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The Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) published the proposed amendment to the Community HealthChoices (CHC) Waiver in the Pennsylvania Bulletin for November 12, 2022.

DHS and OLTL are proposing to amend the CHC Waiver by adding Agency with Choice as a Financial Management Services (FMS) model for the participant-directed services of Personal Assistance Services (PAS) and Respite. This would modify Service Coordinator and Service Coordinator Supervisor qualifications to align with the CHC Agreement and to amend the service definitions for the following CHC waiver services:

  • Benefits Counseling;
  • Nursing Services;
  • Physical Therapy Services;
  • Occupational Therapy Services; and
  • Speech and Language Therapy Services.

Also proposed is a technical change to the waiver by revising performance measures.

The proposed CHC waiver amendment and summary of all revisions are available for review on the OLTL Waiver Amendments, Renewals, and Accompanying HCBS Transition Plans web page under Additional Resources.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed waiver amendment to the Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living, Bureau of Policy Development and Communications Management, Attention: CHC 2023 Waiver Amendment, P.O. Box 8025, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8025. Comments may also be submitted to the Department via email. Use ”CHC 2023 Waiver Amendment” as the subject line. Comments received within 30 days of publication of this notice will be reviewed and considered for revisions to the proposed waiver amendment.

The proposed amendment will be effective April 1, 2023.

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Each year between November 13–19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility about transgender people and address issues members of the community face.

The week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues members of the community face.

Learn More:

GLAAD — Transgender Awareness Week

AAP Journal Article — Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents

NICHQ Blog — Exploring a Nonbinary Approach to Health

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Recognizing the continued movement toward integration of mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and the opportunity to better support and serve its MH and SUD provider members, RCPA has created a Behavioral Health Division.

RCPA’s MH and SUD policy focus will now operate under the BH Division umbrella, where shared MH and SUD interests and initiatives (e.g., workforce, value-based purchasing, telehealth, criminal justice, ICWCs/CCBHCs) will now be managed and supported across the disciplines — while still maintaining existing MH- and SUD-specific committees, subcommittees, and work groups where those interests are specific to one of the two policy areas.

Jim Sharp and Jason Snyder will direct the new BH Division.

  • As Director of Mental Health Services, BH Division, Sharp, whose work to date has focused largely on children’s MH, will maintain his MH policy focus, including continuing to lead separate Children’s Mental Health and Adult Mental Health Committees, along with the other MH-specific committees and work groups already in place.
  • As Director of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services, BH Division, Snyder will maintain his policy focus on SUD and the existing SUD-specific committees and work groups.
  • In addition, RCPA will no longer use the Drug and Alcohol title (or D&A acronym), replacing it with SUD.
  • Both directors will also collaborate in areas of shared interest, including legislative, regulatory, and policy initiatives as appropriate.

RCPA will be hiring a BH policy analyst to support the new division.

“The new BH Division has the opportunity to capitalize on synergies where they exist while still maintaining discipline-specific focus on MH and SUD,” said RCPA President/CEO Richard Edley. “Rather than taking anything away from our mental health and substance use disorder members, we are really enhancing their membership.

“As we look at where the behavioral health field continues to move, integration of mental health and substance use disorder is a hallmark of the advancing field. RCPA will better position itself to support its provider members’ needs by structuring a BH Division that recognizes this evolution.”

Contact Division Directors Jim Sharp or Jason Snyder with questions.

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Why EHR Infrastructure Matters: Streamline and Microsoft Discuss How Different Hosting & Deployment Options Impact Performance, Security, and Cost

Behavioral Health and Human Services organizations have a choice of hosting and deployment options when selecting an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, and which option they choose has a significant impact on performance, security, and cost. Join executives from Streamline Healthcare Solutions and Microsoft as they discuss the most common hosting and deployment options, including the SaaS model, single-tenant vs multi-tenant architecture, and cloud hosting.

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Javed Husain, Co-Founder & CEO, Streamline Healthcare Solutions
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Webinar Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT
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Are You Leaving Employee Retention Tax Refund Money on the Table?
Your nonprofit may be eligible for up to $26,000 per employee, paid in the form of a refund by the IRS, if you had to partially or fully suspend operations due to government orders OR experienced a significant revenue decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic. RCPA has partnered with First Nonprofit to provide our members with an opportunity to determine if you are eligible and, if so, provide a reputable, vetted, and affordable service to assist you in filing. Take this five-question survey to find out if you are eligible.

Use this link for information about the Nonprofit Employee Retention Tax Refund.

Contact Cheryl Jones with any additional questions:
[email protected]
612-308-4283

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