Colorado action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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Assessment, Medicaid, or parallel supports are unresolved

Apply for Health First Colorado

Complete the Health First Colorado application and every verification request while long-term-services eligibility is tracked separately.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Apply for Health First Colorado

Before you start

  • Identity, residence, household, income and resources, insurance, disability and Social Security status, expenses when relevant, and representative authority.

Who to contact

Use the official destination above, the Case Management Agency for the person's county, the Health First Colorado Member Contact Center, or the exact contact on the controlling notice. Ask which agency owns the step.

Find the Case Management Agency for your county

Step by step

  1. Apply through the official PEAK route or another route listed by the state.
  2. Save the confirmation and answer each verification request by its stated method and date.
  3. Track Medicaid separately from developmental-disability determination, level of care, waiver or CFC eligibility, planning, and authorization.

Expected next

An application confirmation, verification request, eligibility result, or Notice of Action.

Save this proof

Application, confirmation, uploads or mail proof, requests, contacts, and notices.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Call the Member Contact Center at 800-221-3943 or use the notice-listed eligibility site and ask which item remains unresolved.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Apply for Health First Colorado checklist

A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.

  • Owner and program
  • Date started
  • Documents supplied
  • Written result or confirmation
  • Current open dependency
  • Next event and date
  • Escalation contact

Derived from Apply for Health First Colorado, Health First Colorado appeals

Official resources

Limits

Medicaid eligibility does not establish developmental-disability status, level of care, waiver or CFC eligibility, authorization, provider acceptance, or start.

Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.

Checked sources

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