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March 20, 2024

County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Complex Case Workgroup Report

The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) released their Complex Case Work Group: Findings and Recommendations (February 2024). This report provides an overview of complex cases, the current landscape, and ...

March 15, 2024

Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2024

On March 9, 2024, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which was approved by the United States Congress on March 11, 2024. As stated by the National ...

March 14, 2024

Pennsylvania Selected to Address Health Related Social Needs and Advance Health Equity in Medicaid

The Center for Health Care Strategies announced Pennsylvania was selected along with eight other states (nine total) to join a learning series that was, "made possible through support from Kaiser ...

March 14, 2024

Pennsylvania Chosen to Participate in a Children’s Behavioral Health Policy Lab

Pennsylvania was one of nine states chosen to participate in a Children's Behavioral Health Policy Lab. This conveneing will pull together state interagency teams, "including child welfare, juvenile justice, behavioral ...

March 14, 2024

Top 10 Renewal FAQ’s for the Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse (OMHSAS) Services Providers

Over the past two years, Licensing Administration has embraced changes to streamline the renewal process for the existing Certificates of Compliance/licenses.  In working through the challenges, Licensing Administration found there ...

March 13, 2024

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 3.13.2024

March 11, 2024

Federal Funding Opportunities: U.S. Department of Education

Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity for the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant ProgramPositive mental health contributes to success in life and supports our emotional, social, and psychological well-being. Increasing mental ...

March 7, 2024

New Bulletin Notification 08-24-04 from the Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP) – Updates to The PROMISe™ Provider Handbook 837 Professional/CMS-1500 Claim Form, Appendix E – Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)/ Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Handbook

The Department of Human Services’ Office of Medical Assistance Programs has issued the attached Medical Assistance Bulletin 08-24-04 dated March 1, 2024, outlining updates to the PROMISe™ Provider Handbook 837 ...

March 5, 2024

Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) Federal Funding Opportunity

Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity for Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Approximately 100,000 adolescents and young adults in ...

March 4, 2024

Administrative Claiming for Nurse Advice Lines and for Skilled Professional Medical Personnel for Certain Behavioral Health Professionals

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) recently amended policies regarding the availability of federal financial participation (FFP) for administrative expenditures. The first topic reverses long-standing CMS policy related ...