Group meeting to (Continued) answer questions. ] DISCUSSION ACTIONS AND WHO IS AGENDA OUTCOMES RESPONSIBLE ITEMS Advocacy on Debra Wentz Debra will also address November 15, Debra Wentz, Rates: Children’s Rates noted that substance with Commissioner 2016 Mary Abrams all children’s (Continued) use services are now provided Blake the difficulties through the Department of substance use providers Children and Families (DCF). She have experienced and Mary Abrams will discuss the enrolling into the inadequate rates with DCF treatment children’s Allison Blake on network, as meeting November 15, 2016. attendees who serve adults raised this issue. It was agreed that Draft position Debra Wentz, Medicaid Rates and Transition to Debra NJAMHAA would draft paper to Shauna Moses Fee-for-Service (FFS): requested feedback. Notes on a position paper that Group provided are at the end of Practice Group members members by these minutes. would review before December 16, NJAMHAA presents it 2016; DHS to DHS. meeting January 24, NJAMHAA will also 2017 continue to advocate to DHS for increased rates for clinical intakes and psychiatric evaluations. As requested, the Following this Shauna Moses Division of Medical meeting Assistance and Health Services’ (Medicaid’s) newsletter on rates from July 2016 will be re-sent to Practice Group members. It was suggested and Following this Shauna Moses agreed for NJAMHAA meeting to invite Steve Tunney, Chief, Behavioral Health and Customer Service, Medicaid, to a future meeting to discuss how to maximize available benefits.
(Continued) Group meeting to answer questions. ] AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSION ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES WHO IS RESPONSIBLE Advocacy on Rates (Continued) Children’s Rates: Debra Wentz noted that all children’s substance use services are now provided through the Department of Children and Families (DCF). She and Mary Abrams will discuss the inadequate rates with DCF Allison Blake on November 15, 2016. Medicaid Rates and Transition to Fee-for-Service (FFS): Debra requested feedback. Notes on provided are at the end of these minutes. Debra will also address with Commissioner Blake the difficulties substance use providers have experienced enrolling into the children’s treatment network, as meeting attendees who serve adults raised this issue. It was agreed that NJAMHAA would draft a position paper that Practice Group members would review before NJAMHAA presents it to DHS. NJAMHAA will also continue to advocate to DHS for increased rates for clinical intakes and psychiatric evaluations. As requested, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services’ (Medicaid’s) newsletter on rates from July 2016 will be re-sent to Practice Group members. It was suggested and agreed for NJAMHAA to invite Steve Tunney, Chief, Behavioral Health and Customer Service, Medicaid, to a future meeting to discuss how to maximize available benefits. November 15, 2016 Draft position paper to Group members by December 16, 2016; DHS meeting January 24, 2017 Following this meeting Following this meeting Debra Wentz, Mary Abrams Debra Wentz, Shauna Moses Shauna Moses Shauna Moses
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