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The Medical Care Advisory Committee was created in 1967 and operates in accordance with 42 CFR 431.12 (Code of Federal Regulations) based on section 1902(a)(4) of the Social Security Act and was established as the Colorado State Medical Assistance and Services Advisory Council under Section 25.5-4-203 C.R.S. (Colorado Revised Statutes).
The Colorado State Medical Assistance & Services Advisory Council exists to improve and maintain the quality of the Medicaid Program by:
Contributing specialized knowledge and experience to that available within the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and
Providing a two-way channel of communication with the individuals, organizations, and institutions in the community that, with the administrating Agency, provide and/or pay for medical care and services.
Our meeting has a standing location: Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, 225 East 16th Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room, Denver, Colorado 80203
Meetings are open to the public.
Handouts
December, 2014
6:00-7:45 p.m.
November 19, 2014
Federal Provider Screening Regulations Presentation
FY2015-2016 Budget Request Handout
IHSS Waiver Amendment Fact Sheet
HB 14-1357
October 22, 2014
Hospital LOC SCI Waiver Amendment Summary
CO Opportunity Project Presentation
CO Opportunity Project Factsheet
DRAFT CO Opportunity Project Framework
COMMIT Timeline
COMMIT Highlights
COMMIT November 2014 Newsletter
September 24, 2014
Community-Based Care - Serving Individuals with IDD in CO
Opioid Talking Points
August 27, 2014
July, 2014
June 25, 2014
May 28, 2014
Cancelled
April 23, 2014
Agenda/Minutes
March 26, 2014
February 26, 2014
January 22, 2014
The Board has a representative from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and from the Colorado Department of Health. The fourteen members of the board are appointed by the Governor for a term of three years. The Board consists of the following representatives:
Vacant
Phone:
Email:
Appointed:
Mark Thrun, MD
Denver Public Health
605 Bannock Street
Denver, Colorado 80204
Phone: 303-602-3645
Email: mark.thrun@dhha.org
Appointed: 01/10/2012
Blaine Olsen, MD
Exempla St. Joseph Hospital
1960 Ogden Street
Denver, Colorado 80218
Phone: 303-318-3205
Email: olsenb@exempla.org
An Nguyen (Chair)
Clinica Family Health Services
1345 Plaza Court North, 1A
Lafayette, CO 80026
Phone: 303-665-2962
Email: anguyen@clinica.org
Appointed: 11/12/2013
Victoria L. Vowell
Exempla St Joseph Hospital
1835 Franklin Street
Phone: 303-837-7887
Email: vowellv@exempla.org
J. Scott Ellis, MD
The Memorial Hospital at Craig
785 Russell Street
Craig, Colorado 81625
Phone: 970-826-2400
Email: ellisexpress@yahoo.com
Blair Wyles
Denver Fire Department
P O Box 716
Franktown, CO 80116
Phone: 720 319-4107
Email: bwyles@me.com
Appointed: 11/12/13
Ruth O'Brien
Peter R. McNally, DO
Ft. Carson MEDDAC
1650 Cochrane Circle
Fort Carson, Colorado 80913
Phone: 719-526-7453
Email: peter.mcnally@amedd.army.mil
Steve Holloway
Primary Care Office Director
Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, Colorado 80246
Phone: 303-692-2582
Email: steve.holloway@state.co.us
Judy Zerzan, MD
Chief Medical Officer/Deputy Medicaid Director
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
1570 Grant Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: 303-866-3410
Email: judy.zerzan@state.co.us
The State Medical Assistance and Services Advisory Council Rules of Procedure
Program Administrator:
Reasonable accommodations for the meetings will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. Please contact the Program Administrator at least one week prior to the scheduled meeting if you need special arrangements.
