Updated Clarification Regarding OMHSAS Flexibilities
RCPA Joins Over 350 Stakeholders in Alliance to Fight for Health Care Letter Urging Congress to Extend Telehealth Provision
Facilitating Virtual Learning and Telehealth in a Crisis: Relias Webinars on Nov. 17–18
Mark Wendel Announced as CEO of RCPA Member CenClear
RCPA Creates New Behavioral Health Division to Better Integrate Mental Health and SUD Treatment
Recognizing the continued movement toward integration of mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and the opportunity to better support and serve its MH and SUD provider members, RCPA has created a Behavioral Health Division.
RCPA’s MH and SUD policy focus will now operate under the BH Division umbrella, where shared MH and SUD interests and initiatives (e.g., workforce, value-based purchasing, telehealth, criminal justice, ICWCs/CCBHCs) will now be managed and supported across the disciplines — while still maintaining existing MH- and SUD-specific committees, subcommittees, and work groups where those interests are specific to one of the two policy areas.
Jim Sharp and Jason Snyder will direct the new BH Division.
- As Director of Mental Health Services, BH Division, Sharp, whose work to date has focused largely on children’s MH, will maintain his MH policy focus, including continuing to lead separate Children’s Mental Health and Adult Mental Health Committees, along with the other MH-specific committees and work groups already in place.
- As Director of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services, BH Division, Snyder will maintain his policy focus on SUD and the existing SUD-specific committees and work groups.
- In addition, RCPA will no longer use the Drug and Alcohol title (or D&A acronym), replacing it with SUD.
- Both directors will also collaborate in areas of shared interest, including legislative, regulatory, and policy initiatives as appropriate.
RCPA will be hiring a BH policy analyst to support the new division.
“The new BH Division has the opportunity to capitalize on synergies where they exist while still maintaining discipline-specific focus on MH and SUD,” said RCPA President/CEO Richard Edley. “Rather than taking anything away from our mental health and substance use disorder members, we are really enhancing their membership.
“As we look at where the behavioral health field continues to move, integration of mental health and substance use disorder is a hallmark of the advancing field. RCPA will better position itself to support its provider members’ needs by structuring a BH Division that recognizes this evolution.”
Contact Division Directors Jim Sharp or Jason Snyder with questions.
Did You Know Your RCPA Membership Includes ANCOR and National Council Benefits?
RCPA Member Streamline Healthcare Solutions to Host “Why EHR Infrastructure Matters” Webinar With Microsoft on Nov. 30
Webinar
Sponsored by Streamline Healthcare Solutions, featuring Microsoft
Why EHR Infrastructure Matters: Streamline and Microsoft Discuss How Different Hosting & Deployment Options Impact Performance, Security, and Cost
Behavioral Health and Human Services organizations have a choice of hosting and deployment options when selecting an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, and which option they choose has a significant impact on performance, security, and cost. Join executives from Streamline Healthcare Solutions and Microsoft as they discuss the most common hosting and deployment options, including the SaaS model, single-tenant vs multi-tenant architecture, and cloud hosting.
Speakers:
Andy Pitman U.S. Director, Health and Human Services, Microsoft
Matt Chamberlain EVP of Sales and Marketing, Streamline Healthcare Solutions
Javed Husain, Co-Founder & CEO, Streamline Healthcare Solutions
Solome Tibebu, Founder & CEO, Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech
Webinar Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT
REGISTER HERE
Welcome RCPA Partner First Nonprofit!
First Nonprofit
Are You Leaving Employee Retention Tax Refund Money on the Table?
Your nonprofit may be eligible for up to $26,000 per employee, paid in the form of a refund by the IRS, if you had to partially or fully suspend operations due to government orders OR experienced a significant revenue decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic. RCPA has partnered with First Nonprofit to provide our members with an opportunity to determine if you are eligible and, if so, provide a reputable, vetted, and affordable service to assist you in filing. Take this five-question survey to find out if you are eligible.
Use this link for information about the Nonprofit Employee Retention Tax Refund.
Contact Cheryl Jones with any additional questions:
cjones@firstonprofit.com
612-308-4283
Free Webinar: Re-Imagining Systems to Foster Well-Being Everywhere
Drexel’s 30th Annual Forensic Rights & Treatment Conference Scheduled for Nov. 30–Dec. 1
“Homeward Bound: Exploring Issues Faced by Justice-Involved Persons”
The 30th Annual Forensic Rights and Treatment Conference, brought to us by Drexel University, will be presented this year with a spectacular online educational program addressing clinical, policy, and environmental issues that impact persons involved with the criminal justice system. RCPA highly recommends this engaging experience, and members can see further details, including registration, in the conference brochure.
The plenary sessions will address implicit bias, false confessions, Megan’s Law, and an overview of the pardons process. The workshops will offer skill-building sessions to use in your own settings. All sessions will be recorded, which will allow you to earn additional continuing education credits by viewing sessions at your convenience. The conference will be available to registrants until December 31, 2022, and you will be able to see all of the workshop offerings.
For more information contact Drexel via email or call 215-831-4055. If you have additional questions, please contact RCPA Policy Director Jim Sharp or Carol Ferenz.
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