This Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (the Department) newsletter is designed to inform county directors, management and staff about high-impact updates, important changes, county performance, new guidance, and program changes.
This letter is meant to advise counties and eligibility sites of the 2023 Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA). Please share this memo with all affected Adult and Long-Term Care Medicaid eligibility staff, supervisors, and outside agencies, as appropriate.
The purpose of this memo is for the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the Department) to notify Eligibility Site (county departments of human/social services, Medical Assistance and Eligibility Application Partner Sites) staff that when a case is put into a pending status for “Supervisory Authorization Required,” the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) will set a calendar day count to clear the Supervisory Authorization status when the case is pending for 90 days unless there are additional exception reasons preventing authorization.
The purpose of this Informational Memo (IM) is to inform stakeholders of an extension to the temporary administrative approval process for Private Duty Nursing (PDN) services through at least Feb. 28, 2023, and what this means for members and providers. Based on stakeholder feedback, the Department also intends to use this IM to clarify ongoing PDN benefit information for members and stakeholders and reiterate provider responsibilities related to the PDN benefit.
The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform and invite stakeholders to the stakeholder engagement meetings for Case Management Redesign (CMRD) rule revisions. This memo also updates the previous communication due to changes that were made in the CMRD Rule Revision Meeting Topics schedule.
The purpose of this Informational Memo is to assist Case Management Agencies (CMAs) in their operations planning for the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).
The purpose of this Informational Memo is to inform Case Management Agencies (CMAs), providers and stakeholders of the increased average daily cost threshold that requires the Department review within Over Cost Containment (OCC) for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Elderly, Blind and Disabled (EBD), Brain Injury (BI), Community Mental Health Supports (CMHS), and Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) waiver members.