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March 4, 2024

PCCYFS Legislative Update

March 1, 2024 Week two of budget hearings in the State House and State Senate is in the rear-view mirror. The Independent Fiscal Office released its monthly report for February ...

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 ...

March 4, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $36.9 Million in Behavioral Health Funding Opportunities

On 2.26.2024, The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced grant opportunites totaling $36.9 billion to support ...

March 4, 2024

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Isurance (SSDI) Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) On-Site Technical Assistance Interest Survey

Opportunity for SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) On-Site Technical Assistance for Providers  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are disability income benefits administered by the ...

March 4, 2024

Juvenile Justice Update

March 4, 2024 The Juvenile Court Judges Commission released the February 2024 Newsletter of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges' Commission. Highlights of this newsletter include: The Juvenile Justice System Enhancement ...

February 29, 2024

Request For Proposals (RFP) for Methadone Treatment Program for the Allegheny County Jail

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services recently issued the following Request for Proposals (RFP). Click the title to find out more details and submission information or visit https://solicitations.alleghenycounty.us/. RFP ...

February 28, 2024

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations updates as of 2/28/2024

February 27, 2024

Philadelphia DHS RFP: Parent/Child Visitation Homes

DHS seeks qualified applicants with demonstrated interest and experience to provide Parent/Child Visitation Houses (Family Time Homes). DHS’s vision is that Parent/ Child Visitation Houses will be specialized, intensive, parenting ...

February 26, 2024

PCCYFS Legislative Updates

February 23, 2024 In election news, petition challenges continue across the board – even for a congressional race – and it will be a little while until the official ballots ...

February 26, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Awards $5.1M in Support of LGBTQI+ Youth and Families

On Friday, February 16, 2024, The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded 4 grants totaling $5.1 ...