Recovery and her efforts to establish her Meeting attendees Not specified Jennifer Hansen; Residences association as a certification entity provided suggestions to then the (continued) for recovery residences, which strengthen the proposed Addictions would be exempt from DCA legislation. Jennifer will Practice Group requirements. She has discussed incorporate this proposed legislation with Senator feedback into a revised Joseph Vitale and Assemblyman proposed bill and send it Raj Mukherji. She and Alan to the Practice Group for Oberman, have also met with Drug additional feedback. Court, DHS Licensing, DMHAS Once the Practice Group and the Department of Children agrees with the proposal, and Families, all of whom are it will recommend to the supportive. NJAMHAA Board that the Board formally support the proposed legislation. Getting the Shauna Nadine Bennett, Audrey Before March Shauna Moses, Licensing/Credentialing: Focus Back on Moses asked for more volunteers to Carter and Sharon Green 24, 2016 Carolann Cavaiola Addiction participate on the workgroup, volunteered. A which will be led by Carolann call will be Cavaiola. scheduled soon. It was It was noted that Ongoing Debra Wentz, Healthcare Integration: noted that the Certified Community NJAMHAA is NJAMHAA Board Behavioral Health Clinics may advocating to DHS to members serve as substance use-focused involve NJAMHAA in behavioral health homes. the design of the 1115 waiver application, which DHS indicated could include substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in Institutions for Mental Disease. State Budget Debra Wentz stated that advocacy Members are [Details and Members is needed to help ensure that the encouraged to testify at links on the $127 million for increasing the legislative DHS budget Medicaid reimbursement rates for budget hearings. hearings were mental health and substance use sent to services remains in the budget for members this purpose. Advocacy should also following this highlight the need to preserve meeting] Medicaid revenues in the system for the Recovery Coach program expansion, reopening the facility to treat inmates with SUDs and to fund Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations; and the need for a Cost of Living Adjustment and an inflationary factor applied to Medicaid rates. DISCUSSION ACTIONS AND WHO IS OUTCOMES RESPONSIBLE
Recovery Residences (continued) and her efforts to establish her association as a certification entity for recovery residences, which would be exempt from DCA requirements. She has discussed proposed legislation with Senator Joseph Vitale and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji. She and Alan Oberman, have also met with Drug Court, DHS Licensing, DMHAS and the Department of Children and Families, all of whom are supportive. Meeting attendees provided suggestions to strengthen the proposed legislation. Jennifer will incorporate this feedback into a revised proposed bill and send it to the Practice Group for additional feedback. Once the Practice Group agrees with the proposal, it will recommend to the NJAMHAA Board that the Board formally support the proposed legislation. Not specified Jennifer Hansen; then the Addictions Practice Group Getting the Focus Back on Addiction Licensing/Credentialing: Shauna Moses asked for more volunteers to participate on the workgroup, which will be led by Carolann Cavaiola. Healthcare Integration: It was noted that the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics may serve as substance use-focused behavioral health homes. Nadine Bennett, Audrey Carter and Sharon Green volunteered. A call will be scheduled soon. It was noted that NJAMHAA is advocating to DHS to involve NJAMHAA in the design of the 1115 waiver application, which DHS indicated could include substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in Institutions for Mental Disease. Before March 24, 2016 Ongoing Shauna Moses, Carolann Cavaiola Debra Wentz, NJAMHAA Board members State Budget Debra Wentz stated that advocacy is needed to help ensure that the $127 million for increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for mental health and substance use services remains in the budget for this purpose. Advocacy should also highlight the need to preserve Medicaid revenues in the system for the Recovery Coach program expansion, reopening the facility to treat inmates with SUDs and to fund Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations; and the need for a Cost of Living Adjustment and an inflationary factor applied to Medicaid rates. Members are encouraged to testify at the legislative DHS budget hearings. [Details and links on the budget hearings were sent to members following this meeting] Members DISCUSSION ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
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