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Webinars, Workshops and Events
REFRAME: Introducing a Person-Affirming Framework (Responsive Engaging Flexible Radical Assent-Based Education)
Cost: $20
CEUs: 2 BACB LRN
Training Staff on Practical Implementation of Assent-Based Interventions in Applied Services
Cost: $10
CEUs: 1 COA HRS, 1 BACB LRN
Updated Town Hall for Colorado HB22-1260: An Update on New CDE Guidelines
Cost: FREE1
CEUs: No CEUs (Yet)
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Announcements Events In The News Member Updates
October 22, 2025
New Member Benefit: Free Access to Insurance Rate Data via Camber
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 …
August 13, 2025
FAQ for Colorado Medicaid Families & Providers
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 …
July 30, 2025
Member Updates: HCPF Memo PM 25-005 and Retroactive RBT Requirement
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, …
November 12, 2024
Colorado PBT Reimbursement
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, …
August 20, 2024
Embracing AltBA
Embracing AltBA: Going Beyond Traditional ABA “That doesn’t sound like ABA” This is a phrase I frequently hear when discussing my work with disenchanted behavior analysts. They’re fed up with the sclerotic systems of education and healthcare where policy and procedure reign supreme, and the mantra, ‘that’s how we’ve always done things,’ is mindlessly enacted. …