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December 19, 2022

Office of Children, Youth and Families Bulletin 3140-23-04: Fiscal Year 2022-23 Act 148 Invoicing & Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services

Below please find the Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) Bulletin 3140-23-04, titled “Fiscal Year 2022-23 Act 148 Invoicing & Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services”. The ...

December 13, 2022

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Office of Children, Youth and Families Acting Deputy Secretary Announced

December 13, 2022 The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) announced that Natalie Bates will be stepping into the role of Acting Deputy ...

December 9, 2022

Philadelphia Child Welfare Workforce Task Force Issues Report

PCCYFS convened the Philadelphia Child Welfare Workforce Task Force to discuss challenges, findings, and recommendations to alleviate the workforce challenges that have frustrated Philadelphia’s child welfare providers and system. The ...

December 7, 2022

Act 1 of 2022 – Assisting Students Experiencing Education Instability

Act 1 of 2022, Assisting Students Experiencing Education Instability, promotes timely high school graduation and facilitates equal access to academics and extracurricular activities and the removal of systemic barriers for ...

December 7, 2022

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 12/7/2022

December 5, 2022

Opioid Abuse Child Impact Task Force – Act 2

Act 2 of 2022 established the Opioid Abuse Child Impact Task Force and directed the Joint State Government Commission, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Health to ...

November 29, 2022

Bulletin OMHSAS-22-07 Emergency Involuntary Commitments (Mental Health Emergency Services: Applying the 120-hour timeframe for Emergency Involuntary Commitments- Revised)

This revision provides clarification on the 2 hour physician examination timeframe

November 29, 2022

More Protections Coming for PA Children’s Service Providers

HB 2214 was recently signed by Govenor Tom Wolf

November 22, 2022

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 11/22/2022

November 9, 2022

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations updates as of 11/9/2022