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.
Firmer Accessibility Standards Sought For Health Care
U.S. Treasury Releases FAQ for Acceptable Uses of County ARP Funds
The U.S. Treasury has released an FAQ document for potential uses of the county American Rescue Plan (ARP) monies. Providers should take note of sections 2.5 through 2.11 for possible health and human services applicability.
If you have any questions, please contact Jack Phillips.
Affordable Care Act Survives Third Supreme Court Challenge
Reminder: Maximizing Employer Engagement Webinar
It’s always worth celebrating when someone is placed in the right job, but the depth of the employer relationship doesn’t need to stop there! True engagement with business partners can take advocacy and experience and turn it into real social change. Learn how to find mutual mission matches with businesses in your community and how it can lead to deeper levels of support for you and for their businesses as well.
RCPA Members are reminded that they are invited to attend this FREE webinar Thursday, June 24, 2021 from 2:00 pm–3:30 pm. Register here.
Presented by Jeannine Pavlak, CEO of New England Business Associates
As a part of the NEON project, RCPA is offering this webinar presented by Jeannine Pavlak. Pavlak is the President and CEO of New England Business Associates (NEBA), a community provider known nationally and internationally for its work in the supported and community-integrated employment field. She holds a Master of Science degree in Nonprofit Management and has 32 years of practical experience in designing, planning, evaluating, and delivering individualized employment services for people with significant disabilities. Pavlak is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with the NEON Project through the Office of Disability Employment Policy.
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