CMS and ACF

Joint CMS and ACF Informational Bulletin

which provides states with guidance on:

• Existing opportunities and flexibilities under the Medicaid program for states to receive federal Medicaid funding for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for pregnant and postpartum women, parents and guardians and, to the extent applicable, their children, in family-focused residential treatment programs.

• How states can employ and coordinate funding provided under the Medicaid program, the title IV-E foster care program, and other HHS programs to support the provision of treatment and services provided by a family-focused residential treatment facility.

• How states can employ and coordinate funding provided under the Medicaid program and the title IV–E foster care program to support placing children with their parents in family-focused residential treatment programs.

DCSs, C-SPOAs, C&F Committee

CMS and ACF

Joint Informational Bulletin: Support for Family-Focused Residential Treatment

DCSs

DOH

Information and directive for HCBS providers on how to resolve issues and barriers, so that children/youth can be continually served as required by the Children’s Waiver and that HCBS providers can get the assistance they need to be able to serve HCBS children/youth.

DCSs, C-SPOAs, C&F Committee

DOH

Children’s HCBS/LOC outcomes finalization guidance AND requirements for Lead HH and CMA supervisors. When HCBS/LOC Eligibility Determinations Outcomes are not signed and finalized, specifically for children/youth who are found HCBS eligible, then the proper R/RE: K-code cannot be placed upon the members Medicaid file, HCBS providers cannot bill and receive payment for the services rendered, and one-year of HCBS eligibility is not properly calculated.

DCSs, C-SPOAs, C&F Committee

DOH

Medicaid Update - October 2020

DCSs

Executive

COVID-19 Cluster Initiative Guidance

DCSs

NIMHD

FOA for tobacco control policies specifically focused on innovative state- and local-level tobacco prevention and control Applications Due 11/12

DCSs

OMH

CFTSS provider trainings. These trainings will explore the function and applicability of Community Psychiatric Supports and Treatment (CPST), Family Peer Support Services (FPSS), Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR), and Youth Peer Support Services (YPSS). 

DCSs, C-SPOAs, C&F Committee

OPWDD

OPWDD data presentation - New Data Workbook will be moved into CLMHD BH Portal.

DCSs, DD Committee and County Planners

SAMHSA

New mobile app, My Mental Health Crisis Plan, that allows people with serious mental illness (SMI) to guide their treatment during a mental health crisis

DCSs, C-SPOAs, C&F Committee

SAMHSA

Gains Center SIM Solicitation - Applications due 11/13

DCSs