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Update on DEA & Ryan Haight Act Status
DisabilityScoop: Supreme Court to Weigh ADA Protections
Join RCPA on October 2 for a DEI Discussion With National Council’s Will Seto
Shapiro Administration Highlights Major Win In Securing Medicaid Coverage For Street Medicine Health Care During Visit To RCPA Member Pittsburgh Mercy
RCPA Member Merakey Will Close Woodhaven Center, Move Its Intellectually Disabled Residents to Group Homes
Pa. House Panel Approves Juvenile Justice Bill by Party-Line Vote
Brain Injury Awareness Day Planned for October 17
The Brain Injury Coalition’s Brain Injury Awareness Day has been announced for October 17, 2023, beginning at 10:30 am with a briefing in the main rotunda of the Capitol. A number of key legislators and members of the BI Caucus will speak at the event, including Representative Tim Briggs, Representative Ann Flood, Senator Tim Kearney, and Senator Ryan Aument. Following the briefing, there will be legislative visits, a reception from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, and a brain injury panel from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm.
Additional information about the day is available here.
Governor Josh Shapiro Appoints TJ Yablonski as Secretary of Legislative Affairs
House Resolution Introduced Directing LBFC To Conduct Study of Staffing Trends for HCBS
House Resolution (HR) 165, which was introduced by Representative Kim, directs the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to conduct a study on the effect of workforce shortages on State-supported Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver programs as well as the PA lottery-funded OPTIONS programs in the state. If the Resolution passes, LBFC will have 7 months to conduct the study. RCPA will keep members apprised on the status of the resolution.
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