NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare

Clinician Education Initiative Drug User Health and HCV Conference
2022-09-22 08:45 - 12:45, 2022-09-21 12:45 - 16:45 UTC
CEI (Clinician Education Initiative) is sponsoring a FREE virtual conference on Drug User Health and HCV on Wednesday, 9/21/22, 12:45 pm-4:45 pm and on Thursday, 9/22/22, 8:45 am-12:45 pm. It will provide CME (physicians), CNE (nurses/NPs), and CPE (pharmacists) for those attending. Please inform your clinical staff of this educational opportunity. Commissioner Chinazo Cunningham will be doing the keynote address: Updates from OASAS, on Thursday, 9/22/22, 9:00 am-9:45 am and Dr. Kelly S. Ramsey will be doing a didactic breakout session: Low Threshold Urine Toxicology: A Case-based Discussion, on Thursday, 9/22/22, 11:30 am-12:30 pm. Hope you can join us!

OASAS SAPT Supplemental Grant Information Session
2022-09-21 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
The next OASAS SAPT Supplemental Grant Information Session on the Statewide SUD System Support Initiative and Other Updates will be held on September 21, 2022, from 2:00-3:00. During the call, we will provide a general update on the SAPT supplemental grant contracts and payments as well as address questions about the Statewide SUD System Support Initiative.
Remember to submit any other SAPT Supplemental grant initiative/award/contracting questions to the COVID Funds mailbox: COVIDFunds@oasas.ny.gov, and include in the subject line of the email your provider number, the name of the initiative that you applied for, and your contract number (if you have one).
If you have any questions about specific questions about expense reports, please submit them to the COVID Funds Accounts Payable mailbox: COVIDFundsAP@oasas.ny.gov .

Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Transition Webinar
2022-09-20 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is hosting an informational webinar about the transition of the pharmacy benefit from Medicaid Managed Care to NYRx, the Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) pharmacy program. This is part of a series of recurring monthly webinars about this topic, which are open to all interested MRT stakeholders. There will be a designated question and answer period at the end of the webinar.
The All Stakeholders Meeting – Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Transition webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Following the webinar, the presentation will be posted to the DOH website.
Please complete the registration form. Registration is required to attend this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar. Please plan to join the webinar 5 minutes ahead of the start time. This will reduce wait times getting into the webinar and allow for a prompt start.

OASAS Masking Guidance Webinar
2022-09-16 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
OASAS Masking Guidance has been revised. Please see the updated guidance here: https://oasas.ny.gov/guidance-mask-wearing-requirements. Attached is a version of the guidance with the changes highlighted in yellow.
We will be holding a webinar with providers on Friday, 9/16/22, 3-4 pm, to answer any questions.

Thank you.
Friday, September 16, 2022

3:00 PM | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) | 1 hr

OMH Vital Signs Dashboard Webinar
2022-09-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-11 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
We are all aware of the stark reality that people with mental health conditions, especially individuals of color, face inequities in access, quality, and outcomes of healthcare services; challenges that have only been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. The Office of Mental Health (OMH) developed a new Vital Signs Dashboard (VSD) for providers and counties to inform quality improvement planning, identify emerging and persistent health disparities, and promote health equity.
The VSD is a resource to assist in efforts to promote health equity in programs. The dashboard provides prevalence rates on specific quality measures derived from Medicaid data on clients with a mental health diagnosis served by our OMH licensed and designated programs and the data can be stratified by population categories such as race & ethnicity.
Access
You can access the VSD with the following link:
https://mypublicdashboard.ny.gov/t/OMH/views/OMHVitalSignsDashboardVSD/VSDHome-Adult?:showAppBanner=false&:display_count=n&:showVizHome=n&:origin=viz_share_link
Note: This link does not require login credentials and works best on Chrome, Edge or Safari web browsers. At this time the VSD link is only being shared with OMH licensed and designated providers as well as county mental health authorities, to allow you an opportunity to review your organization’s data before a broader release. Please do not redistribute outside of your organization.
Introduction to OMH Vital Signs Dashboard Webinar
OMH leadership will introduce the vision for the VSD and provide an overview for its use. This webinar will be offered in August and September; please see the VSD webinar registration page for more details and to register for the date and time that works for you.
Technical Support & Opportunities for Feedback
If you have any questions, please contact the VSD team. OMH is also interested in your feedback and will hold monthly office hours beginning in October to support use of the VSD; more information will be distributed soon. Thank you!

