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WEBINARS & Resources: DOH: 2014 OMH/MHANYS Suicide Prevention Minigrants Webinar January 31 3PM
Register
Second in the GAINS Center Five-Part Series of
Evidence-Based Practice Webinars: February 18th 3:00-4:30
"Supported Employment for Justice-Involved
People with Mental Illness" Link to the Brief. For a list of all upcoming EBP webinars click here. LGBT Populations: A Dialogue on Advancing Opportunities for Recovery from Addictions and Mental Health Problems here ____________________ Funding Available: The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region is awarding grants for mental health information outreach. Applications are due March 14, 2014. Learn more.
Healthcare Excellence in 2014 - Patient Engagement Innovations & Strategies Feb. 6th 3PM Register |
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Save the Date for the next CLMHD Committee Day:
Tuesday, February 25th
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm
Best Western Albany, NY
February:
Officers & Chairs
February 5th 8-9 AM
Call-in
Children & Families Committee
February 11th
11:30-1:00 GTM/Call In
Mental Hygiene Planning
February 13th
11:00-2:00
Albany - 41 State Street
CLMHD/OMH/DOH HEALTH HOME CALL February 20th 10:00-11:00
DCSs: call CLMHD for PIN
Executive Committee
February 24th 12:30-2:00
Call-in
Fiscal Officers Workgroup
February 25th
9:00-10:00 GTM/Call In
March:Friday, March 14th CLMHD Mentoring Workshop: 10-4:15 pm Best Western Albany, NY
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Decision on NY Medicaid Waiver Coming Soon
Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius said New York can expect an answer on its Medicaid waiver within 30 days
Read more.
Related: HHS Releases new Federal Poverty Guidelines
 These have taken on a new importance because the subsidies to purchase health insurance are now based on the federal poverty level. The poverty level rose 1.6 percent. That means a single person earning up to $46,680 and a family of four earning up $95,400 will be eligible for subsidies on the health exchange when 2015 enrollment begins in October. Read more.
Justice Department To Fund 'Avonte's Law' Proposal To Offer Tracking Devices For Autistic Kids
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Avonte Oquendo had been missing since Oct. 4, 2013. The medical examiner's office confirmed on Jan. 21, 2014 that remains found along the East River are a DNA match.
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The U.S. Department of Justice says it will fund voluntary tracking devices for children with autism or other conditions that put them at risk for fleeing their caregivers. Read more
State awards $56M for hospitals, nursing homes.
State health officials awarded $56 million to a dozen hospitals and nursing homes even as the Governor repeated dire warnings Monday that some Brooklyn hospitals will close without more federal help.
The funding announced for community-based care for the poor and elderly include $10.5 million for Nassau University Medical Center on Long Island and $14.8 million for the Northeast Center for Special Care, a residential facility in the Hudson Valley. Other awards were $11.3 million for Richmond University Medical Center on Staten Island and $3.4 million for Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center in Brooklyn. Read more.
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CMS Clarifies Hospital Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility Policies
 Presumptive eligibility, often referred to as PE, allows certain qualified entities such as hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and other providers to make a preliminary eligibility determination for Medicaid or CHIP based on an individual's income and other information. Presumptive eligibility provides a mechanism by which hospitals and other providers can be reimbursed for services provided to individuals who are likely eligible for Medicaid, but not enrolled as of the date of service. In turn, this increases access to services and sets individuals on the path to coverage when a final eligibility de termination for Medicaid is made. Read more. |
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AG Settles with Emblem Health Over Coverage Terminations
Following an investigation by the attorney general into EmblemHealth's improper termination of thousands of health plans, the New York insurance company will pay a $100,000 fine and offer reinstated health insurance to more than 8,000 people.
A New York state law enacted in 2009 requires insurers to extend health coverage to children of its plan members until they reach age 30, four years longer than the extension of coverage authorized under the federal Affordable Care Act in 2010, which allowed children to stay on their parents' health plans until age 26.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's investigation showed Emblem had failed to follow the state's law, which required the insurer send notifications to more than 8,000 health plan members between 2010 and 2012 either notifying them that their coverage could be terminated or offering them the option to continue health coverage. Read more.
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Beacon Center to Offer Mental Health Aid
Responding to growing demand for outpatient services, the Beacon Center has introduced expanded mental health services.
The program is specifically designed for adults who need treatment for both substance use and mental health disorders. The program will be offered at all four of its offices in Lockport, Niagara Falls, Buffalo and Amherst. Read more.
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Nowhere to Go: Mentally Ill Youth in Crisis
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The Nurse Will See You Now: Cost-Benefit Analysis
 With Doctors in Short Supply, Bid to Loosen Treatment Rules at VHA Draws Fire
The Veterans Health Administration is taking heavy fire from doctor groups over a proposal to let nurses with advanced training practice medicine without physician supervision throughout the VHA system-even in states where laws require more oversight.
More than 60 state and national physicians groups have signed a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs expressing "strong concerns" that the proposed new nursing handbook would "effectively eliminate physician-led team-based care within the VHA system." Read more.
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