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OACCA Public Policy Presentation

OACCA Public Policy Presentation. Theme: Fast & changing world of health care & social services. OACCA’s New Mission.

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OACCA Public Policy Presentation

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  1. OACCA Public Policy Presentation

  2. Theme: Fast & changing world of health care & social services

  3. OACCA’s New Mission • “OACCA applies the collective strength of its members to sustainably improve the provision of services to children, young adults, and families through policy advocacy, performance improvement, and member support”

  4. OACCA’s New 2014-2016Strategic Plan • www.oacca.org/plan

  5. OACCA Advisory Committees • Behavioral Health • Foster Care and Adoption • Developmental Disabilities • Residential Center and Group Home • Get Involved!

  6. OACCA Projects • Health Home Learning Community (completed) • Crisis Management Learning Community • Outcomes Data Project

  7. Recent Advocacy Activities • Health Home • Intensive Home Based Treatment (IHBT)

  8. OACCA Recent Advocacy Activities • ODJFS • Rule Revision for Certified Agencies • Master Contract • Standardized Assessment and Level of Care Tool • Deemed Status

  9. Recent Advocacy Activities • Ohio General Assembly • Medicaid Expansion • SB 206 -Medicaid Reform • HB 213/SB 152- Attorney General Child Safety Initiative • HB 452- Residential Facility Requirements

  10. Recent Advocacy Activities • Ohio General Assembly • HB 483- Mid-term Budget Legislation • $1.2 Million Funding for CANS Pilot • $10 Million Add’l for PCSA’s • Re-Allocation of County MHAS Funding • HB 423 & Ohio Fostering Connections

  11. 2014 Policy Agenda • Expand eligibility for Title IV-E funded services to youth aging our of the child welfare system through the age of 21. • Establish statewide mandated use of the Child, Adolescent, Needs and Strengths (CANS) as a functional assessment and level of care tool for children involved in the child welfare system.

  12. 2014 Policy Agenda • Support implementation of Intensive Home Based treatment (IHBT) Medicaid service that includes a reasonable and sustainable provider reimbursement rate • Ensure policy changes to behavioral health Medicaid services support the unique needs of children and their families and the providers that serve them

  13. Future Activities • OhioMHAS & Ohio Department of Medicaid • Implementation of IHBT • “Good and Modern System of Care Model” Implementation • Assessment of the array of behavioral health Medicaid services • Streamlining agency licensure and certification • Health Homes and Medicaid Financing for Integrated Care • Possible Privatization (Carve-In) of the Behavioral Health Medicaid Program to Managed Care Companies

  14. Future Activities • ODJFS • Master Contract • Standardized Assessment and Level of Care Tool Pilot Program • Deemed Status • Ohio General Assembly • Enactment of HB 423 • Calls to action

  15. Future Activities • Guiding major reforms through Governor’s Council on Juvenile Justice • Aggressive programmatic changes: CBT, trauma informed care, standardized assessment tool, seclusion, restraint, visitation • Interest to continue placing youth in private facilities

  16. Future Activities • Design of the IV-E to 21 Program • Community forums planned around Ohio • Practice model design underway • Research underway • Get involved!

  17. Tracy PlouckDirectorJennifer JusticeDeputy Director

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