Conducting HIPAA Breach Assessments and Disclosures: Requirements and Tips for Success
2022-09-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Please join Rivkin Radler Associate Ashley Algazi as they present the September Lunch and Learn. The program will:

Review HIPAA breach definition
Discuss the analysis and investigation process to determine if a breach has occurred
Review exceptions to the definition of ‘breach’
Discuss covered entity vs business associate obligations
Review deadlines and required reporting in the event of a breach
Discuss documentation recommendations
Practical considerations and best practices

The program will be moderated by Robert Hussar, a partner in Rivkin Radler’s Compliance, Investigations & White Collar and Health Services practice groups.
Participants will be eligible for 1.2 CCB credits and 1 CLE credit in Professional Practice.
Date: Thursday, September 8
Time: 12-1 pm
Place: Via Zoom

Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program Stakeholder Webinar
2022-08-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-08-19 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
The New York State Department of Health (Department) will be hosting an informational webinar to review with qualified employers recently enacted legislation requiring the payment of bonuses to eligible workers as per Part ZZ of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2022. This webinar will provide a general overview of the NYS HWB Home Page and will include the following topics of interest to all qualified employers:
Eligibility and requirements,
Account registration process,
Vesting periods,
Manual and bulk upload process,
Frequently asked questions.
Two webinars have been scheduled for your convenience. To accommodate anticipated demand, please select only one of the following links to register:
Title: Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program Town Hall Stakeholder Webinar
Date: Friday, August 19, 2022
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Registration Link: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=e736d574cdb00e61eb01a88847b62352a

Title: Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program Town Hall Stakeholder Webinar
Date: Friday, August 19, 2022
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Registration Link: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1890107bbdd340c12eda014cc136c659
The Department looks forward to providing additional information to qualified employers on this important initiative to bolster New York’s health care workforce.
For more information in the interim, please visit the NYS HWB Home Page as well as the Frequently Asked Questions regarding the HWB Program. Qualified employers are encouraged to routinely review these resources for the latest information.

All Stakeholders Call – Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Transition
2022-08-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is hosting an informational webinar about the transition of the Medicaid Pharmacy benefit from Managed Care to the fee-for-service (FFS) program. This is the first of a series of recurring monthly webinars about this topic, which are open to all interested MRT stakeholders. There will be a designated question and answer period at the end of the webinar.
The All Stakeholders Call – Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Transition webinar will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Following the webinar, the presentation will be posted to the DOH website.
Please complete the registration form. Registration is required to attend this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar.
Please plan to join the webinar 5 minutes ahead of the start time. This will reduce wait times getting into the webinar and allow for a prompt start.

"Incident To" Provisions of the Proposed 2023 Physician Fee Schedule
2022-08-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
On Tuesday, August 16th at 12:00 pm ET, the National Council will host a webinar for all members on, ‘”Incident To” Provisions of the Proposed 2023 Physician Fee Schedule” with Susannah Vance Gopalan of our outside counsel Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP.
Background – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is proposing updates to the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule that would create an exception to the direct supervision requirement of “incident to” billing to allow for general supervision, which would allow certain mental health providers to be reimbursed without the physician or non-physician practitioners on-site requirement. Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule, updated yearly, contains a comprehensive listing of the maximum fees physicians and other providers may be reimbursed under fee-for-service in Medicare.
Please join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing for a special webinar discussing the “incident to” billing provisions in the proposed Physician Fee Schedule rules for calendar year 2023. In this webinar, participants will be provided an overview of “incident to” billing in Medicare, a summary of the “incident to” proposed rule changes for 2023, an analysis of the impact and implications to providers, and context for the applicability to dual eligible individuals.

Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions. Please join us August 16, 2022 at 12:00PM ET.
To register please see this link – Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ‘Incident To’ Provisions of the Proposed 2023 Physician Fee Schedule. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

NIMH Facebook Live Event: The Youth Mental Health Crisis
2022-08-11 13:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Facebook Live Event: The Youth Mental Health Crisis
Date/Time: August 11, 2022, 1:00-1:30 p.m. ET
Location: NIMH’s Facebook
Learn About This Event!
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As children prepare to return to school during these uncertain times, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is conducting a Facebook Live event on the nation’s youth mental health crisis.
The event features NIMH Deputy Director Dr. Shelli Avenevoli, who will cover topics such as the alarming rate of youth suicide, the effects of technology and the pandemic on the developing brain, and what the research says about supporting the mental health of current and future generations of youth.

New OMIG Compliance Regulations: What You Need to Know
2022-07-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-07-27 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
On July 13, the Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) published proposed regulations implementing 2020 changes to law relating to provider compliance programs, Medicaid managed care fraud, waste and abuse prevention programs, and OMIG’s self-disclosure program. The proposed changes will significantly impact both payers and providers alike.

Hear from Robert Hussar, a compliance professional and former OMIG First Deputy on OMIG’s proposed changes to New York’s Mandatory Compliance Program requirements, including the long-awaited new Self-Disclosure Program and new obligations under the Medicaid Managed Care Fraud and Abuse Prevention programs.

This program will be offered on two days. It is the same session both days.

Participants will be eligible for 1.2 CCB credits and 1 CLE credit in Professional Practice. *Since both sessions are the same, participants will only receive credit for attending one session.

Dates: Wednesday, July 27 or Thursday, July 28
Time: 12-1 pm
Place: Via Zoom

Click here to register for the July 27 session.

Click here to register for the July 28 session.

The Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

The Substance Abuse Disorder Epidemic Among Youth: Responding to a Growing Mental Health Crisis
2022-07-27 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Last year, the number of overdose deaths in the United States exceeded 100,000 for the first time ever. Equally alarming, the rate of drug-related overdose deaths among U.S. teenagers nearly doubled in 2020. Since that time, the data indicates that the mortality trend among adolescents is continuing.
In a new webinar, Manatt Health, the American Medical Association (AMA), and a panel of leading providers and SUD advocates with expertise in the youth and adolescent crisis will provide an overview of SUD among adolescents and discuss the challenges that states and communities face in addressing the substance abuse epidemic. Key topics include:

Trends in youth substance use, addiction and overdoses
Major issues and barriers to address
Federal and state policy options for responding
The intersection of the substance abuse epidemic among youth and juvenile justice issues

Behavioral Health Carve-In to Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP)
2022-07-27 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
Effective January 1, 2023, Behavioral Health Services will be included in the Managed Long Term Care Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) benefit package. The New York State Department of Health (DOH), Office of Mental Health (OMH) and Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) are working to integrate services for Medicaid and Medicare dually eligible and MAP-enrolled members to streamline care and better treat enrollee’s needs holistically.
This webinar will provide an overview of the transition, a description of the services being carved-in and specific billing requirements
Target Audience: NYS Behavioral Health Providers serving MAP-enrolled members
Please be sure to share this information with your finance or billing staff
Date and Time:
July 27th, 2022
10:00am-11:30am
This webinar will be recorded and be made available if you are not able to attend.

OASAS Revised COVID-19 Guidance Webinar
2022-07-21 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
OASAS will be hosting a webinar to discuss the updates in the guidance documents on Thursday, 7/21/22, from 10:00-11:30 am. You may join the webinar using this link:

Thursday, July 21, 2022

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United Hospital Fund’s Annual Medicaid in New York Conference
2022-07-21 09:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Thursday, July 21, 2022
9:30 am – 3:30 pm
In-person at New York Academy of Medicine and Virtual Live Webcast
(Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York City)
The conference program will include:

Opening Keynote by New York State Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri
A morning panel about improving Medicaid through regional health planning highlighting the experience of Common Ground Health featuring Wade Norwood and other panelists to be announced
A fireside chat about community-based organization networks to address social care needs featuring Lori Andrade of Health Equity Alliance of Long Island and Christopher Joseph of EngageWell IPA
An afternoon panel about the new opportunities in the 1115 waiver to reduce health care access barriers for people in the criminal justice system featuring Tracie Gardner of the Legal Action Center and other panelists to be announced

Conference sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact medicaidinstitute@uhfnyc.org if you are interested.
In-person and virtual participation available. Morning coffee and lunch provided on site. Proof of vaccination required for in-person participants.

