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Funding

March 22, 2022

Grant: Federal Funding – Prevention Navigator Program for Racial/Ethnic Minorities

Grant opportunity

March 16, 2022

PCCYFS Advocates for More Funding for Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Workforce

With workforce challenges at crisis levels for child welfare and juvenile justice providers, PCCYFS is advocating for a one-time investment of $94,680,000 to support this critical staff recruitment and retention need.

March 11, 2022

Behavioral Health Orgs: $12 Wage a Challenge Without Funding Boost

PCCYFS Vice President, Legal & Public Affairs, Samea Kim Quoted

February 14, 2022

Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Behavioral Health Workforce Gap Payment FAQ’s

Resource Account for remaining questions listed below

February 14, 2022

Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Care Youth from a Different State and Substance Use Disorder Section 1115 Demonstration

Comment period extended

February 3, 2022

Govenor Wolf Announces $1.7 Billion Plan to Secure a Brighter Pennsylvania for Generations

Proposed plan to include funding for The PA Opportunity Program, Small Business Support, Increased Property Relief for Low-Income Renters & Homeowners, Support for Pennsylvania’s Healthcare System, Investing in Conservation, Recreation & Preservation,

January 27, 2022

House Bill 253 appropriates $225 million to support Pennsylvania’s health care workforce

This appropriation will include child residential programs receiving Medical Assistance funding.

January 3, 2022

PA Department of Health 2021-PAHAN-615-12-30-UPD: Isolation and Quarantine Periods for COVID-19 for the General Population

The Pennsylvania Department of Health updated PAHAN-615 or “Isolation and Quarantine Periods for COVID-19 for the General Population” to reflect a correction in what is included in non-healthcare congregate settings. ...

December 29, 2021

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Issues Guidance on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Disclosures of Protected Health Information for Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO)

Clarification on how HIPAA permits disclosure of information to support orders preventing a person in crisis from accessing firearms

December 21, 2021

Court Reinstates OSHA Vaccination Mandate for Private Employers

On Friday, December 17, 2021, the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals reinstated the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) federal emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19. The 6th Circuit ...