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September 9 will be here before you know it — don’t miss your opportunity to register for the RCPA 2025 Conference Strive to Thrive and claim your early bird discount! By registering today, you guarantee your spot for over sixty workshops, live updates from both state and national partners, and inspiring keynote and plenary speakers. View our Registration Brochure for complete details of the conference schedule and speakers.

Early bird registration ends August 8, and hotel room discounts end August 11, so reserve your seat and hotel room today!

A limited number of exhibit booths and sponsorship opportunities remain! Contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator, ASAP for details if your organization is interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at our conference. All information is available in our Sponsor, Exhibit, and Advertise Brochure. The deadline for being recognized in conference materials and onsite displays is August 10, so be sure to complete your contract as soon as possible!

View our sponsors and exhibitors at our Conference website!

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The Pennsylvania Rural Health Association (PRHA) has released the 2025–2030 Pennsylvania Rural Health Plan, which is a comprehensive roadmap to improve the health and well-being of rural residents across the state.

The plan was developed with input from rural community leaders, health professionals, academic institutions, and policymakers to identify key priority and action steps to address the unique health challenges and opportunities in Pennsylvania’s 48 rural counties. Primary focuses include access to care, behavioral health, oral health, maternal health, workforce development, broadband connectivity, and health equity.

The 2025–2030 Pennsylvania Rural Health Plan can be found here.

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Included in the July 7, 2025, Pennsylvania Bulletin was a notice from the State Board of Physical Therapy (PT) regarding the final-form rulemaking that allows physical therapist students and physical therapist assistant (PTA) students to sit for requisite examinations up to 90 days prior to graduation from their respective programs. It also allows PTs and PTAs to receive a limited amount of continuing education credit for providing clinical instruction to student PTs and student PTAs at clinical facilities affiliated with accredited programs.

In addition, this final-form regulation allows applicants to directly register for the national examination with the examination provider by removing the requirement that the applicant first seek the Board’s permission, and it allows applicants to sit for a third or successive examination, after two failures, without first seeking the Board’s permission.

This final-form regulation became effective on July 7, 2025.

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On Tuesday, July 29, the Governor’s Office of the Budget provided an update on the status of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 state budget. The update outlines projected impacts across various departments within the Department of Human Services (DHS) over the next six weeks resulting from the ongoing budget impasse. Although the Governor, Senate, and House leadership have described ongoing negotiations as respectful, they have also been described as inching along. The letter from Secretary Monson cites funding for public schools and mass transit as top challenges in finalizing a budget.

Following is a summary of payments from Pennsylvania health and human services departments that will be delayed without a budget.

Department of Aging cannot distribute:

  • $12.88 million in payments to the Area Agencies on Aging, for July and August.

Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs cannot distribute:

  • $9.95 million quarterly payments to the Single County Authorities.
  • $187,000 quarterly payments for training of substance use disorder and problem gambling service professionals.
  • $21 million quarterly payments for State Opioid Response funding.

Department of Health cannot distribute:

  • $9.405 million in anticipated quarterly reimbursements to County Municipal Health Departments.
  • More than $4.7 million in quarterly funding to support operation and administration of EMS services.
  • $9.405 million in quarterly funding to school districts for health services.
  • More than $3.466 million in quarterly payments for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, beginning in July.
  • Payments for critical health services, including, but not limited to: Tuberculosis screening, Cystic Fibrosis, Lyme Disease and Cancer Screening, beginning in July.
  • More than $1 million in quarterly payments for Maternal and Child Health services and $1.8 million in quarterly for Newborn Screening.

Department of Human Services cannot distribute:

  • $15 million in quarterly advances for Behavioral Services, beginning in July.
  • Quarterly advances for Breast Cancer Screening services.
  • $390 million in County Child Welfare payments for July and August.
  • $8.5 million in payments for Domestic Violence for July and August.
  • $3.5 million in quarterly advances from the Human Services Development Fund.
  • An estimated $33 million in Child Support Enforcement payments, for July and August.
  • $3.4 million in payments for Rape Crisis for July and August.
  • Approximately $10 million for Community-Based Family Centers for July and August.
  • $5.6 million in quarterly advance payments for Homeless Assistance.

Read the letter from Secretary Monson here. If you have any questions, please contact your respective RCPA Policy Director.

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From Risk to Reward: Strengthening Your Hiring Process
Free RCPA Members-Only Webinar

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Register Here

In this session, we will review how introducing value-based tools early in the hiring process has shown to reduce an employer’s risk for turnover, safety incidents, counterproductive employee behavior, and workers compensation claims. We will review recent case studies showing the measurable impact of this process.

Presenter: Mark Walker, MBA, Managing Partner, Safer Hire LLC

Objectives: Following this course, the learner will:

  • Identify a value-based hiring process;
  • Describe how this hiring process can reduce risk of turnover; and
  • Describe how the hiring process can reduce risk of safety & claims.

