The Colorado HIV Care and Treatment Program

HIV/AIDS Services in Colorado

Overview

If you are living with HIV or AIDS and you need support with the costs of your medical care and other services, there are services throughout Colorado for which you may be eligible.

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 provides funding for agencies throughout Colorado to support care and treatment services for people living with HIV or AIDS (PLWH/A).  For residents of the Denver metropolitan area, the Denver Office of HIV Resources administers this federal funding (Part A); Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment administers funding throughout the state (Part B), but concentrates on services for PLWH/A who reside outside the Denver metropolitan area. This assistance is distributed through many sub-grantees such as AIDS Service Organizations (ASO), medical, dental, mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities that serve the various geographic regions of Colorado.

Having access to life-sustaining HIV medications and health insurance can be especially challenging for lower income PLWH/A.  To help meet this need, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment also administers the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) statewide, which is partially funded by the federal government and partially funded by the State of Colorado.

To ensure accountability for these funds, the staff of the Colorado HIV Care and Treatment Program monitors contracts, collects and reports data, and promotes quality improvement.  Staff also survey clients and invite public participation in the planning and implementation of services.

Eligibility for services varies by type of service and place of residence.  Please contact the providers listed below for more information.

Case Management Services

Having a case manager is extremely important for PLWH/A. A case manager can help you navigate the very complicated systems of HIV care and support and can support you in making well-informed decisions. Case management agencies also have other support available for eligible clients, such as food bank, housing, medical transportation, and assistance with short-term emergency needs.

If you reside outside the Denver Metropolitan area, please contact the agency assigned to your county of residence.

Boulder County AIDS Project (BCAP)
Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties
303-444-6121

Northern Colorado AIDS Project (NCAP)
Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Philips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma Counties
800-464-4611

Southern Colorado AIDS Project (SCAP)
Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Park, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Saguache, and Teller Counties
800-241-5468

Western Colorado AIDS Project (WCAP)
Archuelta, Delta, Eagle, Dolores, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Jackson, Lake, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Juan, San Miguel, and Summit Counties
800-765-8594

If you reside in the Denver metro area (Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties) please refer to one of the following links:

Denver HIV Resources Planning Council

http://dhrpc.org/default/index.cfm/resources/participating-providers/case-management/

Denver Office of HIV Resources (DOHR) – Ryan White Part A Grantee
General 720-865-5420
Fax: 720-865-5533 

Outpatient Medical Care

There are HIV Specialty Clinics in several Colorado communities.

If you reside outside the Denver Metropolitan area, please contact the following agencies for outpatient medical care.

 

Beacon Center for Infectious Disease (BCAP and NCAP Service Area)
Guy Lively Part C Program Manager
1136 Alpine
Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: (303) 938-5336
Fax: (720) 214-0267

The Children’s Hospital
CHIP Team - B055
13123 E. 16th Ave.
Aurora, CO 80045
(720) 777.8233
Toll-free (800) 624.6553 x8233

Infectious Disease Group Practice

University of Colorado
P.O. Box 6510, Mail Stop B-163
Aurora, CO 80045
(720) 848-0191
fax (720) 848-0191

Peak Vista Community Health Center (Colorado Springs area)

Community Clinic at Union

Kara Noeller, Clinical Team Manager

225 S. Union Blvd.

Colorado Springs, CO 80910

Phone (719) 866-6790

Kara.noeller@peakvista.org

Pueblo Community Health Center
JoAnn Grove, RN
EIS Case Manager
1302 E. 5th St.
Pueblo, CO 81001
Phone: (719) 543-8718 ext 727
Fax: (719) 542-1639
joann.grove@pueblochc.org

Western Colorado HIV Specialty Care Clinic (West CAP Service Area)
Lucy Graham, RN, MPH
St. Mary’s Family Medicine
1160 Patterson Road
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Phone: (970) 255-1735
Fax: (970) 255-6289
lucy.graham@stmarygj.org

If you reside in the Denver Metropolitan area, please contact the following agencies for outpatient medical care.

The Children’s Hospital
CHIP Team - B055
13123 E. 16th Ave.
Aurora, CO 80045
(720) 777.8233
Toll-free (800) 624.6553 x8233

Clinica Tepayac

5075 Lincoln Street
Denver, CO 80216
Phone: 303-458-5302

Denver Health Eastside Clinic

501 28^th Street

Denver, CO 80205

Appointment Line (303) 436-4600

HIV Primary Care (303) 880-5747

Denver Health Medical Center
605 Bannock
Denver, CO 80204-4507
Message Phone: (303) 602-8710
Must be a Denver resident unless eligible for Medicare or Medicaid.

Infectious Disease Group Practice

University of Colorado
P.O. Box 6510, Mail Stop B-163
Aurora, CO 80045
(720) 848-0191
fax (720) 848-0191

MCPN North Aurora Family Health Services Clinic
3292 Peoria Street
Aurora, Colorado 80010
(303) 360.6276 ext. 2066

Other HIV/AIDS Resources in Colorado

Part D: Enhances access to comprehensive care and research of potential clinical benefit for children, youth, women and their families with or at risk for HIV. The Part D Program in Colorado is administered by The Children’s Hospital’s Children’s HIV Immunodeficiency Program. http://chipteam.org/

Part F: Includes the HIV/AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) that support training for health care providers to identify, counsel, diagnose, treat and manage individuals with HIV infection and to help prevent high-risk behaviors that lead to infection. The Colorado AETC at University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center serves Colorado.  http://www.aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=ab-02-05

Part F also includes two dental programs. The Dental Reimbursement Program provides support to dental schools, postdoctoral dental education programs and dental hygiene programs for non-reimbursed care provided to PLWH. The goal of the Community-Based Dental Partnership is to address the unmet oral health needs of underserved PLWH and to train new generations of dental providers to manage the oral health care of PLWH. Program sites include Howard Dental Center, Marillac Clinic in Grand Junction, Salud Clinics in Fort Morgan and Longmont, and Pueblo Community Health Center. The University of Colorado School of Dentistry is the grantee for both dental programs.

Special Projects of National Significance: Supports the development of innovative HIV/AIDS service delivery models that have the potential for replication in other areas.

Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative (MAI): Was created in 1999 to provide funding and services for African American communities as a result of an emergency declared by the Congressional Black Caucus as a response to the alarming rates of HIV/AIDS in this community. In 2000, support for the program was given by the Congressional Hispanic and Asian American Caucuses to include all communities of color. The MHAI goals are to expand the infrastructure of community-based organizations and HIV service delivery to people of color living with HIV/AIDS, expand services in historically underserved minority communities and ensure sustainability in an effort to reduce persistent health disparities. Each Part of the Care Act has a MHAI component.

There are a great variety of entities (some funded by CDPHE, others not) that offer services to PLWH and their caregivers.

The AIDS Coalition for Education has provided a detailed list of these providers.