The Office of Community Living (OCL) within the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) has the following information to share below: | |
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Announcements:
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Rates Now Posted on HCPF Website
- Post Eligibility Treatment of Income (PETI) Updates and Training for Case Managers
General OCL Meetings:
- Long-term Home Health (LTHH) Policy Team Office Hours
- Children’s Disability Advisory Committee (CDAC)
- Host Home Oversight Stakeholder Meeting
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-Related Meetings:
- Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC)
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FY 2024-25 HCBS Rates Now Posted on HCPF Website
Effective July 1, 2024, all impacted Direct Care Workers, employees, or independent contractors, are required to be paid at a minimum the $17.00 per hour base wage outside of Denver or $18.29 within Denver in alignment with the Denver minimum wage increase. Additionally, Direct Care Workers, who are paid a per diem rate, must have their rate increased by the same percentage of the rate increase as of July 1, 2024. HCBS Providers will receive a 2.0% across-the-board increase on July 1, 2024, as well as targeted rate increases for identified HCBS services.
The HCBS Rate Schedule can be found on the HCPF Provider Rates and Fee Schedule webpage.
The HCBS Base Wage Direct Care Worker Wage 2024 Attestation Form will be available on July 1, 2024, and due to HCPF by August 30, 2024. Payment holds will begin Sept. 9, 2024, for HCBS providers who are not in compliance with 2024 base wage reporting requirements. All questions related to the 2024 attestation form, process, and payment holds should be directed to HCPF_Basewage@state.co.us.
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Post Eligibility Treatment of Income (PETI) Updates and Training for Case Managers
Case managers will complete the PETI calculation worksheet in the Bridge on or after July 1, 2024. Case managers will no longer complete the manual process of using the PETI Excel worksheet to determine the Alternative Care Facility and Supported Living Program (ACF/SLP) rate and entering the ACF/SLP rate onto the Prior Authorization Request (PAR). Following system changes to the Bridge, case managers will complete the PETI worksheet in the Bridge to determine the ACF/SLP rate and the rate will populate on the PAR from the PETI worksheet.
PETIs and PARs with ACF/SLP start dates on or after July 1, 2024, that have already been created, will require a manual revision to be completed by the case manager. HCPF will send additional communication to case managers once the PETI and PAR revision process is complete. Please do not complete these manual revisions until further notice.
HCPF will offer three training sessions to case managers on the new PETI calculation worksheet and the required processes in the Bridge. Case managers who complete the PETI process will be required to attend one of these training sessions.
The training sessions will be held:
Monday, June 17, 2024, 9 to 10:30 a.m. MT
Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 3 to 4:30 p.m. MT
Thursday, June 20th 3 to 4:30 p.m. MT
All Case Managers will need to register in advance for this webinar:
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Long-term Home Health (LTHH) Policy Team Office Hours
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.
The LTHH Policy Team office hours will be held on the second Tuesday of the month, 1 to 2 p.m. MT, through all of 2024. For more information, email homehealth@state.co.us.
The meeting will be held:
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
1 to 2 p.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-321-430-0021 PIN: 928 613 877#
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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 can be found on the CDAC webpage.
The meeting will be held:
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. MT
Join with Google Meet
Join by Phone:
650-667-2698, PIN: 194 068 900#
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Host Home Oversight Stakeholder Meeting
Note: This will be the final meeting of this stakeholder meeting series.
This is a series of stakeholder meetings relating to House Bill 23-1197 Host Home Oversight. Interested stakeholders may include members, advocates, caregivers, case management agencies, community centered boards, families, home and community-based services providers and waiver recipients. These meetings will focus on current and proposed recommendations for Host Home Providers. All interested stakeholders are welcome.
Host Home Oversight meetings will be held monthly on the third Wednesday of the month at 2 to 3 p.m. MT, from Jan. 17, 2024, to June 12, 2024.
Meeting information will be found on the Host Home Oversight Stakeholder Workgroup page.
The meeting will be held:
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
2 to 3 p.m. MT
Join via Google Meet
Join via Phone:
1-419-901-8637, PIN: 265411 116#
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Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC)
The DCWC works collaboratively with stakeholders to identify and move forward strategies to support the recruitment and retention of Colorado's direct care workforce. This group meets quarterly (March, June, September, and December) on the second Wednesday of the month. For more information, please see the Direct Care Workforce Collaborative webpage, or email HCPF_DCWorkforce@state.co.us.
The meeting will be held:
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
10 to 11:30 a.m. MT
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 993 1700 7314, Passcode: 396389
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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.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.
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