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

Announcement:

• FINAL REMINDER: Apply Now for the HCPF Criminal Justice Collaborative

General OCL Meetings:

• Children’s Disability Advisory Committee (CDAC)

General American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:

• Webinar: Quarterly ARPA Updates - All Stakeholders

Announcement

FINAL REMINDER: Apply Now for the HCPF Criminal Justice Collaborative

HCPF is seeking applicants for the HCPF Criminal Justice Collaborative.

The Collaborative will ensure robust stakeholder participation to provide ongoing feedback in the development of criminal justice projects including: ARPA 8.10 - Criminal Justice Partnerships, Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) 5121 - Juvenile Justice Transition Support, and the 1115 Re-entry Waiver.

The Collaborative will meet monthly beginning in February to provide feedback on presentations, reports, and work products.

Please complete this application by Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.

Applicants can apply to represent the following groups:

• Counties (DHS)

• Prisons (DOC)

• Probation

• Jails

• Providers - Physical Health, Behavioral Health & MAT

• People who have been incarcerated

• RAEs

• Advocates

• CHP+ representation

• Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) Criminal Justice Team

• Division of Youth Services (DYS) Team

Please reach out to hannah.hall@state.co.us with any questions, comments, or concerns.

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.

Children’s Disability Advisory Committee (CDAC)

The CDAC serves in an advisory capacity to HCPF and makes recommendations regarding issues related to benefits for children and youth with disabilities age 20 and younger, provider education interventions, and application of standards. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

Meeting information is on the Children’s Disability Advisory Committee webpage.

The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join by Phone:

1-650-667-2698, PIN: ‪194 068 900#

ARPA-Related Meetings

Please find an ARPA-related meeting announcement listed below. Other ARPA-related meeting information is on the ARPA Stakeholder Engagement and Calendar webpage.

Webinar: Quarterly ARPA Updates - All Stakeholders

An update for all interested stakeholders on key projects specifically funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 within the Office of Community Living and the Health Policy Office.

Audience: Members, Family, Advocates, Case Management Agencies (CMAs), Community Centered Boards (CCBs), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Providers, Nursing Facilities, Providers, Single Entry Point (SEP) Agencies.

Webinar documents are located on the OCL Webinar Page AND the ARPA Page.

The webinar will be held:

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024

3 to 4:30 p.m. MT

Register Today!

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 webpage.

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

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 2022

• Subscribe to the newsletter

• Keep track of OCL announcements, meeting reminders, and memos