Choosing direction, providers, rates, or a start
Confirm rate, authorization, acceptance, and start
Separate the current fee schedule or rate method from the person-specific plan, authorization, provider acceptance, staffing, and start.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Provider rates and fee schedulesBefore you start
- Exact service, current fee schedule or rate authority and effective date, assessment inputs, plan, authorization, provider response, staffing plan, and proposed start.
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.
Step by step
- Identify the exact service and current rate authority.
- Confirm person-specific assessment inputs, plan, and authorization separately.
- Obtain provider acceptance, staffing confirmation, and a scheduled start separately.
Expected next
A reconciled record of rate authority, authorization, provider acceptance, staffing, and scheduled start.
Save this proof
Fee schedule or rate source, effective date, inputs, plan, authorization, provider response, staffing, and start.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the case manager which layer remains unresolved and request a written correction or notice when applicable.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Confirm rate, authorization, acceptance, and start 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 Single Assessment and Person-Centered Support Plan, Provider rates and fee schedules
Official resources
Limits
A published rate is not a quote, individual budget, authorization, provider capacity, acceptance, staffing commitment, or start date.
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.