The Office of Community Living Digest

In this issue:

✴️ This is part of a Priority Project for the Office of Community Living

Informational Updates

New:

• Thank you! - HCPF Annual Stakeholder Webinar Materials Posted

Opportunities for Input and Deadlines

New:

• ✴️ Nurse Assessor Office Hours

Upcoming Soon:

• ✴️ Community First Choice (CFC) Council Meeting
• ✴️ At-Risk Office Hours/Work Group Sessions for Regional Accountable Entities (RAEs)
• Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Listening Session
• ✴️ Transitions Stakeholder Advisory Council (TSAC)
• Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Training and Career Advancement Action Group Meeting

All Upcoming Events

• See list below

Informational Updates

New

Thank you! - HCPF Annual Stakeholder Webinar Materials Posted

Thank you to the more than 2,400 attendees who joined the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) leaders for our Annual Stakeholder Webinar on August 12.

We discussed emerging federal threats to Medicaid, our processes to tackle them, state budget challenges, Medicaid cost trend drivers, and priorities for fiscal year 2025-26. Materials from the webinar are on our website. We also invite you to bookmark our Understanding the Impact of Federal Changes to Medicaid website where we will share key implementation information and post updated fact sheets as well as opportunities to engage with us further. You can send questions to hcpf_HR1@state.co.us and, if you have not already, please sign up for the At A Glance Newsletter to keep informed. Thank you again for your partnership and engagement as we work together in this chapter of dynamic change.

Opportunities for Input and Deadlines

New

✴️ Nurse Assessor Office Hours

These sessions are open office hours to answer stakeholder questions about the Nurse Assessor and Skilled Care Acuity Assessment, as well as Long-Term Home Health (LTHH) PAR Restart. Questions may be submitted in advance through an online form.

Note: Stakeholders with questions or concerns about the Long-Term Home Health (LTHH) Prior Authorization Request (PAR) Restart are invited to attend with their questions.

The office hours will be held:

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

and

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

2 to 3 p.m.

Register via Zoom

Upcoming Soon

✴️ Community First Choice (CFC) Council Meeting

The CFC Council is in place to collaborate with and advise HCPF 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.

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.

The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

10 to 11:30 a.m.

Meeting Topic:

CFC Check-in and Updates 

Join via Google Meet

Join via Phone:

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

✴️ At-Risk Office Hours/Work Group Sessions for Regional Accountable Entities (RAEs)

This informal meeting will be a time where RAEs can ask questions and get feedback regarding At-Risk Diversion (the meeting is optional and not required).

About At-Risk Diversion:

At-Risk Members and their chosen supports will receive a targeted outreach to evaluate and/or re-determine service needs, available resources, and potentially any additional supports, services, or referrals to mitigate risks and assist with keeping Members safe in a community setting of their choice. This new process will include targeted outreach to Health First Colorado Member(s) living in the community who are determined to be At-Risk. HCPF will request a generated list of Members with the highest risk for admission to an institutional setting such as a nursing facility based on their risk score and it will include certain characteristics, diagnoses, and/or behavioral needs.

Care Coordinators and any other interested stakeholders can join this session.

The meeting will be held:

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Register via Zoom

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Listening Session

EVV Listening Sessions are informal opportunities for stakeholders to bring questions to HCPF about EVV implementation. No new policy or technical processes will be announced in these Listening Sessions. New information will be discussed in the EVV Stakeholder meeting as needed and published on the Electronic Visit Verification Stakeholder Workgroup webpage.

The listening session will be held:

Thursday, September 4, 2025

10 to 11 a.m.

Register via Zoom

✴️ Transitions Stakeholder Advisory Council (TSAC)

Join us for the TSAC monthly meeting. This is the place to talk openly about challenges and solutions related to Transition Services and programs. You can ask questions and get to know fellow options counselors, providers, transition counselors and everything in between that support community transitions.

Resources

• HCPF Transitions webpage
• Colorado Medicaid Transition to Community Request Form (for people interested in transitioning)

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at HCPF_CLO_CID@state.co.us. Thank you! We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting.

The meeting will be held:

Thursday, September 4, 2025

2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Register via Zoom

Direct Care Workforce Collaborative (DCWC) Training and Career Advancement Action Group Meeting

This group focuses on training, staff development, and career pathways for direct care workers (DCWs). Interested stakeholders join to learn about training opportunities, career ladders, and other innovative strategies to support DCWs in their training and career goals. For more information, please see the DCWC webpage, or email HCPF_DCWorkforce@state.co.us.

The meeting will be held:

Friday, September 5, 2025

9 to 10 a.m.

Join via Zoom

Join via Phone:

(Toll-free) 1-877-853-5257

Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140

All Upcoming Events

Reasonable accommodations for the meetings will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities and language services for individuals whose primary language is not English may be provided upon request.

Please contact HCPF's Civil Rights Officer at hcpf504ada@state.co.us at least one week prior to the scheduled meeting to make arrangements.

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