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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:
Announcements:
- Creating Creating Equitable Access within Colorado’s Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) - Register to Join Us on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 12 to 2 p.m. MT
- SECOND APPLICATION CYCLE NOW OPEN: ARPA 4.07 New Systems of Care Grant - Application Deadline Friday, June 2, 2023
Memo:
- July 1, 2023, Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) Rate Increase
OCL American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Stakeholder Recordings:
- NEW: ARPA 4.03 Child and Youth Step-down Options Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Track Request for Application (RFA) Question & Answer Meeting
- NEW: ARPA 4.03 Child and Youth Step-down Options Children’s Habilitation Residential Program (CHRP) Track Request for Applications (RFA) Question-and-Answer Session
OCL Stakeholder Meeting Recordings:
- Have You Missed a Meeting of Interest to You?
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Creating Equitable Access within Colorado’s Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
Register to Join Us on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 12 to 2 p.m. MT via Zoom
Through the ARPA Initiative 3.01 - Equity Study, HCPF is working with stakeholders to identify barriers and increase equity across HCBS programs.
This has included:
- Internal HCPF Equity Study (to be released this summer)
- Agency/Provider and Member/Caregiver Survey reaching nearly 500 respondents across Colorado (conducted in February 2023)
- Virtual Summit #1 on April 4 with more than 115 participants
- In-depth learning exchanges with local grassroots, community organizations throughout the state
On June 6 from 12 to 2 p.m. MT, we will share what we have learned, and invite your further participation in a conversation about barriers and actionable solutions around awareness and enrollment of HCBS programs and services.
The meeting will be held:
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
12 to 2 p.m. MT
Register here to participate via Zoom
This work has been supported by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) 3.01 Equity Study. You can also find more information about the project on the ARPA HCBS Initiative 3.01 - Equity Study webpage.
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SECOND APPLICATION CYCLE NOW OPEN: ARPA 4.07 New Systems of Care Grant - Application Deadline Friday, June 2, 2023
Please note: HCPF has approved and begun a second application cycle for the ARPA 4.07 New Systems of Care Grant to award the remaining grant funding not awarded in the first application cycle. The new deadline is Friday, June 2, 2023.
About the Grant
Through ARPA, Section 9817, HCPF has been authorized to distribute $15 million in a new grant opportunity to:
- Help enhance, expand and strengthen the HCBS direct care workforce in Colorado, and
- Support the facilitation of home sharing for older adults through the Systems of Care Grant.
Funds for the New Systems of Care Grants can be used to build or supplement existing programs in one or more of the following areas of focus:
- Home sharing facilitation where at least one individual in the home sharing match is at least age 55 or older.
- Provision of college credit for prior learning (CPL) and work experience for Colorado Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Direct Care Workers (DCWs).
- Tuition reimbursement distribution for Colorado Medicaid HCBS DCWs.
- Child care reimbursement distribution for Colorado Medicaid HCBS DCWs.
You cannot make any changes to your grant application once it is submitted.
View the Request for Applications.
For More Information
To submit any questions, email Austin Leffel. Learn more and start your application today.
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American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings | |
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NEW: ARPA 4.03 Child and Youth Step-down Options Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Track Request for Application (RFA) Question & Answer Meeting
HCPF will work with several providers to develop a viable step-down treatment program, to create models of care that are financially viable and person-centered, with a focus on those children and youth who are currently being sent out of state for services. This project will also look at the creation or expansion of a step-down service between hospitals and a short-term residential placement. Please join us for a program overview and a question-and-answer session.
The meeting will be held:
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140
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NEW: ARPA 4.03 Child and Youth Step-down Options Children’s Habilitation Residential Program (CHRP) Track Request for Applications (RFA) Question-and-Answer Session
HCPF will focus on those areas in which there are currently gaps in services and treatment programs for children and youth. These include members with Autism Spectrum Disorder, intellectual and developmental disabilities, severe emotional disturbance, as well as those with dual behavioral health and physical or developmental diagnoses. Please join us for a program overview and question and answer session. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
The meeting will be held:
Thursday, June 8, 2023
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140
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OCL Stakeholder Meeting Recordings | Have You Missed a Meeting of Interest to You? | |
These recordings are posted on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement YouTube channel as well on HCPF program-related webpages. There may be other recordings of interest to you on the channel, so please go to the channel and explore. The most recent meeting recordings are at the bottom of the page.
Below are links to recently uploaded OCL meeting recordings:
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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.usor the 504/ADA Coordinator at hcpf504ada@state.co.us at least one week prior to the meeting to make arrangements.
General OCL Meetings can be found on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.
ARPA-Related Meetings can be found on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.
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Signing up for OCL and HCPF Communications
If you are not currently on the communications list receiving these emails,
you can sign up here.
See a list of all HCPF newsletters you can subscribe to.
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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 2021
- Subscribe to the newsletter
- Keep track of OCL announcements, meeting reminders, and memos
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