·State program
Pediatric Personal Care Benefit
Pediatric Personal Care Benefit provides in-home personal care services to Colorado Medicaid beneficiaries 20 years of age and younger with disabilities.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in Colorado?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 03
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Applicant age
“20 years of age and younger”
hcpf.colorado.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“Qualify for personal care services as assessed by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF)-defined Personal Care Assessment Tool (PCAT).”
hcpf.colorado.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
How to apply
- 01
Personal care services must be pre-approved through a Prior Authorization Request (PAR); the personal care provider submits a completed Personal Care Assessment Tool (PCAT) and a 485 Home Health Certification and Plan of Care Form (completed by the client's doctor) in an online PAR