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” 4

OACCA’s New Strategic Plan  5

OACCA Advisory Committees  Behavioral Health  Foster Care and Adoption  Developmental Disabilities  Residential Center and Group Home  Get Involved! 6

OACCA Projects  Health Home Learning Community (completed)  Crisis Management Learning Community  Outcomes Data Project 7

Recent Advocacy Activities  Health Home  Intensive Home Based Treatment (IHBT) 8

OACCA Recent Advocacy Activities  ODJFS  Rule Revision for Certified Agencies  Master Contract  Standardized Assessment and Level of Care Tool  Deemed Status 9

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 10

Recent Advocacy Activities  Ohio General Assembly  HB 483- Mid-term Budget Legislation  $1.2 Million Funding for CANS Pilot  $10 Million Add’l for PCSA’s  Re-Allocation of County MHAS Funding  HB 423 & Ohio Fostering Connections 11

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. 12

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 13

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 14

Future Activities  ODJFS  Master Contract  Standardized Assessment and Level of Care Tool Pilot Program  Deemed Status  Ohio General Assembly  Enactment of HB 423  Calls to action 15

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 16

Future Activities  Design of the IV-E to 21 Program  Community forums planned around Ohio  Practice model design underway  Research underway  Get involved! 17

Tracy Plouck Director Jennifer Justice Deputy Director 18