Do you plan to continue to provide telehealth services when the Public Health Emergency ends? If you answered YES to these questions and you would prefer our provider directory to show members that you provide telehealth services, please complete the Beacon Telehealth Provider Attestation. Email the completed form to CoProviderRelations@beaconhealthoptions.com.

Please see the links below for the new April 1, 2021 revision of the Behavioral Health Uniform Services and Coding Standards Manual.

If you are accepting new referrals, please take a moment to make sure your contact information is updated in CAQH and Provider Connect. If you are NOT accepting new clients at this time, please be sure to update this status in Provider Connect or by sending an email to coproviderrelations@beaconhealthoptions.com.

Providers are reminded that members do not need to present their Health First Colorado ID cards to receive services. The Health First Colorado Member Handbook states that members only need their date of birth and either their Social Security number or Health First Colorado ID Number (Medicaid ID). Providers should check eligibility via the Provider Web Portal, Integrated Voice Response (IVR) System or batch.

Connect for Health Colorado has opened an Uninsured Enrollment Period to help as many people as possible protect their health and safety during this time. Coloradans who are currently uninsured and don’t qualify for Health First Colorado can sign up for a health insurance plan through May 15, 2021.

Community partners can easily find social media graphics/copy, newsletter copy and virtual brochures in the new toolkit.

It is important that all health care providers know that Health First Colorado members cannot be billed for services covered by Health First Colorado. Please visit this policy statement for more detailed information.

America continues to struggle with a public health crisis that remains overshadowed: Overdose deaths increased last year in all but three states, a fact obscured by the COVID-19 pandemic. In our new blog series, we share insights from public health experts and harm reduction advocates about the overdose increase occurring across the country. Read part one and part two, and part three of this blog series.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced that the vaccine data dashboard includes county-level vaccine administration data in beta. The goal of the expanded data dashboard is part of the state's commitment to prioritize data transparency throughout the COVID-19 response, to inform an equitable vaccine distribution process, and ensure accountability. Continue to stay up to date by visiting the Colorado COVID-19 website. 

For vaccine information from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, visit this webpage.

RAE ROUNDTABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH---2nd Fri of every month at 11am

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SUD EXPANDED BENEFIT PROVIDER FORUM--3rd Tues of every month at 10am

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Visit the HCI website for details on previous calls.

What is Intersectionality Theory? The term was originally coined in 1989 by Professor Kimberle Crenshaw. “It is the theory that the overlap of various social identities, as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systematic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual.” Andy Arias will talk about this life experiences and offer the audience an opportunity to engage in a Q & A about how intersectionality effects marginalized communities.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a broad and swift shift to telehealth for many behavioral health providers. As we settle into a new normal that is likely to sustain expanded use of telehealth, it is critical to assess the impact and lessons learned over the past year and use them to inform future service delivery that promotes quality, improved patient access to services and outcomes. This session will explore the experiences and implications of telehealth practice and policy during COVID-19 and beyond from provider, payer and state perspectives.

This forum will look at the trauma experienced by young adults with IDD, the impact of the lack of social interaction, and strategies for addressing the trauma as we reintegrate to a new “normal” in a post-Covid world.

Treating veterans with mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) requires an understanding of military culture and the ways mTBI sustained by service members in a military setting are unique. Tina Fanello, MA, LCSW, CBIS and Catharine H. Johnston-Brooks, PhD, ABPP-CN from the Marcus Institute for Brain Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus will provide training on how to best serve members of the Veteran population with mTBI.

This course will challenge providers to examine their personal and professional frameworks as they relate to: Gender; sexuality; and the intersections of race, religion, and power, while enhancing their knowledge, skills, and cultural competence when working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) youth, adults, couples, and family systems. Please visit the program web page to learn more and register for the training.