Health - Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies
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OACCA
Public Policy
Presentation
Theme: Fast &
changing world of
health care & social
services
OACCA’s New Mission
“OACCA
applies the collective
strength of its members to
sustainably improve the
provision of services to
children, young adults, and
families through policy
advocacy, performance
improvement, and member
support”
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OACCA’s New 2014-2016
Strategic Plan
www.oacca.org/plan
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OACCA
Advisory Committees
Behavioral Health
Foster Care and Adoption
Developmental Disabilities
Residential Center and Group Home
Get Involved!
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OACCA Projects
Health Home Learning Community
(completed)
Crisis Management Learning
Community
Outcomes Data Project
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Recent Advocacy
Activities
Health
Home
Intensive
Home Based Treatment
(IHBT)
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OACCA
Recent Advocacy Activities
ODJFS
Rule
Revision for Certified Agencies
Master
Contract
Standardized
Assessment and Level of
Care Tool
Deemed
Status
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Recent Advocacy Activities
Ohio General Assembly
Medicaid
Expansion
SB
206 -Medicaid Reform
HB
213/SB 152- Attorney General Child
Safety Initiative
HB
452- Residential Facility
Requirements
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Recent Advocacy Activities
Ohio General Assembly
HB 483- Mid-term Budget Legislation
$1.2
$10
Million Funding for CANS Pilot
Million Add’l for PCSA’s
Re-Allocation
of County MHAS Funding
HB 423 & Ohio Fostering Connections
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2014 Policy Agenda
Expand eligibility for Title IV-E funded
services to youth aging our of the child
welfare system through the age of 21.
Establish statewide mandated use of the
Child, Adolescent, Needs and Strengths
(CANS) as a functional assessment and
level of care tool for children involved in
the child welfare system.
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2014 Policy Agenda
Support implementation of Intensive
Home Based treatment (IHBT) Medicaid
service that includes a reasonable and
sustainable provider reimbursement rate
Ensure policy changes to behavioral
health Medicaid services support the
unique needs of children and their
families and the providers that serve
them
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Future Activities
OhioMHAS & Ohio Department of Medicaid
Implementation of IHBT
“Good and Modern System of Care Model”
Implementation
Assessment
of the array of behavioral
health Medicaid services
Streamlining
agency licensure and
certification
Health Homes and Medicaid Financing for
Integrated Care
Possible Privatization (Carve-In) of the
Behavioral Health Medicaid Program to
Managed Care Companies
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Future Activities
ODJFS
Master
Contract
Standardized
Assessment and Level of
Care Tool Pilot Program
Deemed
Status
Ohio General Assembly
Enactment
Calls
of HB 423
to action
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Future Activities
Guiding
major reforms through
Governor’s Council on Juvenile Justice
Aggressive
programmatic changes: CBT,
trauma informed care, standardized
assessment tool, seclusion, restraint,
visitation
Interest
to continue placing youth in
private facilities
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Future Activities
Design
of the IV-E to 21 Program
Community
Practice
model design underway
Research
Get
forums planned around Ohio
underway
involved!
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Tracy Plouck
Director
Jennifer Justice
Deputy Director
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