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

Announcement:

• Upcoming Public Hearing: Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board

OCL Stakeholder Meeting Recordings:

• Have You Missed a Meeting of Interest to You?

Announcement

Upcoming Public Hearing: Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board

Thank you for sharing this information with members, direct care workers, employers, and other interested stakeholders.

Three additional public hearings, with virtual and in-person options, will also be held in Aurora, Pueblo, and Grand Junction soon. More information about this and future hearings can be found at the CDLE Direct Care Workforce webpage.

The initial online and in-person hearing will be held:

Thursday, March 28, 2024

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. MT

Online Registration via Zoom

In-person location:

Boulder Marriott

2660 Canyon Boulevard

Boulder, CO 80302

General OCL Meetings

Please find a general OCL meeting announcement listed below. Information about these and other OCL meetings is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

NEW: Long-term Home Health (LTHH) Stakeholder Engagement Kickoff Meeting

The purpose of the LTHH Stakeholder Engagement Kickoff Meeting is for advocates, providers, members, case managers, and other interested stakeholders to collaborate with and advise HCPF as it develops ongoing opportunities for all stakeholders to share information about the Home Health Benefit. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

For more information, email homehealth@state.co.us.

The kickoff meeting will be held:

Thursday, April 4, 2024

1 to 2 p.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

1-402-396-5123‬  PIN: 957 049 682‬#

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NEW: LTHH Policy Team Office Hours Begin Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The purpose of the LTHH Policy Team Office Hours is for advocates, providers, members, case managers, and other interested stakeholders to receive training, information sharing and technical assistance in an open forum working directly with HCPF staff. A record of questions and answers asked during Office Hours will be made available for future reference. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

LTHH Policy Team office hours will be held through all of 2024 on the second Tuesday of the month at 1 to 2 p.m. MT, beginning Tuesday, April 9, 2024. All of the meetings are posted on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

For more information, email homehealth@state.co.us.

LTHH Policy Team office hours will be held:

2nd Tuesday of the month, through all of 2024

1 to 2 p.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

1-321-430-0021 PIN: 928 613 877#

OCL Stakeholder Meeting Recordings

Have You Missed a Meeting of Interest to You?

Other OCL stakeholder meeting recordings are on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement YouTube channel.

• Direct Care Workforce Collaborative - March 13, 2024

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.us or 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.

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

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