Advancing Behavioral Health Equity: Integration of the National CLAS Standards in Service Delivery
2022-07-07 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
The intent of the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Standards (NCLAS) is to improve the quality of care, help eliminate health care disparities, and advance health equity by establishing a blueprint for health and healthcare organizations to implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
More than two decades after the release of the original CLAS Standards, and eight years since the enhanced National CLAS Standards were published, there is still much work to be done. Racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care remain a public health challenge, despite advances in health care technology and new delivery systems, and even when factors such as health insurance coverage, income, and educational level are taken into consideration.
By providing standards and specific action steps to implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services, the enhanced NCLAS can improve an organization’s ability to address behavioral health care disparities.
Come inform your service delivery, agency approach and improve clinical outcomes by:
– Expanding and deepening your understanding of the NCLAS
– Discovering ways to improve access to care, promote quality and reduce disparities
– Learning about resources to further implement these in your work
Facilitated by Dr. Suganya Sockalingam & Scott van Loo, this webinar will provide a foundational understanding of the NCLAS and its three themes:
– Governance and Leadership
– Communication and Language Assistance
– Accountability, Quality Improvement and Community Engagement
Hosted in collaboration with the Pacific Southwest MHTTC.

PCDC Open for Business Program
2022-06-30 12:00 - 12:45 (America/New_York)
Our colleagues and partners at the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), a non-profit provider of financing, policy, and technical assistance to healthcare providers, are offering no-cost training and technical assistance for small health care organizations across New York. These projects can focus on integration, revenue cycle, operations improvement, data and quality improvement, access, and other operational priorities. To be eligible, your organization must have less than 500 employees and an annual top-line revenue less than $15MM. If interested, please contact Isaac Kastenbaum at ikastenbaum@pcdc.org.
An overview webinar for PCDC’s Open for Business program is scheduled for June 30, 2022 from 12-12:45PM ET. Register here: https://pcdc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N-T4QY0wTj6XkCb6_sjj1g
In addition, PCDC has made available a free, online learning platform to support administrative and frontline staff, operating in smaller practice settings, to build the necessary skills for organization success. Enrollment is free and available here: https://pcdc.course.tc/catalog/small-practice-management-essentials.
Many thanks to PCDC for extending this special opportunity to eligible NYS Council members!

Compensation Equity: A Values-Based Framework & Implementation Guide
2022-06-23 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Organizations deeply committed to justice are actively considering ways of making their compensation more equitable. And it is not easy. As leaders, we confront labor market forces and the pervasive culture of secrecy around money even as our beliefs are shifting about how work and lived experience should be valued in a social justice context.
In this webinar, the consulting team from Vega Mala Consulting will share a framework they have developed called the Compensation Scale Equity Process and Calculator™. This process and tool support organizations already deeply committed to equity, to:

design a pay scale that embodies organizational values;
analyze their current salaries for pay equity; and,
transition along a continuum from a market-based salary policy to an anti-racist reparations model that works to reverse-engineer racist pay policies.Please note: This webinar is best suited to organizations steeped in equity values and comfortable challenging traditional compensation assumptions and practices.

Addressing the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Community Interventions and Resource Webinar
2022-06-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start (PEDS) Network
Learning Collaborative Webinar Series
“Addressing the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis:
Community Interventions and Resources”
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm
The American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. Families with children and adolescents are facing unprecedented levels of community trauma and emotional-mental health stress. The goal of this webinar is to share existing efforts and available resources to serve children and families during this time.
Presenters:
Amelia Koethen, MS Ed, LMHC, CCTP
Mental Health Counselor, Program Director
Albany Medical Center – CARES for Kids
Maja Castillo, MD, MHA
AVP Pediatric Medical Director
Healthfirst

Monthly OASAS Harm Reduction Office Hours
2022-06-16 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Monthly OASAS Harm Reduction Office Hours with Providers will start in June. Please join us.

