Colorado Choice Transitions (CCT), part of the federal Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration, is a five year grant program. The primary goal is facilitating the transition of Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program) members from nursing or other long-term care (LTC) facilities to the community using home and community based (HCBS) services and supports. Services are intended to promote independence, improve the transition process, and support individuals in the community. Participants of the CCT program will have access to qualified waiver services as well as demonstration services. They will be enrolled in the program for up to 365 days after which time they will enroll into one of five HCBS waivers so long as they remain Health First Colorado eligible.
Operational Protocol Version 1.0*
The Operational Protocol is a required document for the Money Follows the Person Demonstration. It provides information for CMS, other federal or State officials and external stakeholders to understand the operation of the demonstration.
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CCT and MFP in the News
Effective December 31, 2018, Colorado Choice Transitions (CCT) demonstration project is no longer accepting new enrollments. The most successful services are now available to members in other ongoing programs. See Transition Services
- Colorado Expands Options for Community Living - Durango Herald - April 9, 2013
- Money Follows the Person: A 2012 Survey of Transitions, Services and Costs -Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured - February 26, 2013
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Minimum Data Set (MDS)
The Minimum Data Set (MDS), is a mandatory comprehensive clinical assessment given to all residents in all nursing facilities regardless of payer source. As of 2010, nursing facilities are required to ask the Section Q return to community question Do you want to talk to someone about the possibility of leaving this facility and returning to live and receive services in the community. The purpose of this question is to support the residents' right to making an informed choice for their health care, when a Yes response is given a referral is placed to a local contact agency and an options counselor, who will then provide them information on community living supports and programs to transition back into the community. The CCT program uses the response from the MDS Section Q as a tool to provide referrals for nursing facility residents who might be interested in the Colorado Choice Transitions program.
Minimum Data Set Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities - May 2016
Money Follows the Person (MFP) Information
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid website contains useful information about long-term services and supports and Money Follows the Person.
- Money Follows the Person: Expanding Options for Long Term Care from Mathematica, contains Annual Evaluation Reports, Semi-annual Reports and Field Reports about MFP in other states.
Policy Related Information
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (the Department), in partnership with the Colorado Long Term Care Advisory and the Olmstead report Core Team, is proud to announce the release of the report, Olmstead: Recommendations and Policy Options for Colorado, as a response to Executive Order D01109 issued in June 2009.
Olmstead refers to a Supreme Court decision issued in 1999 that recognizes that unnecessary segregation of individuals with disabilities in institutions is a form of discrimination based on disability per Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Olmstead v. L.C., (98-536) 527 U.S. 581 (1999))
For more information on the Olmstead decision, visit: www4.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/98-536.ZS.html
- Olmstead Public Comment with Responses
- HB07-1374- Response to Recommendations
- LTC Advisory Report Comparison Committee Status Update
- Colorado House Bill 08-1374 Report
Regional Transition Committees
Regional Transition Committees (RTC) are forming across the state. These groups develop a strategic plan that integrates the regions resources and expertise to promote transitions and community-based living through a collaborative effort. Members of RTCs may include, for example, transition coordinators, case managers, service providers, advocates, local housing authorities, consumers and family members. If you are interested in participating in the RTC in your region contact the CCT Community Liaison.
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Colorado Choice Transitions (CCT) was supported by Funding Opportunity Number 1LICMS330819 from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The contents provided are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS or any of its agencies.