Level of Care (LOC)
Channel: Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
Date: 2023-06-30

Medicaid and Long-Term Services and Supports resources in English:
To learn more about Colorado Medicaid (also called Health First Colorado) benefits and programs, visit the website for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which is the state agency that manages Medicaid: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/ 

You can apply for Colorado’s Medicaid (also called Health First Colorado) using an online portal, a paper form, by telephone, or in person. This website gives information on how to use any of these application options, and it includes information on who qualifies for Medicaid as well as the information/documents you need to apply for Medicaid: https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/apply-now/

If you want to apply for Colorado’s Medicaid (also called Health First Colorado) specifically using the online application, you can use this link: https://peak--coloradopeak.force.com/peak/s/peak-landing-page?language=en_US 

Disability Determination and Medical Application Form: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Disability%20Application%20-%20English.pdf 

To learn more about Medicaid’s Long-Term Services and Supports programs, use this link: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/long-term-services-and-supports-programs 

To find your local case management agency, use these links: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/long-term-services-and-supports-programs#CMA

To learn more about the tools used by case managers in the Long-Term Services and Supports program, use this link: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/long-term-services-and-supports-case-management-tools