Behavioral Health
Children, Youth, Young Adults and Families Crisis Intervention Forum
It is with great excitement that the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services announces 2 kick-off events to further children’s crisis intervention work in Pennsylvania. Children’s crisis intervention ...
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (PRS) Regulation Announcement
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Regulations Publication Date- January 18, 2025 The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (OMHSAS) is pleased to announce updates to Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (PRS) Regulations (Title 55 Chapter ...
OMHSAS-24-04 WAIVER REGULATIONS BULLETIN
The Department of Human Services (Department) issued bulletin OMHSAS-16-03, “Revised Procedure for Waiver of Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OHMSAS) Program Regulations and Standards”, on April 19, ...
Behavioral Health Updates
Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 12.18.2024
Training for Child Residential Facility Staff
The Department of Human Services’ Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) is supporting a specialized training effort addressing child abuse recognition and reporting training for residential facilities through a contract with ...
Partial Hospitalization Regulatory Compliance Guide
OMHSAS is pleased to release the attached Partial Hospitalization Regulatory Compliance Guide (RCG). This guide has been developed to provide clear explanations of the regulatory requirements of Title 55 Pa. ...
PCCYFS comments for Regulation #14-555: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF)
PCCYFS met with members on multiple occasions to discuss and gather feedback for the PRTF regulations which were open for public comment from 11.2.24 to 12.2.24. Below are the comments ...
Behavioral Health Updates
Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 12.4.2024
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 ...
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 ...
