# Research coverage and limitations

Research and source indexing date: October 6, 2026. The library contains **98 indexed resources, 58 saved original documents, and 8 Vimeo links**. This is a bounded collection of the supplied CDASS page's public documents and relevant additional sources, not a claim that every Colorado Medicaid resource was collected or fully reviewed.

## What was reviewed

The review covered the supplied Consumer Direct page's enrollment flow and source links; relevant portions of the July 2026 program manual and companion guide; the case-manager enrollment checklist; AR assignment; CDASS / IHSS FAQ; Palco and PPL cost worksheets; wage-setting guide; and two-attendant protocol. The actual allocation workbook contents were inspected for version and rate information. The inventory marks these as relevant sections reviewed, rather than fully audited documents.

Indexed primary sources also support the El Paso County / TRE contact, CFC transition, favorable CFC difficulty-of-care ruling, appeal resources, and updated caregiver / LRP limits. The current program manual independently confirms the phased weekly limits. Public HCPF pages and some originals returned 403 errors or timed out through the browsing / download tools. They remain linked with explicit availability or review notes.

## Resource groups

- **Program and enrollment:** July 2026 manual (DOCX), companion guide (PDF), case-manager checklist, member enrollment packet, referral, physician attestation, AR assignment, member responsibilities.
- **Management plan:** ASMP, ASMP update, background-check safety addendum, EVV and overspending acknowledgments.
- **Assessment and allocation:** Denver / non-Denver workbooks, adult / child tool landing page, HMA documentation checklist and FAQ links.
- **Payroll:** choosing an FMS, both providers' cost worksheets, FMS FAQ, wage guide, financial-wellness materials.
- **Ongoing management:** two-attendant, EVV, allocation utilization, overspending, notices, PAR / Bridge and rate-change materials.
- **Support:** mediation request and consent, online security, training links, agency directory, TRE, county benefits, IRS guidance, HCPF appeals and current policy.
- **Videos:** 8 unique embedded Vimeo links are indexed. Two are near site fraud-prevention content; not all are enrollment instruction. No video was watched and no factual claim relies on a video's contents.

The resource inventory retains source URLs, page-visible titles where recoverable, original filenames, indexing date, retrieval status, local path, and review notes. Saved originals have not been altered. Extracted text is a convenience for research, not a substitute for inspecting forms, tables, or signatures in the originals.

## Conflicts and dated materials

1. **Current CFC pathway versus historical waiver language.** Older forms and resources still discuss CDASS as a waiver benefit. HCPF's transition bulletin specifies that transitioned services are through CFC from July 2026. Confirm the member's actual benefit authority and current forms with the case manager.
2. **File names versus contents.** Allocation workbook URLs contain October 2025 filenames, but their contents identify July 1, 2026 rates. The companion PDF is labeled July 2026 on the supplied page while its extracted PDF title says March 2026. Do not use a filename alone to identify the effective version.
3. **FAMLI percentages.** The wage-setting guide includes a 0.45% figure; the provider worksheets effective in 2026 show a 0.44% employer contribution when their stated employer-size conditions apply. Use the FMS's confirmed treatment; the prototype's standard examples omit an employer FAMLI contribution.
4. **Live-in DOC treatment.** The older IM 25-018 awaited an IRS ruling. HCPF IM 26-001 reports a favorable decision received December 12, 2025. The guide uses the newer status. DOC income exclusion remains distinct from employee / employer payroll tax exceptions.
5. **LRP homemaker hours.** Early CFC guidance discussed 10 hours. Newer HCPF June 2026 guidance describes a combined 7-hour weekly cap per member across LRPs. The family has an adult son, so do not automatically apply minor-parent LRP rules.
6. **Caregiver hours.** Preliminary budget discussions referred to a 56-hour limit. The July 2026 manual gives a phase-in: 84 hours in July–December 2026, 70 in January–June 2027, and 56 from July 2027. Exceptions are not promised; check the current process for the date and circumstances.
7. **EVV handling.** Older resources describe portal submission. OM 25-068 pauses that provider-portal process for live-in exemptions. The family should ask its FMS for the current document / renewal process, and keep actual paid-care records.

## Video setup check

The required [watch skill](/Users/moralju/.codex/plugins/cache/claude-video/watch/0.3.2/skills/watch/SKILL.md) setup check was run using the installed skill at `/Users/moralju/.codex/plugins/cache/claude-video/watch/0.3.2/skills/watch/SKILL.md`. The machine has ffmpeg, but yt-dlp is missing and watch has no configured engine or transcription backend. No package, model, credential, or cloud-video configuration was installed. Video review was unnecessary to establish the enrollment outline from the current written sources. Video links are explicitly unreviewed.

## What remains unknown for this family

- Son's waiver name, assigned case manager, and current CFC / CDASS enrollment stage.
- Approved adult task hours, monthly allocation, and current services that must continue.
- Whether both parents live in the same home as their son.
- Whether guardianship or other legal arrangements apply; qualifications of the proposed AR.
- Selected FMS, actual Employer of Record / FEIN holder, and each parent's employer relationship.
- Actual wage approvals, cost percentages, overtime classifications, and employee deductions.

The interactive guide intentionally leaves these unresolved. Its calculator is a planning scenario, with unknown take-home pay left blank until a deduction estimate is supplied. It cannot determine eligibility or act as payroll software.

## Verification

Calculator checks cover two-attendant totals, weekly and daily overtime without double counting, a confirmed overtime-exempt scenario, unknown employee deductions, dated weekly limits, other covered hours, missing allocation, and invalid entries. Browser checks verified navigation, ASMP resource search, calculator totals ($4,886.41 budget charge and $813.60 remaining in a sample scenario), and checklist persistence across reload. Test checkboxes were reset before handoff. No live Medicaid applications or payroll submissions were made.