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The Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) has released the following bulletin that applies to county mental health/intellectual and developmental disability (MH/ID) administrators, base service units (BSU), mental health review officers, county crisis intervention programs, and hospital emergency departments.

The purpose of this bulletin is to clarify the part of the Mental Health Procedures Act (MHPA) referring to the involuntary commitment process under Section 302 and the 120-hour limitation on holding a consumer for involuntary emergency examination and treatment.

If you have any questions, please call 717-772-7900 or contact RCPA Policy Director Jim Sharp.

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RCPA welcomes members to check out the Office of Children, Youth, and Families’ (OCYF) Trauma Team Newsletter. Please join us in recognizing Child Abuse Awareness Month this April, and stay tuned for articles and stories that highlight the importance and awareness for children’s safety.

If you have any questions, please contact RCPA Children’s Policy Director Jim Sharp.

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Governor Tom Wolf recently responded to provider concerns over the language in the pending HealthChoices contracts as it relates to work force stoppages. The State added this language to limit service interruptions based upon an agency’s previous work stoppages. Providers raised the issue that inclusion of these provisions serves as a subsidiary policy goal of mandating health care unionization

Members can view the full response from Governor Wolf here.

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