Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Health Center Hosts Inaugural First Friday Event

Mallory Community Health Center held its inaugural First Friday event on July 2nd at the Durant location from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Live music, food, and FREE health screenings were offered to the community. This is a new outreach event for the CHC.

Extra, Extra, Read All About It! Delta Health Center and its providers and staff were featured in a news report published by The Sydney Morning Herald in New South Wales, Australia. A clip of one of the staff members was on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and 11th Hour with Brian Williams. The article is linked here and below in News to Use.

Please submit comments supporting BPHC’s proposal to rescind the insulin/EpiPen regulation – and encourage your teams to do so. (See Short template and Long template)

The number of comments submitted is very important – it will demonstrate our level of concern about this regulation. The deadline is

July 16. The link to submit them is included in the templates.

August 8-14, 2021

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its NEW​ Adolescent vaping treatment guidance at Youth Tobacco Cessation (aap.org). The new resources include:

State Plan Amendment (SPA) 21-0042 is being submitted to allow the Division of Medicaid (DOM) to 1) update coverage and reimbursement of targeted case management (TCM) for infants under the age of one (1) to comply with federal regulations 42 C.F.R. §§ 440.169, 441.18, 2) set the fees for TCM for infants under the age of one (1) the same as those in effect on July 1, 2021, 3) move reimbursement language for TCM for infants under the age of one (1) to a new page, and 4) remove the five percent (5%) reimbursement reduction effective July 1, 2021.

MS SPA 21-0041 Preventive Services Vaccines Submitted to CMS

State Plan Amendment (SPA) 21-0041 is being submitted to allow the Division of Medicaid (DOM) to 1) set the fees for vaccines and vaccine administration the same as those effective for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021, 2) include language regarding the reimbursement for the administration of Vaccine For Children (VFC) vaccines, and 3) remove the five percent (5%) reimbursement reduction effective July 1, 2021.

To sign up for the Wednesday weekly training newsletter, please contact Desiree Stinson.

State Plan Amendment (SPA) 21-0045 is being submitted to allow the Division of Medicaid (DOM) to 1) set the fees for dentures for EPSDT recipients the same as those effective for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021 and 2) remove the five percent (5%) reimbursement reduction effective July 1, 2021.

Please send your Health Fair, Back to School, or other community outreach events to Kathryn Rodenmeyer . They will be posted on vaccineplus.me. Radio and digital advertisements are running through the end of July promoting this website as a place to get information about COVID vaccines and other primary care services at health centers.

COVID-19 Treatment and Telehealth Services on July 15, 2021 

On July 15, 2021, the temporary waivers for select services to ensure critical care will expire, and our members' Medicaid plan benefits will be reinstated for the following services:

CHCs are invited to upload open position announcements to CHCAMS' recruitment partner website ReEmployedllc.com . This recruiter will send qualified applicants back to your health center for review and assist in follow-up with potential candidates.

Click here to request access.

For those who missed the live discussions, recordings of the meetings are now available at the CHCAMS COVID-19 Clearinghouse.

CHC Members, please share your vaccination photos on social media with the hashtag #ALLINTogetherMS. Also please share with the CHCAMS by emailing here.