholder Meeting
This is a meeting for Participant-Directed Programs (PDP) stakeholders to provide feedback about the services provided by Financial Management Services (FMS) contractors for Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) members. The Department's PDP team seeks to contract with three FMS agencies through a request for proposal (RFP) process with services starting July 1, 2024.
Members, families, advocates, caregivers, Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) providers, and Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) stakeholders may be interested in this meeting. All interested stakeholders are welcome to attend.
Meeting information can also be found on the PDP webpage.
The meeting will be held:
Monday, March 6, 2023
5 - 7 p.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314, Passcode: 396389
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NEW: Participant-Directed Programs Training and Operations Contractor Request for Proposal (RFP) Stakeholder Meeting
This is a meeting for Participant-Directed Programs (PDP) stakeholders to provide feedback about the services provided by Financial Management Services (FMS) contractors for Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) members.
This is a meeting for PDP stakeholders to provide feedback about the services provided by a Training and Operations contractor for Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) and In-Home Support Services (IHSS) members. The Department's PDP team seeks to contract with one contractor through a request for proposal (RFP) process with services starting July 1, 2024.
Members, families, advocates, caregivers, Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) providers, and Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) stakeholders may be interested in this meeting. All interested stakeholders are welcome to attend.
Meeting information can also be found on the PDP webpage.
The meeting will be held:
Monday, March 13, 2023
5 - 7 p.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314, Passcode: 396389
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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.
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REMINDER: Older Adults Stakeholder Meeting
The purpose of the Older Adult Stakeholder meeting is to inform older adult stakeholders about the Department's work, to gather feedback, and to identify opportunities for collaboration. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
The Older Adults Stakeholder will be focusing its meetings on receiving input from older adult stakeholders on the following American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) initiatives.
During the February meeting, HCPF staff will provide status updates on these three projects:
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ARPA Initiative 4.01: Residential Innovation - (Includes Innovative Models of Care Grant) The Department is contracting with a vendor to conduct a models of care analysis, including stakeholder engagement, to develop recommendations about innovative services that could be considered to enhance community residential services for adults as they age.
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ARPA Initiative 4.07: New Systems of Care Grant Program - The Department is contracting with a vendor to develop a one-time grant program for community partners to apply for to implement innovative practices to better support adults in the communities they want to live in as they age.
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ARPA Initiative 4.02: Promote Single Occupancy - The Department is developing a one-time grant program to incentivize residential providers to promote individualized rooms in residential environments where people do not have to share bedrooms. The Department is also contracting with a vendor to conduct an analysis of new and emerging best practices in promoting single occupancy rooms.
The next meeting will be held:
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023
10 - 11 a.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-443-606-2203, PIN: 505 443 051#
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REMINDER: ARPA 2.02 Statewide Mobile Crisis Response: Client/Member & Community Technical Assistance
This is a meeting for Medicaid members, clients and community to ask questions and receive technical assistance related to implementing the Mobile Crisis Medicaid benefit. All interested stakeholders are welcome to attend.
These meetings will occur on the third Thursday of the month, from 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. MT, through at least July 2023.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join by Phone:
1-920-476-8490, PIN: 166 459 822#
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REMINDER: Webinar: Quarterly ARPA Updates - All Stakeholders
This is an update for all interested stakeholders on key projects specifically funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 within the Office of Community Living and the Health Programs Office.
Audience: Members, Family, Advocates, Case Management Agencies (CMAs), Community Centered Boards (CCBs), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Providers, Nursing Facilities, Providers, Single Entry Point (SEP) Agencies
Webinar documents are located on the OCL webinar page AND the ARPA page.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023
3 - 4:30 p.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join by Phone:
(Toll-free) 877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 837 2638 7551, Passcode: 168309
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