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

Memo:

• Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Final Rule - Videos for Members

Meetings:

• Older Adults Stakeholder Meetings

• Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Listening Session

• Day Habilitation Stakeholder Meeting

• Transitions Stakeholder Advisory Council

Memo

Please find a new memo listed below. This memo is also on the Department's 2022 Memo Series Communication webpage. Viewing the Memo Series webpage will show other memos of interest.

• HCBS Settings Final Rule - Videos for Members (Aug. 24, 2022): The purposes of this Informational Memo are to inform stakeholders of the availability of videos for members and families, and to instruct case managers to show these videos to members and families as part of discussions regarding whether to consent to a proposed rights modification.

Click the video above to watch Part 1: My Rights

Older Adults Stakeholder Meetings

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.

For at least the rest of 2022, the Older Adults Stakeholder Meeting will be focusing on receiving input from older adult stakeholders on the following American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) initiatives. If you have interest in any of these initiatives, please join us:

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.

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.

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, Aug. 25, 2022

10-11 a.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join by Phone:

1-240-763-0113, PIN: ‪844 293 789#

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EVV Listening Session

EVV Listening Sessions are monthly informal opportunities for stakeholders to bring questions to the Department about EVV implementation. No new policy or technical processes will be announced in these Listening Sessions. New information will be discussed in the General Stakeholder meeting and published on the EVV Stakeholder Workgroup webpage. Please email EVV@state.co.us to have a calendar invitation sent for this ongoing session. All EVV stakeholders are welcome.

The meeting will be held:

Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022

10-11 a.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

1-208-715-5308, PIN: ‪438 295 119#

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Day Habilitation Stakeholder Meeting

The Department seeks to engage providers, waiver members, family members, advocates, and Case Managers through a series of stakeholder meetings to work towards the potential long-term implementation of changes to Day Habilitation services in both the DD and SLS waivers. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

This meeting will be held:

Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT

Join via Zoom

Join by Phone:

(Toll-free) 1-833-548-0276

Webinar ID: 822 0002 5736 Participant Code: 798289

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Transitions Stakeholder Advisory Council

The primary function of this Council is to provide guidance and recommendations regarding operational policy and procedural changes to the Transition Services Program and to create solutions to streamline community transitions. The Council will analyze barriers for transitions and provide recommendations for improved practices. All Interested stakeholders are welcome.

September Topic Covered: We will discuss the Department of Justice (DOJ) findings and suggested strategies in response to the findings.

For more information, see the Transitions Stakeholder Advisory Council webpage.

The meeting will be held:

Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022

2:30 - 4:30 p.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

1-208-715-5308, PIN: ‪438 295 119#

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