Colorado § 25.5-10-241 Host home provider stakeholder collaboration - report

Colorado Statutes

§ 25.5-10-241 — Host home provider stakeholder collaboration - report

Colorado·Title 25.5 Health·Art. Community Living

(1)No later than September 1, 2023, the state department shall engage in a stakeholder process, which must include but is not limited to equitable representation among program-approved service agencies, case management agencies, host home providers under contract with a provider agency, individuals with lived experiences, and advocacy groups that represent the disability community, to address concerns and identify viable solutions related to individuals who receive long-term services and supports pursuant to this article 10. At a minimum, the stakeholder process must address:

(a)The timeline, process, and procedure for reporting and resolving a grievance or complaint by an individual receiving long-term services and supports, including regular notifications to the individual a

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(1) No
later than September 1, 2023, the state department shall engage in a stakeholder
process, which must include but is not limited to equitable representation among
program-approved service agencies, case management agencies, host home
providers under contract with a provider agency, individuals with lived experiences,
and advocacy groups that represent the disability community, to address concerns
and identify viable solutions related to individuals who receive long-term services
and supports pursuant to this article 10. At a minimum, the stakeholder process
must address:

(a) The timeline, process, and procedure for reporting and resolving a
grievance or complaint by an individual receiving long-term services and supports,
including regular notifications to the individual about the grievance and complaint
procedure and process, the right to an appeal, how an individual can easily access
information related to the process and procedure, and how to report retaliation;

(b) The process by which a host home provider under contract with a provider
agency that is convicted of abuse or neglect may be determined ineligible to
continue providing services and supports; and

(c) Consistency of contract language between program-approved service
agencies and host home providers under contract with a provider agency.

(2) No later than January 2025, the state department shall report as part of
its SMART Act hearing required by section 2-7-203 on the stakeholder process
described in subsection (1) of this section, including identifying any administrative
resources needed to address the concerns and solutions identified during the
stakeholder process.

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