U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Region VIII Final Report

The following excerpt is taken from the Introduction of the report. Since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are charged with oversight and monitoring for Colorado's 1915(b) Waiver program, CMS conducted an on-site review of the Medicaid Mental Health Program. CMS wanted to determine program compliance with Federal statute, regulations, contract compliance, and evaluate the implementation of the approved May 2003 mental health Waiver renewal. 

After completion of the review, CMS determined the following areas will require further evaluation and review:

• Residential Treatment Centers and their role in the Medicaid Mental Health Program.
  
  
• Child Placement Agencies (CPA) and their role in Medicaid Mental Health Program.
  
  
• Contracts between Counties, Department of Human Services (DHS) and the mental Health organizations that provide Medicaid mental health services.
  
  
• Alternatives to Inpatient Hospitalization Initiative.