Thursday, June 16, 2022, 1:00-2:30 pm with Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, OASAS CMO
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SAMHSA Pre-Application Webinar for Community Crisis Response Partnerships
2022-06-15 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health
Services(CMHS), is announcing a webinar for prospective applicants interested in applying for fiscal year
2022 Cooperative Agreements for Innovative Community Crisis Response Partnerships program (Short
Title: Community Crisis Response Partnerships).
The purpose of this program is to create or enhance existing mobile crisis response teams to divert
adults, children, and youth experiencing mental health crises from law enforcement in high need
community(ies). This program recognizes a high-need community as a community where mobile crisis
services are absent or inconsistent, where most mental health crises are responded to by first
responders, and/or where first responders are not adequately trained or equipped to diffuse mental
health crises. Award recipients will be expected to utilize SAMHSA’s National Guidelines for Behavioral
Health Crisis Care: Best Practice Toolkit as a guide for best practices in the delivery of mobile crisis
services.
Note: Registration is not required.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The NOFO and the Best Practice Toolkit are available on the SAMHSA
website at:
https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-22-016
https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/national-guidelines-for-behavioral-health-crisis-care02242020.pdf
Applicants with programmatic questions should contact SOC/CMHS staff via e-mail at
Walker.Tisdale@samhsa.hhs.gov and for budget and grants management questions contact
FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov

Motivational Interviewing and Harm Reduction
2022-05-26 15:00 - 16:30 UTC
Thursday, May 26, 2022, 3:00-4:30 pm: Motivational Interviewing and Harm Reduction: A New Look at an Old Friend with Pat Lincourt, LCSW, OASAS Associate Commissioner, ATAR
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Harm Reduction Strategies to Decrease Overdose Risk
2022-05-19 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Thursday, May 19, 2022, 2:00-3:30 pm: Harm Reduction Strategies to Decrease Overdose Risk: The Evidence with Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, OASAS CMO and Grace Hennessy, MD, OASAS Associate Chief of Addiction Psychiatry
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OASAS Harm Reduction with Andrew Tatarsky, PhD
2022-05-12 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Thursday, May 12, 2022, 2:00-3:30 pm: Title TBA with Andrew Tatarsky, PhD, Founder and Director of The Center for Optimal Living

Presenter Bio: Andrew Tatarsky has worked with people who use drugs and their families for over 40 years. Andrew developed Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) for treating the spectrum of risky and addictive behavior as an alternative to traditional abstinence-only substance use treatment. IHRP brings relational psychoanalysis, CBT and mindfulness together in a harm reduction frame. IHRP meets people wherever they are on their positive change journeys and works collaboratively to support people in discovering their truth and what goals and approach to positive change best suit them. The therapy has been described in his book, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems, and a series of papers. He is Founder and Director of the Center for Optimal Living in NYC, a treatment, education and professional training center based on IHRP. His writing, teaching, clinical work and leadership aim to promote a re-humanized view of problematic substance use and a harm reduction continuum of care that will extend help to everyone who needs and wants it wherever they are ready to begin their positive change journeys.

2022 UHF Tribute to Excellence in Health Care
2022-05-09 11:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
United Hospital Fund’s Tribute to Excellence in Health Care, recognizing quality improvement champions, celebrates the depth and breadth of health care in the New York metropolitan region. The event will honor 73 quality improvement champions selected from 68 participating hospital systems, long-term care facilities, home care organizations, independent practice associations, federally qualified health centers, medical groups, and behavioral health organizations for their work to improve quality of care, patient safety, and the patient experience at their institutions. To learn more about the Excellence in Health Care Award, see here.
The 2022 Tribute will be held in person at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Special keynote remarks by Dave A. Chokshi, MD, will also be a highlight of the afternoon. The 2022 honorees are listed here.

The History of Harm Reduction with Maia Szalavit
2022-05-05 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Thursday, May 5, 2022, 2:00-3:30 pm: The History of Harm Reduction with Maia Szalavitz

Presenter Bio: Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction, which is the first history of the movement to focus drug policy on minimizing harms, not highs. She is also contributing opinion writer for the New York Times.
Her previous New York Times bestseller, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction wove together neuroscience and social science with her personal experience of heroin addiction. It won the 2018 media award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Her 2006 book, Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids, was the first to expose the damage caused by “tough love” youth treatment and helped spur Congressional hearings.

She has also authored or co-authored five other books, including the classic on child trauma, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, and has written for numerous publications including TIME, Wired, and Scientific American. She lives with her husband and two squeaky cats in New York City.
