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

Announcements:

• SURVEY DEADLINE EXTENDED: National Core Indicator (NCI) State of the Workforce Survey-IDD - Deadline Extended to Monday, July 31, 2023

• CDHS Hosting Stakeholder Listening Sessions for SB 23-040: Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 2023

OCL Stakeholder Meeting Recordings:

• Have You Missed a Meeting of Interest to You?

Announcements

SURVEY DEADLINE EXTENDED: National Core Indicator (NCI) State of the Workforce Survey-IDD - Deadline Extended to Monday, July 31, 2023

HCPF launched the NCI State of the Workforce Survey (formerly known as the Staff Stability Survey) in mid-March, for agencies providing services to individuals enrolled in the Supported Living Services (SLS) and the Developmental Disabilities (DD) waivers. The NCI State of the Workforce Survey is conducted across the country and will help Colorado measure improvement in the quality and stability of the workforce of direct support professionals assisting adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).

Agencies included in the survey sample received the link via email to complete the NCI State of the Workforce Survey online. Each agency will only fill out one survey about their direct care workforce. We ask that the survey be completed by Friday, June 30, 2023.

HCPF thanks agencies for assisting us with completing this mission-critical work. It will help evaluate the stability of staff and services provided to the members we serve. For more information, please visit HCPF’s NCI Survey webpage.

Please note the extended deadline for this survey: Monday, July 31, 2023.

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CDHS Hosting Stakeholder Listening Sessions for SB 23-040: Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 2023

The CDHS Adult Protective Services program welcomes your participation in stakeholder listening sessions on June 28 and 29, 2023, to review draft rule changes for the Colorado Adult Protective Service (CAPS) Check process. This draft rulemaking process is underway to implement the recently passed Senate Bill 23-040 ("Staffing Agency CAPS Checks").

About Senate Bill (SB) 23-040

SB 23-040 created role clarity for CAPS Checks when employers obtain staffing resources through a third-party agency meeting the definition of "staffing agency" as defined in the bill. The bill also authorizes previously prohibited information sharing between agencies supplying staff to employers and the employers receiving staff to ensure efficiency and reduction of duplicated efforts. These changes are set to go into effect in January 2024. Rulemaking will proceed over the coming months. CDHS would appreciate your feedback!

Stakeholder Listening Sessions

CDHS will hold two virtual listening sessions for interested stakeholders. If you are unable to attend these sessions, they will be recorded and posted to the APS website and the CAPS Check Unit (CCU) website within one week of the meetings. The websites will be maintained with current information throughout the rulemaking process, including additional opportunities for public comment. Listening sessions will include a very brief overview of the draft rule changes, with the remainder of the time open for public questions and comments.

Listening Session #1

Wednesday, June 28, 9 to 10 a.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

225-629-1220, PIN: 520 367 795#

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Listening Session #2

Thursday, June 29, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

224-420-9573, PIN: ‪513 161 967#

For Questions and Feedback

For additional questions related to this rulemaking, you can also provide feedback in the following ways:

• Feedback Form: You are welcome to complete the CDHS feedback form to send us any thoughts, questions or concerns about the rule draft. We will collect and monitor this form periodically throughout the rulemaking process. 

• Contact CDHS directly:
• Stefanie Woodard, APS Program Director: stefanie.woodard@state.co.us
• Kara Harvey, Aging and Adult Services Division Director: kara.harvey@state.co.us

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:

• ARPA 4.03 Child and Youth Step-down Options CHRP Track - RFA Question-and-Answer Session - June 21, 2023

• ARPA 4.03 Child and Youth Step-down Options QRTP Track - RFA Question-and-Answer Session - June 21, 2023

• CCM System Training - Supervisor Reporting Signatures and Work Queues - June 15, 2023

• OCL Update Webinar - Summer Update - June 15, 2023

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 are on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

📅 ARPA-Related Meetings are on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

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