The Colorado Dental Health Care Program for Low-Income Seniors (Senior Dental Program) grants funds to agencies to provide low-cost dental care to low-income seniors, age 60 and over, who are not enrolled in Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program) and do not have dental insurance. Grantees determine if a senior qualifies to receive services under the program.

The next Dental Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting will be on Jan. 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. This will be a virtual meeting. Specifics will be emailed to all stakeholders and will be on the Department's website prior to the meeting. If there are any items stakeholders would like to discuss, please contact the Department and we will ensure it is added to the agenda.

The Department would normally send out the new FPL information in April, this information will now be distributed in January. Once the FPL has been published for 2022, it will be sent to all grantees.

Senate Bill (SB) 21-199 was signed into law June 25, 2021 and removes the requirement of individuals to prove lawful presence in the U.S. to be eligible for state programs effective July 1, 2022. This means that starting July 1, 2022, Senior Dental Program grantees will no longer have to fill out the affidavit or obtain documentation from senior clients to show they are lawfully present or check a status in the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlements (SAVE) website.

This does not eliminate the requirement that the client is a resident of Colorado. Clients will still have to show proof and grantees will need to have this documentation in the client’s file. If there are any questions regarding this change, you may contact the Department.