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A Call to Action
on the MRT 1115 Medicaid Waiver Amendment

Jason Helgerson, NYS Medicaid Director has written to advise of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's announcement that New York has formally submitted to the Federal Government CMS the Medicaid Redesign Team's 1115 Medicaid waiver amendment:

"I want to thank everyone who provided ideas and comments regarding this groundbreaking waiver amendment. We have relied heavily on the stakeholder community to design this amendment and we look forward to continuing to engage all of you as we move toward federal approval. The press release, letter to CMS, and waiver amendment document can all be found at:

www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign

As I have said in the past, federal approval is far from guaranteed. We will need to show the federal government that New York is united in support of this waiver amendment. We ask that any organization, individual, or both that is willing to write a letter of support please email that letter to mrtwaiver@health.state.ny.us by Friday, August 24, 2012.

We will then package the letters together and submit them to CMS. If you have any questions regarding the waiver or this request, please feel free to contact us."

If approved, this waiver will allow the state to invest up to $10 billion in savings generated by the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) reforms to implement an action plan to transform the state's health care system in important ways. ENGAGE Communications urges readers to work individually and organizationally to help register a united show of support, and joins Mr. Helgerson in gratitude for your action!

Important Waiver News for New York's Special Education Schools and Early Intervention Agencies

Section 6503-b of the Education Law authorizes the State Education Department (SED) to issue waivers to special education schools and early intervention agencies to enable them to employ licensed professionals or contract with licensees or professional business entities to provide certain professional services to children in need of their services. The new law allows schools approved by SED and agencies approved by the Department of Health that are currently providing professional services to continue to do so until July 1, 2013.

In order to continue to provide services after that date, schools or agencies must submit a waiver application to SED within 120 days of the posting of the applications on the Office of the Professions website.

More specific information can be found at:

http://www.op.nysed.gov/waiver-ei-info.htm

Additional questions and answers related to the waiver process at:

http://www.op.nysed.gov/waiver-ei-faq.htm.

Questions specific to this process should be sent to:

4410EIWaiver@mail.nysed.gov.

When was the Last Time You Thought About Children with Incarcerated Parents?

The New York Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents is conducting an awareness campaign to educate health and mental health professionals about the impact of parental incarceration on children's health.

Please review the attached fact sheet and share widely among your colleagues. If you are working with a family impacted by incarceration that is in need of support, please direct them to the Osborne Association's Family Support Hotline at 1-800-344-3314. You may contact Allison Hollihan, NY Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents Project Associate at the Osborne Association if you are interested in a training on this topic for your organization.

Parental Incarceration's Impact on Children's Health

ATTENTION

All Siblings of Persons with Developmental Disabilities in NYS

Are you an adult (over 18)?
Are you the brother or sister (sibling) of an individual with a developmental disability?
Does your sibling live in New York State (including New York City)?

If you answered "yes" to these questions, please complete the New York State Siblings Needs Survey. The findings from this survey will help plan the next steps to support adult siblings of persons with developmental disabilities. A list of sibling web resources will be provided at the end of the survey. The survey will take about 10-15 minutes.

To complete the survey, click here.

The goal is to include as many siblings as possible. Please promote the Sibling Needs Assessment Survey by forwarding this email and/or encouraging siblings to complete the survey.

This survey can be accessed through the following web address: www.nyssibsurvey.org

Click here to find out more about the survey along with the organizations and people that are helping with the project.

In May 2013, information regarding this survey will be publicly available. Please forward this message on and in order to help find more siblings! Thank you!

Healthcare in 2014 -

How Does it Affect YOU in New York?

Are you or do you know one of the over 2 million uninsured New Yorkers? Open this poster to see how the Affordable Care Act increases choices for health coverage in New York. Please print and distribute freely.

To open the infographic of Health Care choices in 2014,

click here.

NYS OMH Funding Announcement

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) announces the availability of funds for the development of a Statewide Network for Youth Engagement and Involvement. The focus of these efforts would be to support and empower young people with social and emotional challenges.

The primary goal of the funding is to support a statewide effort to empower young people towards personal recovery in their treatment, to know their rights and use their voice to influence policy and practice. The awardee would promote and provide peer-to-peer mentoring for young people with disabilities and/or cross system experiences in the children's service system. Eligible bidders are not-for-profit organizations in which youth/peer oriented services are managed and provided by peers. For more information about eligibility, please refer to the full Request for Proposal in its entirety on the OMH website at: http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2012/youth_voice/

It is anticipated that OMH will make one award with a total of up to $500,000.

Applications are due September 28, 2012.

$ Opportunity $ for Transitional Housing and Homeless Shelter Projects

TD Charitable Foundation has announced the availability of $2.5 million is grants to support its seventh annual Housing for Everyone grant competition. The program is designed to bolster affordable housing efforts in communities served by TD Bank. The current program is open to nonprofit organizations in Maine and Florida. Applications for funding must address homeless shelters, facilities that provide temporary housing, and/or facilities that provide a variety of other services, including but not limited to soup kitchens, substance abuse counselors, job training, etc. Twenty-five organizations will be awarded a $100,000 grant.

Apply by August 31st.

Twitter Roundup
Recent @NYSCCF ENGAGE 2DAY

ENGAGE 2Day: NYS-OASAS & OMH to hold 1st-ever joint public hearing - Statewide Comprehensive Plans-Sec. 5.07-State MH Law http://bit.ly/NoqkeP

ENGAGE 2Day: Identify MH & Substance Use Problems of Children & Adolescents: A Guide for Child-Serving Organizations http://bit.ly/Tctc2n

ENGAGE 2Day: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo - NYS submits application for waiver from federal government for savings reinvestment http://bit.ly/OGr8fS

ENGAGE 2Day: Nat'l Survey on Drug Use & Health 2008-10-Depression Triples between ages of 12 and 15 in Adolescent Girls http://1.usa.gov/MbEmEk

ENGAGE 2Day:So much top-notch information here - We like to make time to visit ACF's Child Welfare Information Gateway http://1.usa.gov/QUDdkH

ENGAGE 2Day: Hard putting food on the table? Try NOEP thanks to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo-caring for hungry families in NYS http://bit.ly/Qvh52P

ENGAGE 2Day: New CDC toolkit for state health departments to promote and enhance child maltreatment prevention efforts http://bit.ly/MXGi2K

Thank you for your continued interest in ENGAGE.

The ENGAGE Team

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