Children With Life Limiting Illness Waiver (CLLI)
The CLLI program provides Health First Colorado benefits in the home for children with a life-limiting illness. This waiver allows you to seek curative treatment while your child is receiving palliative care.
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Services offered with this waiver supplement the services that you already receive through regular health First Colorado benefits and other federal, state, and local public programs, as well as the support that you get from your community.
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Children who receive services through the CLLI waiver are also eligible for all Health First Colorado covered services except nursing facility and long-term hospital care.
What can the CLLI Waiver provide?
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Counseling/Bereavement Services
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Expressive Therapy
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Massage Therapy
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Palliative/Supportive Care
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Respite
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Therapeutic Life-Limiting Illness Support
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Who is eligible for services?
To be eligible for the CLLI waiver your child must:
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Be under the age of 18
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Your child must have a life-limiting illness certified by a physician
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Your child must be at risk of institutionalization in a hospital setting
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Your child must meet the Social Security Administration definition of disability
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Your child's income must be less than three times the current Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) limit per month and their countable resources must be less than $2,000
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*Parent income is not considered for the child's eligibility
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How can I learn more or apply?
If you are currently enrolled with A&I Avenues, you can reach out to your case manager. Otherwise, you can do one of the following:
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Fill out the intake application by clicking on the following link: Intake Application
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Please note that this begins the process, but there are steps to follow should you be determined eligible. ​
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Call the Intake Navigator at (303) 439-7011
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Send us a message through our contact form by clicking on the following link: Contact Us
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