✅ Completed Projects ✅

3.02 Buy-In Analysis

HCPF now has educational materials available pertaining to both Working Adults with Disabilities (WaWD) and Children’s Buy-In. Materials for each program include brochures, infographics, posters, videos, a communication toolkit, and FAQs. 

All materials were developed after extensive research and focus group discussions with stakeholders to better understand identified areas of concern or lack of information about the Buy-In program.

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3.03

Community Transitions Support

The project team successfully implemented Group In-Reach counseling, providing Group In-Reach to 100% of nursing facilities across the state, and created standardized materials and training for ongoing In-Reach services.

The In-Reach team also created materials and processes for ongoing diversion and rapid reintegration activities. The team continues to develop a new eligibility escalation process for cases needing immediate financial eligibility determination. 

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4.04

Tiered Residential Rates and Benefits

This project developed a higher reimbursement rate for Members with an assessed high medical or behavioral need requiring a residential placement within an Alternative Care Facility. The rate would allow facilities to provide enhanced care at a more equitable cost for service. 

Moving forward, if a future budget request is approved, the developed tiered rate will be available to Alternative Care Facilities across Colorado. Additionally, the State of Colorado and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing plan to continue to look for future funding opportunities for children and adult residential settings. 

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6.14

Data Sharing with SUA 

HCPF worked with a vendor to determine future data-sharing capabilities with the Office of Aging and Adult Services (SUA) within the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), as well as address gaps, opportunities, and barriers to data-sharing in Colorado and reporting on best practices used in other states.

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8.07

eConsult to Improve Quality

Provider enrollment and revalidation now includes self-attested cultural competencies such as organization affiliations, language proficiency, American Sign Language proficiency, and telehealth availability.

In the future, this information will flow to the eConsult vendor to better inform the eConsult process.

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8.08 CMS Quality Metrics

This project has created accessible, user-friendly, and interactive HCBS Quality Dashboards to share the NCI survey member experience responses and State of the Workforce provider responses. 

The dashboards will be made pubic on the HCPF website in the near future.

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Updated!

Public ARPA Metrics Dashboard

We are excited to continue adding new metrics to our visual dashboard highlighting the impact of the work that has been done over the past 3 years with ARPA funding.

This month, we have added metrics from the project category Support Post-COVID Recovery & HCBS Innovation

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Upcoming Deadline - Public Comment Period on Amendments to Colorado's 1115 SUD Waiver Demonstration

HCPF is pleased to share that Colorado is requesting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend the current 1115 “Expanding the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Continuum of Care” Waiver. HCPF is proposing an extension to the current SUD demonstration, implementing all pending amendments, and including presumptive eligibility for long-term services and supports (LTSS PE).

Accordingly, HCPF is proposing to rename the demonstration, “Comprehensive Care for Colorado.”

The renewal is currently posted on HCPF’s 1115 Waiver website and open for public comment until October 10th, 2024, at 5pm MT. 

Please direct questions and public comments to hcpf_1115waiver@state.co.us.

Public comments may also be submitted by mail to: 

Director, Health Programs Office Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing 

303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 1100  

Denver, Colorado 80203 

ATTN: Public Comment — 1115 SUD Demonstration Extension 

You can visit the LTSS PE website to find updated program information as well as ongoing stakeholder engagement opportunities. 

Behavioral Health Provider Training and Technical Assistance

Final Office Hours Session on September 27th, Training Library, and New FAQs

Register Today for the Final Session Friday, September 27th at 12:00p.m.

Discuss your questions with clinical and subject matter experts, including staff from both HCPF & BHA

September Office Hours will continue the discussion around Comprehensive Safety Net Providers, as well as addressing questions related to the Prospective Payment System (PPS) and other reform topics.

Click here to register for Friday, September 27 at 12 p.m. (Today)

Check out the Training Library page for all TTA trainings, including foundational and introductory trainings, listed by title and also categorized by topic:

• Behavioral Health Basics
• BHA Licensure and Approval
• Payment
• Quality Improvement and Capacity Building
• Serving Specific Populations
• Workforce

New FAQ added to the HCPF Safety Net Providers webpage: FAQs include payment-related questions, enrollment-related questions, and licensure-related questions in the Frequently Asked Questions section of the HCPF Safety Net Providers landing page.

Community First Choice (CFC) Council Meeting

The Community First Choice (CFC) Council is in place to collaborate with and advise the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the Department) on the design and implementation of a CFC option in Colorado. Primarily made up of individuals with disabilities, those 65 years or older, and their representatives, the council’s experience and expertise will help ensure that CFC is implemented in a way that best meets the needs of Coloradoans with disabilities.

The CFC Council meetings topic for October is CFC Rules and Regulations.

Agendas, presentations, and other related materials for council meetings can be found on the CFC Stakeholder Opportunities webpage. For more information, contact the CFC team at HCPF_CFC@state.co.us

Note: There are two CFC Council meetings in October 2024. They’ll be held on Oct. 2 and Oct. 16, 2024, at 10 a.m. to 12 p.m

The meetings will be held:

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

10 a.m. to 12 p.m

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

10 a.m. to 12 p.m

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

1-260-230-1249, PIN: 719 313 221#

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Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Presumptive Eligibility (PE) Program Updates

During this session, we will provide additional information about the new LTSS PE program scheduled to be implemented in January 2026. We anticipate having updates to share in light of the 1115 public comment period which ends October 10, 2024. Attendees can ask program questions during the meeting, or ahead of time by emailing HCPF_LTSSPE@state.co.us

The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Register Here

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Criminal and Juvenile Justice Collaborative Meeting Series (Hybrid - Virtual and In-person)

The HCPF Criminal and Juvenile Justice Collaborative provides ongoing feedback to ensure robust stakeholder participation in the development of criminal justice projects including:

• ARPA 8.10 - Criminal Justice Partnerships
• Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) - Juvenile Justice
• 1115 Re-entry Waiver

The Collaborative meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 to 2 p.m. MT. The specific location at 303 E. 17th Ave for the in-person meeting will be posted on the collaborative website prior to each meeting.

The next meeting will be held:

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

1 to 2 p.m. MT

In-person meeting location:

303 E. 17th Ave., Denver, CO 80203

Virtual meeting access:

Join via Zoom

Join via Phone:

(Toll-free): 877-853-5257

Webinar ID: 895 8171 8788, Passcode: 011267

For more information about the Collaborative and its meetings, including location, please see the Criminal and Juvenile justice collaborative webpage. For any questions, please email Hannah Hall.



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Reasonable accommodations 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.