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BPHC All-Programs Webcast Next Week
(From HRSA) --
Join HRSA next week for the BPHC All-Programs webcast to hear Health Center Program updates about funding, the Service Area Considerations RFI, BPHC 2022, and more. BPHC 2022 is a process HRSA is undertaking to transform its operations and culture, as well as health care delivery.
Tuesday, May 14
1-2 p.m. (Central) / 2-3 p.m. (Eastern)
To submit questions in advance, email to bphcta@hrsa.gov by Friday, May 10, with the subject line "BPHC All-Programs Question."
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National Health Center Week
Mark your calendars for National Health Center Week 2019, August 4-10!
National Health Center Week is an annual celebration to raise awareness about the mission and goals of health centers. This year’s theme invites health centers to celebrate how they are “
Rooted in Communities
.” A multitude of health center events are scheduled across the U.S., including health center visits from legislators and other elected officials. If you are interested in hosting a state or federal official, TPCA is available help facilitate invitations. If you would like assistance with scheduling a visit, please contact emily.waitt@tnpca.org
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Public Charge Rule
On May 3, Reuters
reported
that the Department of Justice (DOJ) drafted a rule regarding the deportation of legal permanent residents and other immigrants who are identified as a “public charge,” a term used to refer to a person who is primarily dependent on the government for subsistence.
Although there are few details, the DOJ rule would expand the categories of public benefits, the receipt of which could lead to deportation, to include Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), Section 8 housing vouchers, and Medicaid. For more information on the draft DOJ rule click
here
.
Under current law, only cash assistance and long-term care at government expense are subject to public charge consideration. It is uncommon for deportations to occur on the basis of public charge because a narrow set of conditions must be met. Although the rule will probably affect only a small number of individuals in practice, the effect is likely to be much greater.
In October of 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a similar rule that expanded the circumstances under which someone could be denied admissibility to the U.S. as a public charge. The comment period for the DHS rule ended on December 10, 2018 and the final rule has not yet been published. For information on the DHS rule and resources on how best to serve immigrant patients click
here
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FTCA Deeming Application for CY2020 Released
(From Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell)
-- HRSA recently issued
PAL 2019-02
on the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) redeeming application for CY2020 and for initial deeming applications. The redeeming application will be available in the Electronic Handbooks (EHB) beginning on May 17. Applications are due by July 1.
In completing the application, health centers must demonstrate their compliance with the requirements to implement appropriate policies and procedures for risk management and quality improvement (QI)/quality assurance (QA), conduct credentialing and privileging, and comply with claims management requirements.
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OIG to Audit AIMS Grantees in 2019
(From Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell)
-- Last month, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced that it will expand its review of the Access Increases in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (AIMS) supplemental grants to include audits of individual health center grantees. More than 1,150 health centers received the AIMS supplemental funding in 2017. It is unclear how many health centers will be audited. OIG expects to complete the health center audits in FY2019. In 2018, the OIG announced that it would review HRSA's internal controls related to the awarding and monitoring of AIMS grants. OIG also expects to complete the review of HRSA in FY2019.
Review the OIG's Work Plan
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340B Drug Pricing Program Requirements
(From HRSA
) -- HRSA Health Center Program Operational Site Visits no longer require an onsite review of 340B Drug Pricing Program requirements. HRSA uses other methods to ensure integrity, including working directly with health centers.
In order to participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, health centers must continue to enroll and comply with all program requirements. If you have questions about complying with requirements, please contact the
340B Prime Vendor Program
.
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National Nurses Week, May 6-12
We're proud to salute all the hard-working and dedicated nurses at health centers throughout Tennessee. National Nurses Week coincides each year with the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement recently shared in a blog post
why Nightingale's improvement lessons still matter today
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Apply to Present a Workshop at "Putting Care at the Center 2019"
This year's workshop topic areas are: care delivery; data and evaluation; finance and payment; policy and advocacy; and program design and operations. Preference will be given to workshops that include a community member/patient/consumer of complex care as a co-equal presenter and content expert, as well as to workshops that incorporate concepts from the
Blueprint for Complex Care
.
This year's conference theme is It Takes an Ecosystem: Complex Care Across the Community. Want more inspiration? Here is a
sample of workshop session materials
from last year's conference.
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Reminder: 2019 Tri-State Oral Health Summit, June 14-15
TPCA is joining PCAs from Georgia and Mississippi again this year in hosting the Tri-State Oral Health Summit, June 14-15, in Birmingham, Ala. This year's summit is designed for dental and medical providers, dental hygienists and assistants, administrators, financial staff, and educators interested in engaging and enhancing the overall improvement of their FQHC dental site.
Click
here
more information.
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Free Workforce Learning Collaborative
(From CHC Clinical Workforce Development)
-- The most fundamental need of health centers now and for the coming decades: a clinically expert, deeply committed staff representing all roles and disciplines in primary care, that is trained to a high performance model of team-based care.
Through this National Cooperative Agreement (NCA), Community Health Center, Inc. and its Weitzman Institute educates, informs, and trains health centers in Transforming Teams and Training the Next Generation. Applications are currently being accepted to participate in a free, eight-month team-based learning collaborative.
The Learning Collaborative is designed to provide transformational strategies and coaching support to help primary care practices in Community Health Centers implement or advance a model of team-based care. Components include:
- A series of videoconference learning sessions with 10-12 primary care teams from across the country.
- In-person quality improvement training.
- Weekly coach mentoring provided by CHCI's certified coach mentors.
- Access to web-based tools and resources.
Click
here
to apply; the application deadline is May 31.
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Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - MAT Expansion
(From HRSA)
-- The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Medication-Assisted Treatment Expansion (RCORP-MAT Expansion). HRSA plans to invest approximately $8 million in rural communities as part of this funding opportunity.
Successful RCORP-MAT Expansion award recipients will receive up to $725,000 for a three-year period of performance to establish or expand medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in eligible hospitals, health clinics, or tribal organizations located in high-risk rural communities.
View the funding opportunity
here
. The application deadline is June 10.
FORHP will hold a
webinar
for applicants on Thursday, May 16, from noon-1:30 p.m. (Eastern). A recording will be made available for those who cannot attend. You may also contact ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov for questions pertaining to the NOFO.
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PARTNER-SPONSORED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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SCPHCA Hosts FQHC Financial Management Conference
(From SCPHCA)
-- Registration is open for the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association's 2019 FQHC Financial Management Conference, July 11-12, at the Westin Poinsett Hotel in Greenville, S.C.
The conference is designed to provide an understanding of financial management uniquely targeted to Federally Qualified Health Centers, with an in-depth focus on the Medicare Cost Report, which includes the elements of the reclassifications, adjustments, reimbursements, and reporting. This conference will provide an understanding of the financial compliance area under the 340B program, and also will delve into the development, updating, and administration of the sliding fee discount program. There will be an in depth discussion on Billing and Financial compliance, along with a session on Developing G Code rates.
For more information and to register, click
here
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