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Join RCPA for a Membership Benefits webinar on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at 9:00 am to orient yourself with all that RCPA membership includes. This will certainly be important for new and potential members but will also be of value to current members, as there may be unrecognized benefits associated with our membership.

Register here to attend this webinar. Items we will review include the following and much more:

  • Virtually meet the dedicated RCPA Policy Staff and RCPA lobbyists;
  • Discuss the 2023 Legislative and Administrative priorities;
  • Highlight RCPA division committee and subcommittee meetings as well as what they offer;
  • View the RCPA member-only website;
  • Review exclusive yearly education and networking events; and
  • Understand other National Association memberships included with RCPA membership.

Visit the RCPA member benefits page or contact Tieanna Lloyd  for more information.

We look forward to your participation in this webinar.

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The Quarterly Release of maintenance items for the Home and Community Services Information System (HCSIS)/Enterprise Incident Management (EIM) goes live on June 24, 2023. The Release Newsletter has been posted to the HCSIS Learning Management System (LMS). You can also view the newsletter here. Please log in to LMS and visit the “HCSIS Communique” link to review the newsletter and all communications.

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The ID/A Associations are continuing our advocacy for increases to the IDD budget in PA. Join us at the Capitol in Harrisburg on Wednesday, June 28 at 10:00 am to advocate for the preservation of desperately needed services for individuals with Intellectual Disability and Autism. People with disabilities, families, and advocates will be going to legislative offices in Harrisburg, dropping off information, and asking legislators to increase funding for ID/A services.

There is no longer a risk of the system collapsing. The intellectual disability system is collapsing. Thousands of people are losing services, and more will soon be added to that list due to a proposed budget reduction and a lack of investment into rates. Inaction by the legislature will only further exacerbate this crisis and leave thousands more individuals and families without services. If nothing is done to address the inadequate rates now, more families in Pennsylvania will suffer.

By joining us at the Capitol, you will play a crucial role in amplifying voices and urging lawmakers to prioritize the preservation and strengthening of these essential services. Please consider making this trip and contact Carol Ferenz or Cathy Barrick to register for the event. We are tracking the attendance and will be sure that you receive further information regarding our efforts on this date. Additionally, please share this message with all of your contacts and ask them to take action!

The budget negotiations are ongoing, and we need YOU and everyone you know to help our advocacy efforts. As the Governor and legislature continue to negotiate funding for the budget, they need to hear from constituents about the importance of the ID/A system and why investing into the rates is the only way to ensure that providers can pay their staff higher wages and attract new staff to serve more people.

We are asking for you to call the Governor’s office at 717-787-2500 and say the following:

“Hello, my name is ________  . I am asking that Governor Shapiro support investing additional money into the Intellectual Disabilities and Autism rates. These funds must be invested into the rates so that Direct Support Professionals can receive a needed pay raise. People across the state continue to go without services, and without an increase to the rates, people will continue to wait for services, and even more will be at risk of losing their services. Thank you.”

Contact Carol Ferenz or Cathy Barrick to register or if you have any questions.

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Thursday, July 13, 2023
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm EDT
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This webinar is offered by The Center for Health Care Strategies.

Everyone deserves to receive the care they need, including trans youth. Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive youth face unique barriers to accessing health care, which are further compounded for trans youth of color, trans youth in rural communities, and trans youth on public insurance. Providers can better support trans youth by incorporating a youth-led, strengths-based approach in their care. By shifting practices and policies, health care teams can make their care settings more welcoming for trans youth and their families and work toward centering youth voices in discussions on health care access, social and community resources, and more.

This webinar will highlight promising strategies for creating welcoming health care settings for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive youth and their families. A nationally recognized pediatrician as well as a health center founder and nurse-practitioner will share their experiences creating practices that empower trans youth to lead their health care journey, access needed resources, and advocate for themselves and their communities. The webinar is a product of Accelerating Child Health Transformation (ACHT), a national initiative led by the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that seeks to accelerate the adoption of key strategies necessary to advance anti-racist and family-centered pediatric practice.

Providers, patients, patient and family advocates, and other interested stakeholders are invited to join this 75-minute event. This webinar will not be recorded. By attending this event, you agree to not record the event.

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The Pennsylvania Senate has confirmed Dr. Latika Davis-Jones as Secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP). As secretary, Davis-Jones leads the Commonwealth’s efforts to reduce substance use disorder (SUD) and problem gambling disorder, with a large focus on expanding access to and increasing the quality of SUD treatment.

Before serving in the Shapiro administration, Secretary Davis-Jones was Senior Director of Behavioral Health at Highmark Wholecare, a Medicaid managed care organization in Pittsburgh. Prior to that, she served as Allegheny County’s Single County Authority Administrator.

Read DDAP’s official press release.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that they will conduct a special open door forum (ODF) that will focus on the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs). The ODF is scheduled for Tuesday, June 27, 2023 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm.

By utilizing the RCD, CMS indicates that this demonstration establishes a review choice process for IRF services to test whether such a process improves methods for the investigation and prosecution of fraud, and provides flexibility for IRFs, as well as a risk-based approach to reduce burden on providers demonstrating compliance with Medicare requirements for IRF services. Initial feedback shows that the RCD will have IRFs choose one of two tracks: 100 percent pre-claim review or 100 percent post-payment review, for the first cycle. Additional information has been requested from CMS on these tracks.

Beginning August 21, 2023, CMS will implement the RCD for IRF services in Alabama. The second phase, while no specific timeline has been released, will include Pennsylvania, California, and Texas. Because PA is included in the next phase of the demonstration, RCPA members are encouraged to participate in this ODF.

This ODF will be a Zoom webinar with registration and login instructions below:

Register here in advance for this webinar.
833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 160 359 5359
Passcode: 000436

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The presentation will be available on the Review Choice Demonstration for IRF Services web page prior to the call. Feedback and questions on the Review Choice Demonstration for IRF services can be sent via email.

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