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Representative Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) announced that she has introduced legislation to establish a grant program to support the Commonwealth’s human services system. Referred to as the Nonprofit Economic Emergency Delivery System (NEEDS) Grants Program, the initiative will focus on the more than 8,500 nonprofit organizations that provide critical services for Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable population, while employing a significant percentage of the Commonwealth’s workforce. See press release: Mihalek Introduces Legislation to Establish Grant Program to Support Pennsylvania Nonprofit Organizations.

Mihalek noted that nearly 80% of nonprofit revenue comes from government grants or contracts and fees for service. “Many nonprofit organizations are struggling financially due to COVID-19, with fundraising events being canceled and donor, foundation and government support drying up,” continued Mihalek. “Yet, the need for these organizations to support communities across our Commonwealth is at all-time high. Nonprofit organizations must be able to continue to provide services to the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians, especially those who have suffered due to COVID-19. If these organizations fail, there will not be a way to provide critical services such as food, shelter, medical treatment, child care, workforce training and more.”

Mihalek’s legislation, introduced as House Bill 2740, would establish a statewide competitive grant program for eligible community-based human services nonprofit organizations (i.e., child care centers, domestic violence centers, early intervention service providers, food banks, alternative education providers, organizations serving individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, etc.) that were impacted by the COVID-19 crisis either by closure, increased service delivery, or loss of revenue. Under this proposal, $200 million in the COVID-19 Response Restricted Account would be transferred to the Commonwealth Financing Authority to provide grants to these nonprofit organizations. The maximum grant would be $500,000 per eligible nonprofit organization.

If you have questions or feedback, please contact your RCPA Policy Director.

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General and Targeted Distribution Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements

The purpose of this notice is to inform Provider Relief Fund (PRF) recipients that received one or more payments exceeding $10,000 in the aggregate from the PRF of the timing of future reporting requirements. Detailed instructions regarding these reports will be released by August 17, 2020.

The reporting system will become available to recipients for reporting on October 1, 2020.

  • All recipients must report within 45 days of the end of calendar year 2020 on their expenditures through the period ending December 31, 2020.
  • Recipients who have expended funds in full prior to December 31, 2020 may submit a single final report at any time during the window that begins October 1, 2020, but no later than February 15, 2021.
  • Recipients with funds unexpended after December 31, 2020, must submit a second and final report no later than July 31, 2021.
  • Detailed PRF reporting instructions and a data collection template with the necessary data elements will be available through the HRSA website by August 17, 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact your RCPA Policy Director.

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Pennsylvania’s DRAFT Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Performance Reporting Policy is posted on the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry website for public review and comment. Public comment is open through Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:00 pm. Please submit comments via email.

This policy identifies the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, or WIOA, primary indicators of performance, and how they apply to the programs delivered under WIOA titles I and III. This policy establishes procedures for local workforce development boards to negotiate and reach agreement with the commonwealth on LWDA levels of performance for the primary indicators of performance for Title I and Title III. This is a new Pennsylvania workforce system policy.

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this correspondence, please contact the Bureau of Workforce Development Administration Policy Coordination Unit. Comments received during this period will be addressed before the policy is finalized, published, and placed into effect.

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The agenda for the Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Subcommittee meeting/webinar has been released. The webinar will be held from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. Key agenda topics for members to be aware of include: evaluation of racial disparities in the Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) programs; the 2021 Community HealthChoices (CHC) waiver amendment and public comment period; and updates on COVID-19. Members are encouraged to participate in the webinar by utilizing one of the following formats:

Bridge Number: 1-415-655-0052 PIN: 653-589-644
Webinar link
Remote streaming link

Comments and questions may be submitted via email.

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The July 25, 2020 issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin contained the public notice, Availability of Amendment to the Office of Long-Term Living’s Home and Community-Based Community Health Choices Waiver, which announces the amendments to the Community HealthChoices (CHC) waiver.

The Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) will be submitting amendments for the CHC 1915(c) Home and Community-Based waiver to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in October 2020. OLTL has made available a side-by-side comparison of the current and revised language, as well as copies of the amendments in their entirety on the 2021 Community HealthChoices Waiver Amendment page of the OLTL Waiver Amendment, Renewals, and Accompanying Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Transition Plans website.

OLTL is requesting public comment on the proposed CHC Waiver Amendments. Written comments should be sent to: Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living, Bureau of Policy Development and Communications Management, Attention: CHC 2021 Waiver Amendment, PO Box 8025, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8025. Comments can also be sent via email, using the comment form OLTL has provided. Please use “CHC 2021 Waiver Amendment” as the subject line. A Word version of the comment form can be downloaded via the link found at the bottom of the 2021 Community HealthChoices (CHC) Waiver Amendment page of the OLTL Waiver Amendment, Renewals, and Accompanying HCBS Transition Plans website. The public comment period ends on August 24, 2020. Comments must be submitted by this date to be reviewed and considered for revisions to the proposed waiver amendments.

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As part of RPCA’s ongoing effort with members and stakeholders regarding the Alternative Pay Arrangements/Agreements (APA), we are asking members to complete this APA Survey.

We understand that these may look different across our membership, so we have requested input and feedback from the BH-MCOs in the development of the survey questions.

We respectfully request that one survey be completed for each of those program areas if the APAs differ across your service continuum. The data we collect will be instrumental in our collective efforts with DHS, and managed care organizations, regarding strategic fiscal considerations in the coming months.

We request the surveys be completed by August 7, 2020. Thank you, and if you have questions, please contact RCPA Children’s Division Director Jim Sharp or your RCPA Policy Director.

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On July 24, 2020, Senator Casey hosted a Virtual Disability Employment Summit. The Summit included conversation with APSE, OVR, and employment support providers to examine the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis on disability employment, as well as discussing strategies to improve the disability employment rate and ensure people with disabilities are able to return to work.

The full recording of the Summit with ASL or Closed Captioning is available on the Senator’s web page. If you have trouble loading the video on the website, you may need to clear your browser’s cache or restart it. Alternatively, you can view the Summit on Senator Casey’s Facebook page. You can find additional resources about the topics discussed on the Senator’s web page as well.

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