Long-Term Services and Supports Programs

Keeping Coloradans in the Community and out of Long-Term Institutionalization

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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

• Community Centered Boards (CCB)
• Single Entry Point Agencies (SEP)
• Private Case Management Agencies (for CHCBS Waiver)
   
• My HCBS Case Management - New!
   
• Case Management Training
• Case Management Agency Resources
• Care and Case Management Page
• Case Management Forms and Tools
• BUS Stop - find updates and resources for the Benefits Utilization System and Bridge
  • Bridge Training

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Facility-Based Services and Resources

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Resources
  • ALL Facilities by Type
    • Program Approved Service Agencies
  • Alternative Care Facilities (ACF)
  • Assisted Living Residences
  • Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - HCPF
  • Intermediate Care Facilities - CDPHE
  • Nursing Homes
     
• State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Website

• Nursing Facilities - includes the following:

  • Hospital Back Up (HBU)
  • Nursing Facility Advisory Council
  • Nursing Facility Application Review
  • Nursing Facility Billing Training
  • Nursing Facility Pay for Performance
  • Nursing Facility PETI
  • Nursing Facility Provider Fee
  • Nursing Facility Supplemental Behavioral Services
  • Legislation and Studies
  • Resources

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Programs

• Community First Choice Option

• Family Support Services Program

• HCBS Dental Services

• Health First Colorado Buy-In Programs Page

  • Buy-In for Working Adults with Disabilities
  • Buy-In for Children with Disabilities
     

• Home Health Program

• Home Modification Benefit

• Individual Residential Services and Supports (IRSS) Inspections Program

• 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
   
• Remote Supports
   
• Supported Employment Program
   
• Transition Services
   
• Waiting Lists and Enrollments for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Projects

• ACC Phase II - Member Messaging Resource Center

  • Regional Field Representatives
     
• Case Management Redesign
  • Conflict Free Case Management
     
• Direct Care Workforce Collaborative
   
• Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)

  • EVV Program Manual

  • EVV Frequently Asked Questions Page

  • Electronic Visit Verification Stakeholder Workgroup

• HCBS Settings Final Rule

• HCBS Utilization Review/Utilization Management

• NCI Survey

• New Assessment and Person-Centered Support Plan Page

  • Person-Centered Budget Algorithm (PCBA)
     

• No Wrong Door Implementation Grant

• Testing Experience and Functional Tools (TEFT) Project

• Person and Family-Centered Care Implementation Grant

• 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) - New!
     
• 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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