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Overview of Medicaid and AHCCCS services and appeal rights - June 15
This training will provide an overview of Medicaid & AHCCCS, including AHCCCS administrative appeals and hearings and judicial review of administrative decisions. This training will also provide an update of the current state of AHCCCS and how the new budget will affect AHCCCS recipients and applicants.
Guest Speaker: Sarah E. Kader, Staff Attorney, Arizona Center for Disability Law
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Disability Empowerment Center (DEC), 5025 E. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85034 - Classroom B - 2nd Floor
Teleconference: Interested individuals can attend this presentation in person or via teleconference call. In order to attend via conference call, please call David no later than Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
The Community Advisory Subcommittee of the Arizona Behavioral Health Planning Council
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
at NARBHA: 1300 S. Yale St. in Flagstaff
Phone: 602-404-1555
Fax: 602-867-2435
For peers and family members,
Through the Community Advisory Committee, peer and family voice on behavioral health issues is heard and carried to the Council where our voice affects decision-making, policy, procedures and the planning processes of Arizona's adult behavioral health care system in Flagstaff. This meeting is also available by Telemed in Phoenix and Tucson. The public is also welcome to attend the full Arizona Behavioral Health Planning Council meeting on June 15th from 10:00 to 12:30 at NARBHA.
Advocacy Training - June 29
The next couple of years of legislative action and elections will be critical. Many traditional skills remain relevant: power analysis, how to make a visit, telephone call or write a letter, how to deal with legislative dodges, how to join together for united action, how to do communications with policy makers and media. New skills are also necessary to be effective with the new realities about how to join together in old and new alliances to build citizen skills and citizen organizations for political power and effective advocacy.
This advocacy training is provided by Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition, a large alliance of community, and health and human services groups, with 10 years of experience organizing, training and preparing citizens for effective legislative advocacy.
Guest Speaker: Timothy J. Schmaltz, PAFCO Coordinator/CEO
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Disability Empowerment Center (DEC), 5025 E. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85034 - Classroom B - Second Floor
Teleconference: Interested individuals can attend this presentation in person or via teleconference call. In order to attend via conference call, please call David no later than Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
2011 Medical Home Webinar Series: Partnering with patients and families in the Medical Home
Part 4: Patient-and family-centered care in the medical home
**Date: Tuesday, June 28th, 12:00 p.m. - 1: 00 p.m. Central
To demonstrate how the Medical Home works in practice, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its National Center for Medical Home Implementation (NCMHI) will be hosting the fourth webinar as part of a free four-part Webinar series for all child health professionals invested in providing family-centered primary care via the medical home model. This webinar will be led by RJ Gillespie of Children's Clinic, Oregon; Mercedes Rosa of Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc (SPAN); and Suzanne Bronheim of the National Center for Cultural Competence. The objectives of this webinar include the following:
- State the importance of patient-and family-centeredness in the delivery of preventive, acute, and chronic care for all children and youth
- Describe the impact of provider/parent partnerships on positive child health outcomes, particularly for diverse patient populations
- Explore strategies, tools, and resources available to assess practices cultural and linguistic competency and its impact on health disparities
Register for the webinar. For more information about the webinar series please visit the NCMHI website.
Community Meetings to Discuss AHCCCS Respite Reduction
The Arizona Autism Coalition will be hosting two meetings to discuss the AHCCCS respite reduction from a maximum of 720 per Individual Service Plan (ISP) year to a maximum of 360 Individual Service Plan (ISP) per year, as well as the elimination of childless adult coverage. There will be two meetings so that people who are unable to attend in the evening might be able to participate during the day. Both meetings will be held at the Disability Empowerment Center located at 5025 E. Washington Street in Phoenix in the first floor conference room.
- Meeting Option 1: Wednesday, June 15 from 7:30-8:30 PM after Superintendent of Public Instruction, John Huppenthal's discussion with Coalition members which will begin promptly at 6:30 PM (all are welcome and encouraged to attend)
- Meeting Option 2: Friday, June 17 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
You do not have to be an Arizona Autism Coalition member to attend,
Survey about AZ disability services
The Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council (AZSILC) would like to know what you think about disability related programs and services in Arizona. The survey is targeted to people with disabilities, their family members, friends, care attendants and other stakeholders. The data collected will be used to propose enhancements and revisions to existing disability related programs and/or demonstrate the need to develop new ones.
The deadline for completing the survey has been extended to June 17, 2011.
Log on to Survey Monkey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/azsilc and follow the directions,
Or go to www.azsilc.org, to download a printable copy. Mail your completed print copy to: AZSILC The Disability Empowerment Center, Ste 214, 5025 E Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034.
If you would like to request the survey in an alternate format, please contact Tony DiRienzi at tony@azsilc.org or 602-262-2900.
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