Disrupting Disparities: Addressing and Supporting the Health Care Workforce in Pennsylvania
Governor Wolf Announces Staffing Changes
RCPA Member Update to Feature Cybersecurity in Health Care & American Rescue Plan
Please register here to join the next RCPA Member Update Webinar on Friday, June 25, 2021 at 10:00 am. This webinar will feature a presentation on Cybersecurity in Healthcare, sponsored by Lockton Companies. In addition to the Cybersecurity topic, please join us for a discussion of budget and legislative issues, including the American Rescue Plan. Jack Phillips, Paul Dlugolecki, and Pat Brier will be present to discuss and take questions and comments. RCPA will then present member updates, including budget and legislative information.
We look forward to your participation!
Action Requested: Better Care Better Jobs Act Announced
Please join RCPA in supporting this important legislation.
Message from Michael Gamel-McCormick:
Senators Casey, Wyden and Schumer, along with Senators Murray, Duckworth, Brown and Hassan, and Representatives Dingell, Pallone, Schakowsky and Matsui will soon introduce the bicameral Better Care Better Jobs Act. The Better Care Better Jobs Act will make President Biden’s bold vision to expand home and community-based services (HCBS) infrastructure, a key component of the American Jobs Plan, a reality.
If your organization would like to be listed as a supporting organization of the bill, please email: josh_kramer@aging.senate.gov.
For questions about the policy, contact Liz Dervan, Keith Miller, Michael Gamel-McCormick, Tim Huebner, or Rick Van Buren.
We hope that your organization will support this transformative piece of legislation. Thank you.
Michael Gamel-McCormick
Disability Policy Director
Special Committee on Aging
Sen. Bob Casey, Chair
News Maker: Charlie Barber Named RCPA Board Chair
For First Time in Months, No Counties in Pa. Have High Spread of COVID-19
Training Opportunity: Serving Children with Medical Complexity / Medical Foster Care Providers
MLTSS Subcommittee to Convene on July 7, 2021
The next Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Subcommittee meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, as a webinar with remote streaming from 10:00 am–1:00 pm.
To register for this webinar, please visit the webinar registration link. The dial-in number is: (914) 614-3221; Access Code: 716-025-613. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Remote captioning and streaming services will be provided. If you require these services, please visit this remote captioning and streaming services link.
Provider Relief Fund General and Targeted Distribution Post-Payment Reporting Requirements
From ANCOR:
You may have received this information and related links already, but posting here for ease of access! HRSA continues to encourage providers to establish their PRF Reporting Portal accounts now by registering here. Registration will also allow providers to receive updates closer to the official opening of the portal for their reporting submissions.
HRSA landing page for reporting portal here.
PRF Reporting FAQs here. I found the FAQs extremely helpful and suggest you review before registering for the portal!
Provider Relief Fund General and Targeted Distribution Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (revised June 11, 2021).
Full “User Guide” available here.
Link to HHS resources and additional information here.
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Donna Martin
American Network of Community Options and Resources
Alexandria, VA
(401) 965-9411
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Effective Supports to Lead to Success on the Job: Toward Recovery and Empowerment
Join this webinar, hosted by the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center (MHDD-NTC), to learn how unemployed individuals with developmental disabilities, such as autism and traumatic brain injury, can benefit from a job in the workforce. The webinar will present instructional videos and case studies that illustrate how networking and mentorship can encourage independence among these individuals.
After attending the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe how work empowers individuals with mental health conditions and developmental disabilities;
- Learn how service providers can locate and utilize resources in the community for competitive employment opportunities; and
- Understand how workplace supports can increase job satisfaction and overall health.
This webinar will be held on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 from 2:00 pm–3:00 pm ET.
Visit here to register.
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