Your Colorado Access authorization, handled.
At Blossom ABA, we verify your benefits, submit every form, and follow up with Colorado Access until your child's therapy is approved. You don't touch a single piece of paperwork.
We manage Colorado Access so you don't have to.
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We verify first
Give us your Health First Colorado member ID and we'll confirm your Colorado Access assignment and exactly what your child's coverage includes before you commit to anything.
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We submit the authorization
We know what Colorado Access needs, how they want it formatted, and who to follow up with when things go quiet. You don't track any of it.
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We handle everything after
Reauthorizations, appeals, follow-up. If Colorado Access denies something, we explain the real reason and appeal with documentation that addresses what they actually need.
Everything your child needs, authorized through EPSDT.
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Initial assessment
A comprehensive evaluation by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who documents your child's current skills, identifies areas of need, and builds an individualized treatment plan. This is covered under Health First Colorado and is the required first step before therapy begins.
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In-Home ABA Therapy
One-on-one sessions with a trained Registered Behavior Technician in your home. Your child works on communication, behavior regulation, social skills, and daily living skills in the environment where those skills actually need to hold up.
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BCBA supervision
Your BCBA oversees the treatment plan throughout, reviewing session data, updating goals, and adjusting the approach as your child makes progress. This is a covered service under Health First Colorado.
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School-based and community ABA
Health First Colorado covers ABA in school settings and community environments. The setting is determined by what your child's treatment plan documents as most appropriate.
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Parent Training
Direct instruction in the strategies your child's therapy team uses. Built into every Blossom ABA treatment plan and covered under Health First Colorado.
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Two organizations. One card. We sort it out.
Denver Health Medicaid Choice manages physical health for members in Denver County. But behavioral health, including ABA therapy, is carved out to Colorado Access. Your card may say Denver Health. Your ABA authorization still goes through Colorado Access.
This confuses a lot of Denver families. They call Denver Health, get transferred to Colorado Access, and spend an hour going in circles. Blossom ABA knows exactly how this interaction works and routes everything to the right place from the very first call.
See the full Denver Health page for more detail.
Call (877) 315-1069Region 4: Adams · Arapahoe · Denver · Douglas
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Colorado Access covers the Denver metro, the densest ABA provider market in Colorado. For families here, the challenge is less about finding a provider and more about finding one that handles authorization correctly, shows up consistently, and builds a real relationship with your child. That's what Blossom ABA does.
Every Denver metro community, in-home.
How Colorado Access Authorizes ABA Therapy.
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What We Submit
Your child's formal ASD diagnosis, the comprehensive BCBA assessment, and the individualized treatment plan. Colorado Access reviews against medical necessity criteria and issues an authorization. You prepare nothing.
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Contact And Portal
Colorado Access member services is available at 800-511-5010, Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Provider authorization runs through coaccess.com. Blossom ABA manages all contact directly.
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Timeline
7 to 14 business days from a complete submission. We submit complete packages the first time and follow up proactively throughout.
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Reauthorization
We track your child's authorization end date and initiate renewal before it expires. No gap in services.
Questions Colorado Access families ask us
How do I know if Colorado Access is my RAE?
If your primary care provider is in Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, or Douglas County, Colorado Access is almost certainly your RAE. We confirm on the first call.
My card says Denver Health. Do I call Colorado Access or Denver Health for ABA questions?
Colorado Access. Denver Health Medicaid Choice manages physical health, but ABA authorization goes through Colorado Access. We sort this out at intake.
How long does Colorado Access authorization take?
Typically 7 to 14 business days from a complete submission. We submit everything correctly the first time and follow up proactively.
What if Colorado Access denies the authorization?
We explain the actual reason and appeal with additional clinical documentation. You also have the right to request a State Fair Hearing through HCPF.
Let's Get Your Child's Colorado Access Therapy Authorized
Colorado Access authorization doesn't have to slow your family down. Blossom ABA handles the process from first call to first session.