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Act 111, which amends the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act of 1972 to no longer define fentanyl test strips as drug paraphernalia, took effect Monday. Under the new law, people in Pennsylvania who buy or carry fentanyl testing strips will no longer face potential criminal charges for possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl test strips (FTS) are a low-cost method of helping prevent drug overdoses and reducing harm. FTS are small strips of paper that can detect the presence of fentanyl in all different kinds of drugs (e.g., cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin) and drug forms (pills, powder, and injectables).

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Shared by RCPA member MITC:

Much of this content was originally published by OPEN MINDS in September 2022. In turn, this content was derived from a presentation by Dee Werline, President and Chief Executive Officer at New Vista, and Dee DeWitt, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Momentum for Health. The article matched a lot of our own thinking at MITC and thought the content deserved a wider audience.

Download Weathering the Staffing Storm.

Check out these recommendations and best practices: Guidelines for Better Recruiting and Hiring.

Email MITC to talk to a hiring specialist.

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With the passage and signing into law of a federal omnibus appropriations bill last week, the requirement that healthcare providers possess a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) X-waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) has been eliminated. The move is intended to expand access to addiction treatment.

Named for the “x” that accompanies a narcotics prescribing license, DEA X-waivers have been required to prescribe buprenorphine, a Schedule III drug, as treatment for OUD. Applying for an X-waiver required providers to undergo additional training. The X‑waiver requirement had also limited the number of patients providers can treat. It was largely seen as a barrier preventing many practitioners from treating addiction.

Read the White House’s statement on elimination of the X-waiver.

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A Financial Management Services (FMS) stakeholder meeting has been scheduled for January 6, 2023, from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm. During this public meeting, there be a discussion on the administration of FMS under the Community HealthChoices (CHC), OBRA Waiver, and Act 150 programs. Representatives from the Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) and CHC Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) will be in attendance to discuss the FMS program.

Please register using this registration link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

If you choose to use your phone to call in, please use the numbers below:
Dial in: (631) 992-3221
Access Code: 335417876#
Audio PIN: shown after joining the webinar

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PA Family Network is offering several workshops in January. The next topic of focus in Community Engagement will be Emergency Planning. January will feature three workshops on the subject, including “Emergency Preparedness,” “Snapshot of Me: Creating a One-Page Profile,” and “Planning For Community Safety.”

Waiver Basics Part 1 1/4/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Waiver Basics Part 2 1/5/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Using LifeCourse to Plan for ISP 1/6/2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Waiver Advanced Part 1 1/9/2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Waiver Advanced Part 2 1/9/2023 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Community Safety 1/11/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Community Safety (Spanish) 1/12/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Emergency Preparedness 1/17/2023 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Emergency Preparedness 1/17/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Family Forum 1/18/2023 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Waiver Basics Part 1 1/19/2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Waiver Basics Part 2 1/19/2023 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
LEAD the Way to Healthy Relationships 1/23/2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Good Life Group 1/23/2023 6:30 pm
Snapshot of Me, Creating a One-Page Profile  1/24/2023 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Snapshot of Me, Creating a One-Page Profile 1/24/2023 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Waiver Advanced Part 1 1/25/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Waiver Advanced Part 2 1/26/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Waiver Basics Part 1 – Sibs 1/30/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Planning for Community Safety 1/31/2023 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Planning for Community Safety 1/31/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

For more information and links to these workshops, visit their website or call 844-723-2645.

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Treasurer Stacy Garrity and disability advocates across Pennsylvania hail Congress’s passage of the ABLE Age Adjustment Act, which will expand ABLE program eligibility to include an estimated 6 million more Americans, including one million veterans, by raising the age limit for onset of a disability from 26 to 46 starting in 2026. ABLE accounts are a tax-free way to save for disability-related expenses while maintaining means-tested government benefits.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is distributing an updated Acronym Guide for external stakeholders. The guide is current as of December 29, 2022.

If there are additional acronyms that you would like to have added to the Guide, please feel free to submit them to the ODP Outreach inbox. The Guide will be updated periodically to allow for the addition of new acronyms.

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