Your Rocky Mountain Health Plans authorization, handled.
At Blossom ABA, we verify your benefits, submit every form, and follow up with Rocky Mountain Health Plans until your child's therapy is approved. You don't touch a single piece of paperwork.
Two very different products. One name. Know which one you have.
Rocky Mountain Health Plans operates as the Regional Accountable Entity for Health First Colorado members in Region 1, covering most of western and southern Colorado. Separately, RMHP also sells commercial insurance products, including Rocky Mountain HMO and RMHP Prime. The rules, coverage structures, and authorization processes are completely different depending on which product your family holds. This page covers the Medicaid RAE role. If you have a commercial RMHP plan, call us and we'll confirm which product you hold and what it covers before anything else.
Not sure which plan you have?
Call (877) 315-1069We manage RMHP so you don't have to.
-
We verify first
Give us your Health First Colorado member ID and we'll confirm your RMHP assignment and exactly what your child's coverage includes before you commit to anything.
-
We submit the authorization
We know what RMHP needs, how they want it formatted, and who to follow up with. You don't track any of it.
-
We handle everything after
Reauthorizations, appeals, follow-up. If RMHP denies something, we explain the real reason and appeal with documentation that addresses what they actually need.
Everything your child needs, authorized through EPSDT.
-
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.
Learn More -
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.
Learn More -
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.
Learn More -
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.
Learn More -
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.
Learn More -
What ABA access looks like in the RMHP region
The strongest case for in-home therapy anywhere in Colorado.
The RMHP region covers more geographic area than any other RAE in Colorado. Families in Grand Junction, Durango, Steamboat Springs, or the San Luis Valley are often an hour or more from the nearest clinic-based ABA provider. Waiting lists in rural western Colorado are among the longest in the state.
In-home ABA is the practical answer for most families here. Blossom ABA comes to your home, which means therapy happens where your child lives, without adding a long drive to an already demanding schedule. For families in smaller communities across the Western Slope, this is often the difference between accessing therapy and not accessing it at all.
Region 1: The Western Slope, the San Luis Valley, and Pueblo.
- Alamosa
- Archuleta
- Baca
- Bent
- Chaffee
- Conejos
- Costilla
- Crowley
- Custer
- Delta
- Dolores
- Eagle
- Fremont
- Garfield
- Grand
- Gunnison
- Hinsdale
- Huerfano
- Jackson
- La Plata
- Lake
- Las Animas
- Mesa
- Mineral
- Moffat
- Montezuma
- Montrose
- Otero
- Ouray
- Pitkin
- Prowers
- Pueblo
- Rio Blanco
- Rio Grande
- Routt
- Saguache
- San Juan
- San Miguel
- Summit
One thing that catches families out: Pueblo County sits in RMHP's Region 1. If you're in Pueblo and assumed your RAE would be a different organization based on your location in the state, you're not alone. RMHP is your RAE.
Across the Western Slope and southern Colorado, in-home.
How RMHP Authorizes ABA Therapy.
- 01
What We Submit
Your child's formal ASD diagnosis, the comprehensive BCBA assessment, and the individualized treatment plan. RMHP reviews against medical necessity criteria and issues an authorization. You prepare nothing.
- 02
Contact And Portal
RMHP provider authorization runs through the Optum Provider Express portal. Member services is available at 1-800-475-2743. Blossom ABA manages all contact directly.
- 03
Timeline
7 to 14 business days from a complete submission. We submit complete packages the first time and follow up proactively throughout.
- 04
Reauthorization
We track your child's authorization end date and initiate renewal before it expires. No gap in services.
Questions RMHP families ask us
How do I know if RMHP is my RAE?
If your primary care provider is in any of the counties listed above, RMHP is almost certainly your RAE. We confirm on the first call.
I have Rocky Mountain HMO. Is that the same as the RMHP Medicaid RAE?
No. Rocky Mountain HMO is a commercial product. The RMHP Medicaid RAE is a completely separate role. Call us and we'll confirm which one you hold.
Pueblo seems far from the rest of the RMHP region. Is that right?
Yes. Pueblo County is in RMHP Region 1 under ACC Phase III. It surprises a lot of families, but RMHP handles Pueblo County behavioral health authorization.
How long does RMHP 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 my family is in a rural area with limited provider options?
That's exactly where Blossom ABA's in-home model matters most. Call us and we'll confirm whether we serve your specific community.
Let's get your child's RMHP therapy authorized.
RMHP authorization across western and southern Colorado doesn't have to be a barrier. Blossom ABA handles the process from first call to first session.
Get started