rigorous practice in place. A AGENDA DISCUSSION ACTIONS TAKEN/ WHO’S ITEMS/ISSUE OUTCOME RESPONSIBLE Fee-for-service: discussion of the inadequate rates paid by Co-pay Collection private payers followed. One agency is moving toward referring elsewhere those Cont’d. whose insurance rates do not company’s equal the Medicaid rate. Another agency told Horizon they would be doing that in their residential program; Horizon has the rate under consideration. CSS Billing Issues Medicaid is denying claims. Some have Continued Ongoing Mary Abrams not converted all clients to CSS yet. A advocacy on CSS Shauna Moses couple agencies will be discontinuing these rates and Debra Wentz services 7/1/18; another is on the fence. regulations. CSS Providers Questions remain about interns - these were raised at the recent Medicaid Fraud Follow up on intern Mary Abrams Division Forum and a written policy was policy. promised by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services. It was also noted that commercial insurance companies are not covering CCBHCs, though, overall, two agencies said their CCBHCs are doing well. NJMHAPP Two problems noted in regard to N/A N/A N/A NJMHAPP were the amount of keying in that is needed, and the fact that many undocumented individuals are leaving the program instead of enrolling. Transfer of Debra Wentz stated that she is on Solicit information Ongoing Mary Abrams DOH’s DMHAS to Integrated Healthcare Advisory Board. on the long Debra Wentz State’s Department of Members are interested in knowing what term plan. Health (DOH) the long term plan for the psychiatric centers is and noted the need for a reinvestment plan for any more bed closures. Old and New The results of the salary benchmarking N/A N/A N/A Business survey went out to participants on December 7th. Salary Benchmarking Mary Abrams stated that she was trying to Advocate for DMV Ongoing Mary Abrams Status Report have all providers of mental health and registration fee substance use treatment added to an exemptions. [No Report on Motor existing bill that provides motor vehicle changes were made Vehicle registration fee exemptions to vehicles to the bill, but Registration Fees used to transport the developmentally Senator Sweeney’s disabled. The point was made that many office promised to agencies serve all of these populations fix this in 2018.] with a pool of vehicles.
rigorous practice in place. A AGENDA ITEMS/ISSUE DISCUSSION ACTIONS TAKEN/ OUTCOME WHO’S RESPONSIBLE Fee-for-service: Co-pay Collection Cont’d. CSS Billing Issues NJMHAPP discussion of the inadequate rates paid by private payers followed. One agency is moving toward referring elsewhere those whose insurance company’s rates do not equal the Medicaid rate. Another agency told Horizon they would be doing that in their residential program; Horizon has the rate under consideration. Medicaid is denying claims. Some have not converted all clients to CSS yet. A couple agencies will be discontinuing these services 7/1/18; another is on the fence. Questions remain about interns - these were raised at the recent Medicaid Fraud Division Forum and a written policy was promised by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services. It was also noted that commercial insurance companies are not covering CCBHCs, though, overall, two agencies said their CCBHCs are doing well. Two problems noted in regard to NJMHAPP were the amount of keying in that is needed, and the fact that many undocumented individuals are leaving the program instead of enrolling. Continued advocacy on CSS rates and regulations. Follow up on intern policy. N/A Ongoing N/A Mary Abrams Shauna Moses Debra Wentz CSS Providers Mary Abrams N/A Transfer of DMHAS to Department of Health (DOH) Debra Wentz stated that she is on DOH’s Integrated Healthcare Advisory Board. Members are interested in knowing what the long term plan for the psychiatric centers is and noted the need for a reinvestment plan for any more bed closures. Solicit information on the State’s long term plan. Ongoing Mary Abrams Debra Wentz Old and New Business Salary Benchmarking Status Report Report on Motor Vehicle Registration Fees The results of the salary benchmarking survey went out to participants on December 7th. Mary Abrams stated that she was trying to have all providers of mental health and substance use treatment added to an existing bill that provides motor vehicle registration fee exemptions to vehicles used to transport the developmentally disabled. The point was made that many agencies serve all of these populations with a pool of vehicles. N/A Advocate for DMV registration fee exemptions. [No changes were made to the bill, but Senator Sweeney’s office promised to fix this in 2018.] N/A Ongoing N/A Mary Abrams
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