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Information and registration for the August Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Subcommittee meeting was recently released by the Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL). The meeting will be held on August 3, 2022, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. Attendees can participate via webinar or in person at the PA Department of Education Building’s Honors Suite at 333 Market Street in Harrisburg.

To participate in the meeting via webinar, please register via the link below. Those participating by webinar are encouraged to register early. When registering, please verify that you entered your email address correctly. You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar if you registered correctly.

Webinar Registration Link
If you have trouble accessing the webinar registration through the Internet Explorer or Safari web browsers, please try accessing it through a different web browser such as Chrome or Edge.

Dial In Number:
The dial-in number is:  (415) 655-0052
Access Code: 205870515#

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In concert with the Pennsylvania Office of Advocacy and Reform, HEAL PA, United Way of Pennsylvania, and Collectively Rooted are working to help Pennsylvania residents become more trauma aware and have practical tools to identify and address the trauma in their world.

Join us for this upcoming summer series about building a trauma aware Pennsylvania – free to all residents in the state and open to everyone for personal and professional growth. We invite you to join some of the world’s leading experts on trauma to learn:

  • Where and how trauma appears in our lives and communities;
  • What happens when we experience trauma;
  • The role of community in healing; and
  • How we can heal ourselves and support healing in others.

Learn more and pre-register by creating an account at Resilient PA today! If you already have an account, you will be notified when the training is live!

Register today!

If you have questions, please contact RCPA Policy Director Jim Sharp.

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(From CCC Press Release)

Community Counseling Center of Mercer County’s (CCC) CEO, Clyde “Kip” Hoffman, is retiring on July 8, 2022. Kip has served as the CEO of Community Counseling Center since November 2014, and prior to his position as CEO, he served as the Clinical Administrator and Chief Clinical Officer for CCC starting in 2001. Kip provided 21 years of service to CCC. Kip graduated with his Master’s of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh, and has served the Human Services field for 46 years. Other places of employment include the Greenville Regional Hospital, Horizon Hospital Systems, the UPMC Horizon Foundation, and Paoletta Psychological Services. Kip has also served on various Board of Directors including The Sharon Rotary, AWARE, Inc., Mercer County Area Agency on Aging, Farrell Family Services Advisory Board, Farrell Headstart, American Cancer Society of Mercer County, and the Greenville Sanitation Board.

After an extensive vetting process, The Board of Directors of Community Counseling Center of Mercer County is happy to announce Dr. John N. Mahinis as the new Chief Executive Officer of Community Counseling Center of Mercer County.  Dr. Mahinis has his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, Master’s Degree in Education, Ph.D.  Counseling Psychology, and his MBA.  Dr. John Mahinis has over 20 years of experience in financial management as well as providing and overseeing counseling services for various agencies. He has directed organizations in several traditional, higher level corporate, senior executive roles within a variety of different industries nationally and internationally.

Dr. John Mahinis is a United State Veteran having served as an officer in the Military Intelligence branch of the United States Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.

Community Counseling Center of Mercer County is a nonprofit corporation that has provided community behavioral health services in Mercer County since 1957. Its main office is in Hermitage, with satellite locations in Greenville and Grove City. They also offer employment services, residential services for the seriously mentally ill, outpatient mental health counseling, drug and alcohol counseling, gambling addiction treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, children’s services, and open access. For more information, see cccmer.org or call 724-981-7141.

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Following up on the previous RCPA Alert regarding the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s Notice for Public Comment, please note that comments may be submitted via email OR sent directly to the following address:

PA Insurance Department
Attn: Katie Merritt, Policy Director
1326 Strawberry Square,
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Comments will be accepted until Friday, August 5, 2022.

The department is looking to hear from consumers, advocates, and other organizations about challenges they have experienced accessing various provider types. The notice is divided into two categories: physical health services and behavioral health services, including substance use disorder treatment.

On behalf of its behavioral health provider members, RCPA is compiling comments to submit to PID, although members who prefer to submit their comments and experiences on their own are encouraged to do so. Providers wanting to submit comments as part of an RCPA response can send them to Drug and Alcohol Division Director Jason Snyder. PID will accept comments until Friday, August 5, so please submit your comments to RCPA by Friday, July 29.

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The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) is studying the availability of providers in various specialties, including behavioral health, and geographic areas. This is an opportunity for behavioral health providers, including drug and alcohol and mental health providers, to share their challenges in finding and employing specialists required by state regulations and payer contracts and the subsequent access issues that result.

The goal of the study is to understand areas of need based on the current availability of providers to accept new patients, the amount of time it takes to get an appointment with these providers, and the network adequacy considerations based on the findings. PID is seeking public comment from organizations, consumer advocates, providers, and consumers about their experience with getting an appointment or finding available specialists.

On behalf of its behavioral health provider members, RCPA is compiling comments to submit to PID, although members who prefer to submit their comments and experience on their own are encouraged to do so. Providers wanting to submit comments as part of an RCPA response can send them to Drug and Alcohol Division Director Jason Snyder. PID will accept comments until Friday, August 5, so please submit your comments to RCPA by Friday, July 29.

More information can be found in PID’s published Notice for Public Comment.

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