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WAIVER CHANGE INFORMATION
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Federal authorization to continue
waivers must be sought at prescribed
intervals. All three waivers,
HCBS-DD (Comprehensive Waiver),
HCBS-SLS (Supported Living
Services Waiver) and CES
(Children's Extensive Support
Waiver)
require renewal by July 1, 2009. If
approved by Federal CMS, these
waiver changes would be implemented
starting July 1, 2009.
While a few changes are proposed for HCBS-DD, most of the changes relate to
the SLS and CES waivers.
The three
final waiver renewal
applications are posted
at:
www.cdhs.state.co.us/ddd/WhatsNew.htm
Colorado Waiver Rewrites Quick
Reference - Great
document
The document (Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services
Home and Community-Based
Services Waiver Review) that
precipitated the changes to the
HCBS DD waivers:
04/26/04 FINAL REPORT, Region
VIII, Colorado Adults with
Developmental Disabilities
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Medicaid Waiver Eligibility
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08/17/09 History of Waiver
Changes, Letter from Sharon
Jacksi
08/17/09 SLS Service Definitions
Final
08/17/09 CES Service Definitions
Final
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06/09
FAQs including
responses to questions about
respite location, rec passes,
hearing aids, provision of
personal care and respite, etc.
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06/18/09 Summary of SLS Meeting
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06/09 Technical Assistance
Responses provided to Case
Managers - (Red
highlights for the questions
that relate to some of the
discussions/questions from P2P
parents.)
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06/09 Targeted Case Management
Powerpoint
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05/21/09 Director's Message to
the Developmental Disability
System, Sharon Jacksi
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05/21/09 CES Waiver Changes FAQ,
DDD - Questions answered such as:
- Are those who are currently
covered by HCBS-CES at risk
of losing coverage?
- Please
explain the proposed yearly
cap of 1880 units and 30
days of respite.
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$35K
Plan Year Cap
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Recreation, Water
Therapy,
Hippotherapy
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- How will clients receive Community Access (CAS) services?
- Please provide a summary of the anticipated changes to case management.
- Annual Cap
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05/21/09
SLS & CES Service Rates, DDD
(revised 5/26/09)
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05/21/09 Service Plan
Authorization Limits,
DDD
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05/21/09 Proposed SLS Services,
DDD
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A-side-by-side comparison
of current Supported Living
Service Definitions through
6/30/09 and proposed
Service Definitions as of 7/1/09
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05/21/09 Proposed CES Services,
DDD
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A side-by-side comparison
of current Children’s Extensive
Support Service Definitions
through 6/30/09 and proposed
Service Definitions as of 7/1/09
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05/21/09 SLS and CES Funding Definitions,
DDD
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05/20/09 Statewide Standardized
Service Rates and Overall
Authorization Caps for the
Supported Living Services and
Children’s Extensive Support
Programs,
Sharon Jacksi
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04/09
Slides for DDD Teleconference Presentation
on Waiver Renewals/Change
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Overview of major changes proposed in the
draft Medicaid Waiver renewal
applications for HCBS-DD, HCBS-SLS and
CES, including new uniform service
rates and spending caps for SLS and CES.
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04/27/09 Update on Waiver Changes
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Cover Letter, Sharon Jacksi
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04/27/09 Division for
Developmental Disabilities Changes to the Medicaid Waiver
Programs - What We
Are Hearing, Sharon Jacksi
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04/06/09 Changes to
Non-Integrated Work Services
(basically, sheltered
workshops), Sharon Jacksi
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01/27/09 Applications of the
Supports Intensity Scale
(SIS) for Informing Resource
Allocation, Human
Services Research Institute
(Distributed
04/27/09)
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01/18/08 SIS FAQ, DDD
P2P SIS information page
10/07
SIS Information for Parents -
Document prepared by PAD-CO (Parents
of Adults with Disabilities in Colorado) |
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12/08/08 - An Overview of
Changes to the Colorado Home and
Community Based Services Waiver
for People with Developmental
Disabilities,
CMS Waiver Steering Committee
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12/08/08
Process for Resolving SIS Level
Disputes, Sharon Jacksi
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10/25/07 SIS Assessments,
Fred DeCrescentis
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Parent Recommended Link
Waiver
Change Information