Certificates of attendance are available to RCPA members who attend this webinar; anyone interested in a certificate should contact Cathy Barrick. To apply for CEs, you will need to register for the RCPA Annual Conference Strive to Thrive and indicate you attended the webinar in your CE packet, which will be made available on the mobile app.

Contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator, for details, or visit the RCPA Conference website for information on workshops, sponsors, exhibitors, and more!

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The Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program is back!

Originally launched in 2018, PAID is returning with new enhancements, resources, and tools. Plus, it has now been expanded to include the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

The program has several of the same objectives as before:

  • Resolve wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and identified violations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) quickly and without any litigation costs,
  • Improve employer compliance, and
  • Ensure employee back wages and FMLA remedies are paid to them – accurately and quickly.

In addition, FMLA violations can now be addressed through PAID so employers can correct errors made and employees can receive job-protected leave according to the law.

With this relaunch, DOL is encouraging proactive compliance through accessible, user-friendly resources, and web content.

DOL knows running a business is hard work. Balancing payroll, scheduling, and compliance can be a juggling act, and sometimes mistakes are made. If you’ve had errors lead to unpaid wages or FMLA leave issues, now is the chance to make it right.

For more information, visit the Division’s page on the PAID program.

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RCPA may be based in Pennsylvania, but our conference covers topics and features speakers from across the country! Register today, join us at the Hershey Lodge September 9 – 12, 2025, and reserve your room online while the room block is available. By registering, you gain the opportunity to engage with these provocative keynote speakers as they touch on topics that affect all facets of health and human services across the nation:

  • Karen Weeks, Founder of Shine at Work, will analyze how to create an organizational culture that supports people’s wellbeing;
  • Judge Victor Reyes, Retired Judge and Master Life Coach, will define mindfulness and evaluate its impact in leadership roles;
  • Michael Cohen, Duane Morris LLP, will provide insights on how to make one’s workplace open and accessible for as many as possible to prevent workplace harassment; 
  • Kory Shrum, Bestselling Author and Podcast Host, will deconstruct common self-care myths and provide a practical framework for sustainable self-care practices; and
  • Donna Martin, Vice President, State Partnerships & Innovation, ANCOR, and Mohini Venkatesh, Chief of Staff, Strategic Leadership, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, will dive into national trends in health and human services policies and workforce issues.

View our Registration Brochure for complete details of the conference schedule and speakers. Be sure to check the RCPA Conference website regularly for details and updates to the schedule, registration, and sponsors/exhibitors. Register today!

In addition to registration, there are still many opportunities available for sponsorship and exhibit booths, so don’t delay! We are grateful to all our sponsors and exhibitors who help make the conference happen. If your organization is interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at our conference, all information is available in our Sponsor, Exhibit, and Advertise Brochure. Contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator, for more details.

Thank you to our Sponsors and Exhibitors! We are grateful for your support!

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The Bureau of Human Services Licensing (BHSL) has received a small number of reports of issues with faxing the updated Documentation of Medical Evaluation (DME) forms. These reports indicate that some fax machines cannot pick up the contrast in the grey shaded areas. You will find both DME forms with the grey areas lightened significantly. These forms are also being added to the BHSL website.

Please note, BHSL has fax-tested both versions of these forms and did not encounter any issues. Issues with faxing may be related to the age/condition or settings of individual fax machines. Online faxing services that do not require the use of a fax machine are widely available, as are alternative methods of form transmission, such as in-person drop off, email, online drop boxes, or the United States Postal Service.

Questions about this communication may be sent electronically.

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RCPA’s 2025 Conference Strive to Thrive will be held in Hershey September 9 – 12, 2025. Early bird rates for registration end August 8! Be sure to register today and take advantage of the early bird rates!

RCPA is proud to host those who lead PA in health and human services at our Annual Conference. This year, DHS Secretary Valerie Arkoosh will be presenting as our kickoff plenary speaker on September 9. Throughout the week, we will hear updates from various departments and leaders of DHS, including:

  • ODP Deputy Secretary Kristin Ahrens;
  • OLTL Deputy Secretary Juliet Marsala;
  • DDAP Deputy Secretary Kelly Primus; and
  • OMHSAS Deputy Secretary Jennifer Smith.

View our Registration Brochure for complete details of the conference schedule and speakers. You can also register directly here. Be sure to check the RCPA Conference website regularly for details and updates to the schedule, registration, and sponsors/exhibitors.

In addition to registration, there are still many opportunities available for sponsorship and exhibit booths, so don’t delay! We are grateful to all our sponsors and exhibitors who help make the conference happen. If your organization is interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at our conference, all information is available in our Sponsor, Exhibit, and Advertise Brochure. You can contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator, for more details.

Thank you to our Sponsors and Exhibitors! We thank you for your support!
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