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Responding To Crisis (OPEN MINDS Daily Executive Briefing – 11/18/24
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November 18, 2024 | Monica E. Oss
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved New Hampshire’s Medicaid state plan amendment for community-based mobile crisis intervention teams to provide services for people experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis (see CMS Approves New Hampshire’s Request to Provide Essential Behavioral Health Services Through Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams). The agency also approved a similar crisis program in Maryland (see State Plan Amendment (SPA) #: 24-0021). In January, Alabama also commenced a CMS-funded crisis mobile service (see Alabama Adds Medicaid Mobile Crisis Services) [read full article].
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OMHSAS Releases Regulatory Compliance Guide as Companion to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 5200
The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) is working on developing Regulatory Compliance Guides (RCG) for each licensed level of care to support their commitment to quality in licensing. The RCG is a tool for providers, OMHSAS staff, and the public to better understand the regulations.
This Regulatory Compliance Guide is a companion piece to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 5200. It is intended to be a helpful reference for these regulations. The explanatory material contained in this guide in no way supplants the plain meaning and intent of the regulations set forth in Chapter 5200.
OMHSAS issued the first version of the Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic RCG in November 2021. Today, they are reissuing an updated Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic RCG. The changes made were primarily to language and updates based on comments received on the original document.
Feedback or questions on the RCG can be sent electronically.
If you have any questions, please contact RCPA COO Jim Sharp.
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Training for MH Care for Migrants and Refugees in the U.S.: Culturally Informed Practices on November 21
Join Drexel University Behavioral Healthcare Education’s visiting resident Radhika Rani, DO, for a special presentation titled “Mental Health Care for Migrants and Refugees in the U.S.: Culturally Informed Practices.”
Thursday, November 21, 2024
9:00 am – 12:15 pm ET
3 CE Hours
Live Webinar
This course aims to provide behavioral health professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively address the mental health needs of migrant and refugee populations in the United States. Participants will explore the unique challenges and stressors encountered by these groups, including trauma, displacement, acculturation, and systemic barriers to care. Emphasis will be placed on culturally informed, trauma-sensitive approaches to diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the course will explore the legal, social, and policy implications impacting migrant and refugee communities as well as outline strategies for patient advocacy. Participants will also be able to gain practical skills while reflecting on personal biases and assumptions to foster more inclusive care and improve patient outcomes.
Register at the BHE website.
