Long-Term Services and Supports Programs

Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waivers

A waiver is an extra set of Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid program) benefits that you could qualify for in certain cases. These benefits can help you remain in your home and community. Waivers have extra program rules and some programs may have waitlists.

Waiver Charts - side-by-side comparison of waiver benefits
Waiver Flow Charts - decision tree-type flow chart showing waiver options

Waiver Lifecycle Chart

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Case Management Agencies

• Case Management Agency Directory
• My HCBS Case Management
   
• Case Management Page
  • Bridge Training and Resources
  • CCM System page
  • Case Management Forms and Tools
  • Case Management Agency Meetings
  • Case Management Agency Training
  • Case Management Redesign
  • Critical Incident Reporting (CIRS)

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Facility-Based Services and Resources

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Resources
  • ALL Facilities by Type
    • Find and Compare Facilities
  • Alternative Care Facilities (ACF) - HCPF
  • Assisted Living Residences
  • Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - HCPF
  • Intermediate Care Facilities
  • Nursing Homes
  • Program Approved Service Agencies (PASA)
     
• State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Website
   
• Nursing Facilities - includes the following:
  • Hospital Back Up (HBU)
  • Nursing Facility Application Review
  • Nursing Facility Compliance Oversight
  • Nursing Facility Operations
    • Nursing Facility Billing Training
    • Nursing Facility PETI
  • Nursing Facility Pay for Performance
  • Nursing Facility Provider Fee
  • Nursing Facility Stakeholder Meetings
  • Nursing Facility Supplemental Behavioral Services

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Programs

• Community First Choice (CFC) Option
  • CFC Overview Video
     
• Family Support Services Program (FSSP)
   
• HCBS Dental Services
   
• Health First Colorado Buy-In Programs Page
  • Buy-In for Working Adults with Disabilities
  • Buy-In for Children with Disabilities
     
• Home Delivered Meals
   
• Home Modification Benefit
   
• Individual Residential Services and Supports (IRSS) page
  • IRSS Inspections Program page
     
• Long-Term Home Health Program (LTHH)
   
• LTSS Presumptive Eligibility
   
• Non-Medical Transportation (NMT) Benefit
   
• Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
   
• Participant-Directed Programs
  • Participant direction empowers each program participant to expand his or her degree of choice and control over decisions made about his or her long-term services and supports in a highly personalized manner.
     
    • Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS)
    • In-Home Support Services (IHSS)
       
    • Consumer Direct Colorado - Training and Support Vendor
    • Participant-Directed Programs Policy Collaborative
    • IHSS Provider List Page
       
• Pediatric Personal Care
   
• Pre-Admission Screening and Residential Review Program (PASRR)
   
• Private Duty Nursing (PDN)
   
• Remote Supports
   
• Respite
   
• State Supported Living Services Program (State SLS)
   
• Supported Employment Program
   
• Transition Services - Learn about Transitioning Out of a Nursing Facility
  • Money Follows the Person (MFP)
     
• Waiting Lists and Enrollments for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
   
• Wellness Education Benefit (WEB)
   

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Projects

• ACC Phase II - Member Messaging Resource Center
  • Regional Field Representatives
     
• ARPA - American Rescue Plan Act Projects
  • ARPA Metrics Dashboard
     
• Complex Supportive Services
   
• Direct Care Workforce
  • Direct Care Careers
  • Direct Care Worker Training
  • Direct Care Workforce Collaborative
  • Direct Care Workforce Base Wage
  • Direct Care Spotlight
  • Rural Provider Sustainability
     
• Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
  • EVV Program Manual
  • EVV Frequently Asked Questions Page
  • Electronic Visit Verification Stakeholder Workgroup
     
• Federal Access to Medicaid Services Rule
   
• HCBS Settings Final Rule
   
• HCBS Quality Surveys
   
• HCBS Utilization Review/Utilization Management
   
• New Assessment and Person-Centered Support Plan Page
   
• No Wrong Door Implementation Grant
   
• Nurse Assessor and Skilled Care Acuity Assessment
   
• SLS Waiver Exception Process Review

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Office of Community Living (OCL) Communications

• HCPF Memo Series Communications
   
• Sign up to receive Office of Community Living Communications
  • OCL Newsletter Archive

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Resources

• Resources for HCBS Providers
  • Direct Care Labor webpage (CO Dept. of Labor and Employment)
     
• Office of Community Living Overview
   
• OCL Acronym Glossary
   
• Colorado Olmstead Initiative
   
• State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Website
   
• Department Program Rules and Regulations
   
• Community Partners/Resources
  • Alliance
  • The ARC of Colorado
  • Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
  • Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Disability Law Colorado
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine JFK Partners
     
• CDHS - List of County Offices
   
• Long-Term Services and Supports Benefits and Services Glossary
   
• Long-Term Services and Supports Training

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