NAME: Adult Mental Health Practice Group DATE: Time: Presiding: Recorded By: November 24, 2015 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Charles Graham Shauna Moses – PRESENT: Mary Pat Angelini, Milissa Aronson, Mary-Catherine Bohan (via conference call), Cindy Colton, Matt D’Oria (via conference call), Omar Germer, Krisanna Ghadiri, Linda Gochfeld, Charles Graham, Vionia Hageman (via conference call), Betty Hogan (via conference call), Bob Parker (via conference call), Carolyn Perry (via conference call), Jen Petro, Patrick Pierson, Jim Romer, Cydney Savage (via conference call), Lou Schwarcz, Paula Simms, Tom Snyder, Jon Weddell Staff: Su Fen Lubitz, Shauna Moses, Debra Wentz AGENDA DISCUSSION ACTIONS TAKEN/ TIME WHO’S ITEMS/ISSUE OUTCOME FRAME RESPONSIBLE Approval of the N/A The minutes were N/A N/A minutes from the m/s/p. September 29, 2015 meeting New Jersey Debra Wentz explained the genesis of Debra asked members Over the Members Mental Health State Senator Tom Kean, Jr.’s bill to provide feedback on next couple System Reform (S3218), which addresses broad mental this bill (click ). of weeks health system reform, including Comments can be sent provisions on involuntary inpatient and to Shauna Moses via outpatient commitment, as well as e-mail at . provisions for gun control. Both as part of the Mental Health Coalition and independently, NJAMHAA responded, stating that the gun control issue needs to N/A be separate from mental health care to N/A N/A avoid stigmatizing individuals with mental illnesses. Debra reported that NJAMHAA on the positive elements of various federal bills to most of New Jersey’s Congressional delegates during Hill Day in DC in October, as well as with Congressman Pallone and Senator Menendez’s staff in New Jersey. She noted that Congressman Pallone and the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health will be marking up the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act that was introduced by Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA). Bed Enrollment Debra noted that this new centralized N/A N/A N/A Data system is designed to operate in real time and requires providers to submit more data, compared to the previous system.
NAME: Adult Mental Health Practice Group DATE: November 24, 2015 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presiding: Charles Graham Recorded By: Shauna Moses PRESENT: Mary Pat Angelini, Milissa Aronson, Mary-Catherine Bohan (via conference call), Cindy Colton, Matt D’Oria (via conference call), Omar Germer, Krisanna Ghadiri, Linda Gochfeld, Charles Graham, Vionia Hageman (via conference call), Betty Hogan (via conference call), Bob Parker (via conference call), Carolyn Perry (via conference call), Jen Petro, Patrick Pierson, Jim Romer, Cydney Savage (via conference call), Lou Schwarcz, Paula Simms, Tom Snyder, Jon Weddell Staff: Su Fen Lubitz, Shauna Moses, Debra Wentz AGENDA ITEMS/ISSUE DISCUSSION ACTIONS TAKEN/ OUTCOME TIME FRAME WHO’S RESPONSIBLE Approval of the minutes from the September 29, 2015 meeting N/A The minutes were m/s/p. N/A N/A New Jersey Mental Health System Reform Debra Wentz explained the genesis of State Senator Tom Kean, Jr.’s bill (S3218), which addresses broad mental health system reform, including provisions on involuntary inpatient and outpatient commitment, as well as provisions for gun control. Both as part of the Mental Health Coalition and independently, NJAMHAA responded, stating that the gun control issue needs to be separate from mental health care to avoid stigmatizing individuals with mental illnesses. Debra reported that NJAMHAA on the positive elements of various federal bills to most of New Jersey’s Congressional delegates during Hill Day in DC in October, as well as with Congressman Pallone and Senator Menendez’s staff in New Jersey. She noted that Congressman Pallone and the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health will be marking up the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act that was introduced by Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA). Debra asked members to provide feedback on this bill (click ). Comments can be sent to Shauna Moses via e-mail at . N/A Over the next couple of weeks N/A Members N/A Bed Enrollment Data Debra noted that this new centralized system is designed to operate in real time and requires providers to submit more data, compared to the previous system. N/A N/A N/A
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