The attached announcement affects providers licensed under the following chapters:

• 55 Pa.Code Chapter 3800
• 55 Pa.Code Chapter 5310 host homes for children
• 55 Pa.Code Chapter 6400 community homes that serve children
• 55 Pa.Code Chapter 6500 family living homes that serve children 

JDCAP staff and Training committee members will be working to create a classroom curriculum for approval to be available for staff in facilities prior to the July 1 deadline. However, please note that it appears that new hires will be required to be trained within 90 days effective 12/31/14.

Also note that the training must be from a DPW approved curriculum. Currently there are several options to access approved training which can be found at this link;

Board Approved Act 31 Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Continuing Education Provider

Also, please pay particular attention to the new requirements for background checks.

Please see the attached informational flyer for the free, three-hour Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse: Mandated and Permissive Reporting in Pennsylvania online course created by the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, Child Welfare Resource Center.

Reporting Flyer

Many of you may have heard us talk about the desktop Guide. The Desktop Guide to Quality Practice for Working with Youth in Confinement is the product of a major collaboration between the National Center for Youth in Custody (NCYC), the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), and the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS). Its content covers a variety of topics essential to providing and maintaining quality care to youth in Juvenile Justice.

Please pass this information regarding this extremely valuable resource on to anyone who is looking to improve their practices.

News for Nurses 

Healthy Youth PA RFA Announcement

Purpose and description:

The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health announces a Request for Applications (RFA) opportunity for Healthy Youth PA.  This newly created program uses an integrated program model of mentoring, counseling, and adult supervision to promote abstinence from sexual activity between youth ages 9 to 14.  Funding for Healthy Youth PA is made available through the Title V State Abstinence Education Grant Program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. 

Healthy Youth PA strives to implement strategies to build protective factors to promote the optimal transition of youth from middle childhood to adolescence.  These protective factors will assist youth in transitioning to a healthy, productive and connected young adulthood.  The program will be implemented in the Counties of: Allegheny, Berks, Dauphin, Elks, Fayette, Lawrence, Lehigh, Lycoming, Philadelphia, and Venango.      

The RFA for Healthy Youth PA can be found by selecting the following link:

http://www.emarketplace.state.pa.us/Solicitations.aspx?SID=67-33

Contact:

Bryle Zickler, Public Health Program Administrator

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Bureau of Family Health

625 Forster Street, 7th Floor

Harrisburg, PA 17120

bzickler@pa.gov 

(717) 772-2762

Recent Additions to the DHS Website

31-14-40 A Medical Assistance Bulletin entitled Medical Assistance Fees for Primary Care Services

99-14-10 A Medical Assistance Bulletin entitled Healthy PA Benefit Plans and attachments

• Benefit Plan Comparison View
• Automatic Benefit Limit Exceptions for APR DRG View
• Automatic Benefit Limit Exceptions for Radiology and Imaging View
• Automatic Benefit Limit Exceptions for Laboratory Services View
• Automatic Benefit Limit Exceptions for Durable Medical Equipment View
• Automatic Benefit Limit Exceptions for Medical Supplies View

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