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December 4, 2024

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 12.4.2024

December 3, 2024

Department of Education Releases Non-Regulatory Guidance: Ensuring Educational Stability and Success for Students in Foster Care

On November 15, 2024, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services released updated, non-regulatory guidance to enhance educational stability and success for children in foster care. This guidance ...

November 27, 2024

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Shares Best Practice Guide

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) released the Partnering with Youth and Families: A Best Practices Guide for Youth Justice Stakeholders. OJJDP believes that true engagement goes ...

November 25, 2024

PCCYFS Legislative Updates

November 25, 2024 Digging out of the leadership elections last week, it’s been relatively quiet in the Capitol.  In election news, Senator Bob Casey Jr. has officially conceded the race ...

November 25, 2024

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Now Accepting Public Comments on Draft Model Behavioral Health Crisis Services Definitions

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is welcoming public comments on the draft Model Behavioral Health Crisis Services Definitions. SAMHSA developed the draft Model Behavioral Health Crisis ...

November 20, 2024

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Grant Opportunity

The following Grant Opportunities are now open in PCCD's Egrants System: Funding Announcement Title:  2022-25 Developing Satellite CACs Plan Year: 2022 Release Date: 11/18/2024 Due Date: 5/31/2025 Concept Papers Required: ...

November 20, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Approvals in Five States that will Keep Eligible Children and Adults Enrolled in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

In a press release dated 11/14/24, it was said that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

November 20, 2024

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 11.20.2024

November 18, 2024

Texas Court Strikes Down USDOL Overtime Rule

In April of 2024, the US Department of Labor issued a final rule regarding the overtime threshold and other provisions. The previous rule set an increasing amount of thresholds for ...

November 15, 2024

PCCYFS Legislative Updates

November 15, 2024 If it wasn’t official before, it’s official now. The 2023-2024 legislative session is over. Any legislation left on the calendar or committee will need to be refiled ...