COMMITTEE NAME: Addictions Practice Group Date: Time: Presiding: Recorded By: December 11, 2014 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Alan Oberman Shauna Moses Present: Nadine Bennett, Kim Borges (via conference call), Ileen Bradley, Audrey Carter, Sharon Green, Diane Liga, Kendria McWilliams, George Mladenetz, Linda Mur, Christopher Mussell, Alan Oberman, Linda Reynolds, Barbara Schlichting, John Thompson, Mary Gay Abbott-Young Staff and Consultant: Mary Abrams, Shauna Moses, Mary Lou Powner, Debra Wentz AGENDA DISCUSSION ACTIONS AND WHO IS ITEMS OUTCOMES RESPONSIBLE Approval of N/A The minutes were m/s/p. N/A N/A the minutes from the October 9, 2014 meeting Advocacy Debra Wentz reported that the Debra has been speaking Ongoing Debra Wentz strategy Division of Mental Health and with New Jersey State regarding rates Addiction Services (DMHAS) Legislators about rates announced that the budgetary and advocating for impact of Fee-for-Service rates is having checks and still being analyzed. balances put into place. State Law Shauna Moses noted that during This topic will be kept Ongoing until Members, Mary 1334 regarding the previous Practice Group on meeting agendas; the deadline Lou and staff reciprocity of meeting, attendees discussed the members are encouraged for submitting expiration of this law in 2016 and to send their concerns, comments is practitioners’ licenses the upcoming opportunity to questions and known provide comments to the Division to Mary Lou of Community Affairs. Powner (). Meeting with Debra reported that Roxanne NJAMHAA will Ongoing NJAMHAA staff DMHAS and Kennedy, Executive Director of the continue to follow up the Division of DMAHS Office of Managed with Medicaid and Medical Health Care, stated that a DMHAS. Assistance and crosswalk between DMAHS and Health DMHAS regulations is being Services developed. (DMAHS) about the Alan Oberman reported that the N/A N/A N/A Medicaid group discussed when providers expansion should bill Medicaid and that the Division will soon issue a memo providing clarifications of when to bill Medicaid and other payors. AGENDA DISCUSSION ACTIONS AND WHO IS ITEMS OUTCOMES RESPONSIBLE Meeting with It was noted that crosswalks NJAMHAA will Ongoing NJAMHAA staff
COMMITTEE NAME: Addictions Practice Group Date: December 11, 2014 Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Presiding: Alan Oberman Recorded By: Shauna Moses Present: Nadine Bennett, Kim Borges (via conference call), Ileen Bradley, Audrey Carter, Sharon Green, Diane Liga, Kendria McWilliams, George Mladenetz, Linda Mur, Christopher Mussell, Alan Oberman, Linda Reynolds, Barbara Schlichting, John Thompson, Mary Gay Abbott-Young Staff and Consultant: Mary Abrams, Shauna Moses, Mary Lou Powner, Debra Wentz AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSION ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES WHO IS RESPONSIBLE Approval of the minutes from the October 9, 2014 meeting N/A The minutes were m/s/p. N/A N/A Advocacy strategy regarding rates Debra Wentz reported that the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) announced that the budgetary impact of Fee-for-Service rates is still being analyzed. Debra has been speaking with New Jersey State Legislators about rates and advocating for having checks and balances put into place. Ongoing Debra Wentz State Law 1334 regarding reciprocity of practitioners’ licenses Shauna Moses noted that during the previous Practice Group meeting, attendees discussed the expiration of this law in 2016 and the upcoming opportunity to provide comments to the Division of Community Affairs. This topic will be kept on meeting agendas; members are encouraged to send their concerns, questions and to Mary Lou Powner (). Ongoing until the deadline for submitting comments is known Members, Mary Lou and staff Meeting with DMHAS and the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) about the Medicaid expansion Debra reported that Roxanne Kennedy, Executive Director of the DMAHS Office of Managed Health Care, stated that a crosswalk between DMAHS and DMHAS regulations is being developed. Alan Oberman reported that the group discussed when providers should bill Medicaid and that the Division will soon issue a memo providing clarifications of when to bill Medicaid and other payors. NJAMHAA will continue to follow up with Medicaid and DMHAS. N/A Ongoing N/A NJAMHAA staff N/A AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSION ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES WHO IS RESPONSIBLE Meeting with It was noted that crosswalks NJAMHAA will Ongoing NJAMHAA staff