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

Complete the Colorado assessment and program-fit work

Work with the Case Management Agency to complete current functional and needs assessments and distinguish DD Waiver, SLS Waiver, CFC, and State SLS possibilities.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

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Colorado Single Assessment and Person-Centered Support Plan

Before you start

  • Daily routines, strengths, preferences, communication, health and behavioral needs, activities of daily living, risks, caregiver capacity, current services, housing and employment goals, and desired supports.

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. Confirm which current assessment instruments and determinations apply.
  2. Describe needs across settings, natural-support limits, 24-hour support needs, risks, and desired outcomes.
  3. Ask for the written result and which current program or funding dependency follows.

Expected next

A completed assessment, records request, eligibility result, program-fit explanation, or planning handoff.

Save this proof

Appointment proof, assessment records, corrections, program explanation, notices, and next event.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Ask the Case Management Agency whether records, assessment, Medicaid, level of care, program capacity, or another determination is blocking progress.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Complete the Colorado assessment and program-fit work 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 Colorado intellectual and developmental disability services and supports, Supported Living Services Waiver, Developmental Disabilities Waiver, Community First Choice, Colorado Single Assessment and Person-Centered Support Plan, State Supported Living Services

Official resources

Limits

DD requires access to supports 24 hours a day; SLS supports adults who do not require continuous 24-hour supervision. CFC is a separate State Plan route for covered attendant services after June 30, 2026.

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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