Digital Care Navigator Beta

Answers about Colorado disability services, with the source attached.

Ask a plain-language question about waivers, Medicaid, IEPs, or documentation. You get an answer written for caregivers — and the exact policy page it came from, so you can check it yourself or hand it to someone who needs proof.

No account. No cost. Your questions are never saved — only anonymous topic counts, to improve the library. Policy library last checked 07/28/2026

Topics I can help you with

✓Every answer is citedLine-by-line links to the manual, rule, or state page it came from.

✓Public sources onlyState policy, waiver manuals, CDE guidance, county resources.

✓Says when it doesn't knowAnd when a rule is mid-change, it tells you that too.

✓Written at a 7th-grade levelPlain language, no acronym soup, Spanish at launch.

More about this tool

Questions about how this works

What do caregivers ask about most?

Based on the questions families actually bring to case managers, parent groups, and advocacy lines. Select a topic to ask about it.

How does an answer get built?

Nothing is invented. Everything is traced.

STEP 01

You ask in your own words

No acronyms needed. "The county lady said we're on a list" is a fine question.

STEP 02

It searches the vetted library

Only the documents on the source list below — not the open web, not Facebook groups.

STEP 03

It answers with citations

Each claim is numbered to a document, section, and date so you can verify or forward it.

STEP 04

It tells you who to call next

The right agency for your county, and what to have in hand before you dial.

What is this assistant allowed to read?

Public sources only. Every document in the library is stamped with where it came from and when it was captured, and the library is reviewed and expanded continually.

Medicaid waiver programsCES · SLS · CHRP · CwCHN · DDCURRENT

Children's Extensive Support Waiver (CES) Supported Living Services Waiver (SLS) Children's Habilitation Residential Program Waiver (CHRP) CHCBS / Children with Complex Health Needs Waiver Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD) All Colorado HCBS Waivers Children's Waivers Comparison Chart Long-Term Services & Supports Programs

Community First Choice & case managementCFC transition · CMA timelines & directory · assessmentsIN TRANSITION

Community First Choice Option (CFC) The CFC Transition — What Actually Changes, and When Case Management Redesign Case Management Timelines — What Agencies Must Do, and What to Do While You Wait Case Management Agency Directory by County The ULTC 100.2 Assessment — What to Expect

Applying & eligibilityHealth First Colorado applicationsCURRENT

How to Apply for Health First Colorado Programs for Parents and Caretakers

Appeals, prior authorizations & service cutsNotice of Action rights · PARsCURRENT

How to Appeal a Medicaid Decision (Appeals) When Hours Are Cut — Notice Rights and How to Fight It Prior Authorization Requests (PARs)

Children's Medicaid benefitsEPSDT · behavioral therapies incl. ABACURRENT

EPSDT — Medicaid Benefit for Children Under 21 Pediatric Behavioral Therapies (Including ABA)

School & special educationCDE guidance · PEAK Parent CenterCURRENT

Individualized Education Program (IEP) Special Education Dispute Resolution Homeschooling in Colorado — Legal Requirements Getting Started With Special Education