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New Member Benefit: Free Access to Insurance Rate Data via Camber
October 22, 2025
We’re excited to announce a new exclusive benefit for your Colorado Association for Behavior Analysis (COABA) membership: free access to industry-leading insurance reimbursement rate data through our new partnership with Camber. What this means for you As a COABA member, you now have the opportunity to access aggregated reimbursement-rate analyses that can help inform your business strategy and support sustainable …
FAQ for Colorado Medicaid Families & Providers
August 13, 2025
On July 18, 2025, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) released Policy Memo PM 25-005, which states that only Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) may deliver adaptive behavior treatment billed under CPT Code 97153. All ABA providers have until August 31, 2025, to come into full compliance. COABA supports the new administrative …
Member Updates: HCPF Memo PM 25-005 and Retroactive RBT Requirement
July 30, 2025
Last Updated: July 31, 2025 As HCPF continues to respond to federal oversight and the implementation of Policy Memo PM 25-005 evolves, information may change quickly and without much notice. COABA will use its email alert system as the primary and most immediate way to communicate with members and providers. We strongly encourage all providers, …
Colorado PBT Reimbursement
November 12, 2024
Proposed FY 2025-2026 Budget Summary and Resources SUMMARY The proposed Colorado state budget for FY 2025-26 (the proposed 2025 budget) includes a significant decrease in Medicaid reimbursement for ABA services. This decrease will likely limit access to ABA services for Colorado children who are diagnosed with ASD. Without sufficient access to medically necessary ABA services, …
HB-1260 Information Page
May 06, 2024
Colorado’s HB 22-1260 titled “Access to Medically Necessary Services for Students,” mandates that by July 1, 2023, every administrative unit must adopt a policy ensuring that students with a prescription from a qualified healthcare provider receive their medically necessary treatments in schools, as per federal and state laws. The policy must be public on the …
Big Win Alert: Medicaid Agrees! School Services Get the Green Light!
May 03, 2024
Drumroll, please! It’s time for some serious celebration because guess what? Colorado Medicaid has finally joined the cool kids’ club and agreed to foot the bill for medically necessary services in our beloved school settings under EPSDT funding! Can I get a virtual high-five?! Now, let’s take a moment to appreciate this victory. It’s been …
COABA Public Policy Sponsorship Levels
April 22, 2022
Your COABA Public Policy Committee is dedicated to increasing access to quality behavior analytic services across Colorado. Current initiatives include: Medicaid collaboration: The aim of this initiative is to assist the State in alleviating current barriers to quality services for behavior analytic services. Points of interest include exclusions of necessary billing codes, service locations, and …
News: Colorado State Board of Registered Psychotherapists
June 12, 2019
Behavior analysts and behavior technicians DO NOT need to be registered as psychotherapists to practice behavior analysis in Colorado. Those who are additionally engaging in practices that could be defined as psychotherapy, however, would need to pursue psychotherapy registration. Please see the recent post with this information from the Colorado State Board of Registered Psychotherapists.