PIMCC Board Update

The Prison Inmate Medical Cost Containment Board of Directors met on June 17, 2016, at the CCAP Office. In addition to an update on the Act 22 process and billing procedures, the board reviewed the PIMCC Bylaws in detail, suggesting updates and directing legal counsel to provide a draft for action by the board. Once the board approves changes, the revised bylaws will be sent to the PIMCC members for their review and action. Most of the changes are to clarify membership status, due to the inclusion of Act 22 Service counties, and to bring the bylaws up to date with current practices. The board meets next on October 14, 2016, at the CCAP office. Questions about the PIMCC board meeting should be directed to Desiree J. Nguyen at CCAP.

By: Mandi Glantz, Director of Member and Vendor Relations

The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) and the CCAP Academy for Excellence in County Government is pleased to announce two workshops being held September 15 and 16 at the Ramada Conference Center in State College, PA and open to all county elected officials and staff.

On Thursday, September 15, 2016, join us for the "Personnel and Labor Relations" session with speaker Christopher Gabriel, Attorney at Law, Campbell Durrant Beatty Palombo & Miller, P.C. Topics of discussion include: fundamentals of public sector bargaining; managing requests for medical leave; handling employees who are absent due to medical issues; fundamentals of employee discipline for counties; and, more. This course is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. with lunch included. Participants in the CCAP Academy for Excellence in County Government attend at no cost and will earn credit for the Personnel and Labor Relations core/required course upon their full participation at the event. The course has also been approved for five CLE credits with the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board.

Friday, September 16, 2016, features the "Financial Management" session with speakersJohn Molloy, CFA, Managing Director, PFM; Brian Sanker, Senior Managing Consultant, PFM; Carolyn Barth Sylvan, Senior Managing Consultant, PFM; and, Seth Williams, Senior Managing Consultant, PFM. Topics of discussion include: economic update; infrastructure financing trends; challenges and opportunities in child welfare finance; the budget case for criminal justice systems reviews; employee retirement plans; and, rising interest rate environments. The course will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with lunch included. Participants in the CCAP Academy for Excellence in County Government attend at no cost and will earn credit for the Financial Management core/required course upon their full participation at the event.

The workshops are open to all county officials and staff. Associate members and other CCAP vendors are also invited to attend. Registered Academy participants may attend at no cost. The costs for non-Academy participants (CCAP members) vary. Other fees may apply for Academy graduates, associate members and other vendors. There is a multi-day discount available. The workshop fee includes refreshment breaks, lunch and session materials on each day. 

Seating is limited - please review the workshop details and register online or contact Mandi Glantz, Director of Member and Vendor Relations, by phone (717) 736-4739 or email mglantz@pacounties.org.

You can reduce the risk of slipping on wet flooring by:

• Taking your time and paying attention to where you are going - Watch Your Step
• Adjusting your stride to a pace that is suitable for the walking surface and the tasks you are doing
• Walking with the feet pointed slightly outward
• Making wide turns at corners

You can reduce the risk of tripping by:

• Keeping walking areas clear from clutter or obstructions
• Arranging furniture to provide open walking pathways
• Keeping flooring in good condition
• Ensuring adequate lighting both indoors and outdoors
• Using a flashlight if you enter a dark room where there is no light
• Securing electrical and phone cords out of traffic areas

By: Dave Harman, PELICAN Program Manager

In the last few weeks PELICAN Insurance RRG has been extremely pleased to welcome two firsts into its program. PELICAN added its first personal care facility member, as well as its first group of homes that were able to take advantage of PELICAN's group member discount program.

On June 28, 2016, PELICAN gladly welcomed Our Family Home into its program. Our Family Home is a personal care facility located in Ford City, PA. They became not only the first personal care facility in PELICAN, but also the first for-profit to join the program.

On August 1, 2016, PELICAN welcomed Oak Health & Rehabilitation Centers. Oak Health brings 20 different facilities located all over Pennsylvania to the program. All the Oak Health facilities are non-profit facilities that provide skilled nursing services to residents of their area.

PELICAN welcomes both groups to our program and we look forward to a long relationship with both members.

PELICAN Grant Dollars at Work

A recently completed PELICAN grant project. Bradford County Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation spent their grant dollars installing new carpet in their activities room. The newly installed carpet has allowed wheelchairs to roll much easier and looks great!

Language interpretation services now available through U.S. Communities contracts

America's major urban areas attract immigrants from across the globe and new translation challenges, as well. According to the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, anywhere from 126 to 192 languages other than English are spoken in homes throughout the country's major metropolitan areas. To manage the country's growing language diversity, the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance recently launched a new multi-year contract for interpretation and translation services with Language Select.

Video Interpreting
To learn more about this new contract contact
U.S. Communities.

  

August 24, 2016

Hotel Vermont, Burlington, VT

August 22-23, 2016

Hotel Vermont, Burlington, VT

HOT TOPICS:
Local Insurance Producers

It seems a good time for a review of CCAP's Insurance Programs and our work with the county's local insurance producers. County officials and staff often ask us why the local producer needs to be involved, and what their role is.

Historically, several of our programs decided at their onset that local insurance producers were an important access point to bring counties into the insurance pool. PCoRP, PComp, PELICAN, Tax Collector Bonds and Volunteer Insurance programs require members to select a local insurance producer to work with the county on their insurance coverages. The programs pay commissions to the local insurance producer, which is part of the cost of the insurance program. The commissions tend to be less than those paid by commercial insurance carriers, as the work load for producers in CCAP programs is reduced. For example, the local producers normally do not have to get involved with the claims process.

It is important for counties to understand that the local insurance producers are your service provider - you pick them and you direct them. Whether they are part of one of CCAP's programs or you utilize them with a commercial insurance carrier, you should be aware of what their fees and commissions are for your insurance coverage.

The local insurance producers are also your expert, and when one of our programs makes changes, adds or changes coverages, you should be consulting with your producer to see how this impacts you.

We have a meeting each year for all the producers who work with CCAP's insurance programs. We provide a morning training session with free CE credits, and then an update on all our programs after lunch.

We have a good outline of the typical services the county should expect their local producers to provide, and it can be accessed by clicking here.

For more information, contact Karen Cohen at CCAP.

  
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

  
-Maya Angelou