HCPF staff are actively sorting questions that have been received from stakeholders and working with our partners to ensure accurate answers. Topics that will be covered in the FAQ document include:

Community Health Workers and SB 23-002

Federal Authority

Community Health Worker Training and Workforce Development

Services, Qualifying Conditions, and Medical Necessity

Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC 3.0) and Regional Accountable Entities (RAEs)

Supervision

Enrollment

Billing and Reimbursement

Documentation and Referral Requirements

Evaluation and Reporting

Miscellaneous Questions

This document will be updated on an ongoing basis as the benefit becomes closer to implementation.

Colorado Community Health Worker Community of Practice 

CDPHE facilitates a quarterly Community of Practice for Community Health Workers (CHW). If you are a CHW, Health Navigator, Patient Navigator, Promotora de salud or similar role you are invited to join a network of CHWs from all over Colorado, to share best practices and identify training opportunities that fits your needs. The Community of Practice will be designed for Community Health Workers from all over Colorado who are working in health or community-based settings to learn from one another, share resources and best practices and provide you the opportunity to explore new training opportunities in your roles. 

In addition, CDPHE is providing the opportunity to learn more about diabetes and cardiovascular prevention and management and how you can incorporate programs such as National DPP and DSMES into your communities.

The Community of Practice will convene on a quarterly basis and the audience is a CHW or similar role in practice or individuals interested in being a CHW. If you are a supervisor of a CHW or similar role, please consider allowing your CHWs to learn from other CHW across the state. The next CHW Community of Practice meeting will take place on May 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM. Please register at Colorado CHW Community of Practice . If you have any questions please contact Yvette Camarena  yvette.camarena@state.co.us. 

CDPHE will convene a committee to review Community Health Worker training program applications.

• Past membership has included providers, current CHWs, AHEC, etc. Training program staff will not be able to serve as reviewers. 

• Expectations are outlined in the Community Health Worker Training Program Standards:

  • Participants should be familiar with the Standards

  • Review each application and additional documentation in a time as determined by Standards (within 30 days)

  • Provide feedback using a checklist or rubric 

• CDPHE is expecting up to 5 applications within the next year. We are looking for as many applicants as possible so that we can create multiple review committees and limit the number of applications each committee participant will need to review.

• Pending approval, application review committee members will be compensated for their time.

If you or someone you know would be interested in being part of CDPHE Training Program Recognition Review Committee, please complete the reviewer application. For further questions please contact Yvette Camarena yvette.camarena@state.co.us.