This week we joined over 2,000 elected and appointed county officials at the annual
National Association of Counties Legislative Conference. You can read more about it
here
. Continue below for additional updates from Washington!
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House Appropriations HHS Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on HHS Budget
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Next Thursday, March 15, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee’s Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS Secretary Alex Azar will testify and answer the Subcommittee’s questions. The hearing will begin at 10:00 am EST in 2362-C Rayburn and it will be webcast on the House website.
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Senate Hearing on Opioid Crisis
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Yesterday, March 8, the Senate held the latest in a series of committee hearings focused on the opioid crisis. Governors Larry Hogan (R-MD) and Kate Brown (D-OR) were the witnesses in the hearing,
The Opioid Crisis: Leadership and Innovation in the States
. Questions from Senators were wide ranging, focusing on early education and prevention, treatment, the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) system, and law enforcement efforts. Governor Brown has prioritized improving Oregon's PDMP and is working with the state legislature in Oregon on a peer mentorship program for individuals struggling with addiction. Governor Hogan encouraged coordination and cooperation among federal and state partners, with an increase in federal funding to states addressing the crisis in a flexible way (since different states are facing different substance crises).
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Reminders From Last Week's Issue
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ACF Report Highlights CCDF Policies
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This report
from the Administration for Child and Families (ACF) includes detailed tables showing state policy choices for a variety of topics, including eligibility and application requirements, family copayment policies, and provider requirements and reimbursement rates.
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Modernizing Child Support Enforcement Fees
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APHSA's Collaborative Centers
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Interested in health and human services integration? What about employment and economic well-being? Check out our other specially focused newsletters brought to you by our National Collaborative for Integration of Health and Human Services (National Collaborative) and our Center for Employment and Economic Well-Being (CEEWB).
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Scholarships for APHSA National HHS Summit
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The scholarships are available to state and local public and private non-profit organizations that are committed to working with and involving natural or foster families in solving issues and striving for future success and family stability. Eligible organizations and their proposed scholarship recipient must demonstrate innovative approaches to involving the entire family where either both parents are present in the household or a non-custodial parent or one or more other responsible adults (grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc.) is also consistently involved in the children’s lives.
To receive a scholarship, organizations must submit an electronic application
here
by
Wednesday, April 4
. Review full scholarship details
here
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APHSA and the National Staff Development and Training Association (NSDTA) are now accepting proposals for the 30th Annual NSDTA Educational Conference, September 30 – October 3 in Columbus, OH. This is your opportunity to shape the content for this premier event for professionals involved in human services training, staff and organizational development/effectiveness.
Submissions are due no later than Friday, March 23rd.
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Guardianship Assistance Policy and Implementation Webinar
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Casey Family Programs will be hosting a webinar on
Tuesday, March 27 at 2:00 pm EST
based on their recent report highlighting the impact of children in relative kinship care or relative guardianship and their outcomes relative to children placed in non-kinship foster care.
Register for the webinar
here
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Access the full report,
Guardianship Assistance Policy and Implementation: A National Analysis of Federal and State Policies and Programs
,
here
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State Healthcare IT Connect Summit
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Join us at the 2018 State Healthcare IT Connect Summit ,
April 5-6
, in Baltimore, MD! APHSA's President and CEO, Tracy Wareing Evans, will k
ick off this year’s Enterprise System Planning, Health and Human Service Integration track with a dynamic discussion on how leaders and researchers are working across sectors and systems with a line of sight on advancing population health and well-being.
Government employees can register free of charge!
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