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Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 7:19 PM
Please click on the below link to access the article:
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Posted on Monday, December 28, 2015 5:48 PM
Please review the attachments for more information about injectable antipsychotics and the recent policy change from DMAS now making this covered as a medical benefits instead of a pharmacy benefit.
If you plan to attend the Spring 2016 Conference, one of our VACPN members, Kirk Morton, will speak more on the subject. We're very excited for him to share his knowledge with us!
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Lisa babilon VACPN President: Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 11:59 AM
Good morning, The VACSB Legislative Update, as of February 5, 2015, can be viewed by clicking HERE.This document lists VACSB's positions on bills identified by the VACSB Clearinghouse Committee designated bill reviewers as well as our advocacy partners. The VACSB Clearinghouse Committee meets weekly during the General Assembly and the Legislative Update is published following these meetings. The document will also be posted to the VACSB website each week. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the VACSB office. |
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Lisa Babilon VACPN President: Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 9:45 AM
Through our contacts at LCVN, the Virginia Association for Home Care and Hospice asked me to do a conference call on the importance and benefits for home health / hospice nurses to engage in continuing education with respect to community psychiatric nursing. So I attached a rough outline to start as far as talking points for the call. If you all could take a look and let me know if you have anything to add. Thanks, Lisa Home Health, Hospice and Community Mental Health Three Peas in a Pod |
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Posted on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 9:10 AM
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Posted on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 9:08 AM
The first meeting of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Mental
Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21Century (SJ47
Subcommittee) was held in Richmond yesterday.
SUMMARY
The Subcommittee was given a briefing on the mental health
law changes by Allyson Tysinger (same as delivered at the regional trainings on
mental health law changes).
Commissioner Ferguson then provided a broad overview of the
structure of the publicly funded mental health system followed by detailed
information regarding funding in the system over the last decade, specific
information on ECO/TDO dispositions from 01 January 2014 through 30 April 2014
(May and June data will be available in the next few weeks), and an outline of the
Department’s goals in shoring up the mental health system. |
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Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:55 AM
I wanted to send out the latest information provided by DBHDS
(Please see email below).
I have included a link to obtain the following forms:
If you haven’t already seen it, the DBHDS website has some
update information on it related to the ECO/TDO code changes as of this
morning. |
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Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:44 AM
For your information, below is a link to the DBHDS website
on the recent civil commitment law changes. You will find on this site
information on the 2014 legislation, materials and FAQs from the recent
regional trainings, a link to the Supreme Court site on the new forms, updated
regional protocols, and other helpful information.
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Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:41 AM
Hi. This came across the cyber-waves last night.
The link to the announcement is below. Click on “More details on this petition”
and then on “transmittal sheet” to see the petition. Essentially it’s
requesting that the BON consider clinical hours obtained in a paramedic
curriculum to count for clinical hours in a nursing education program. The
petition will be filed in the Register of Regulations on July 28, at which time
a public comment period of 30 days will begin (until Aug 27th).
Here is the link to the petition. |
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Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:30 AM
Close
the Coverage Gap Clips
June 24, 2014
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Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:29 AM
To HAV Coalition:
The General Assembly reconvened yesterday to take action on Governor
McAuliffe's line-item vetoes. After going through both the House and the
Senate, six vetoes were sustained while Speaker Howell ruled two vetoes out of
order. Critically for the fight to close the coverage gap, one of those
he ruled out of order was the veto of the Stanley Amendment, which prohibits
the appropriation of funds to expand Medicaid without General Assembly
approval.
By removing the veto on procedural grounds, Howell avoided an override vote
that would have required the support of two-thirds of both chambers and was
highly unlikely in the Senate. |
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Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:28 AM
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Posted on Monday, April 8, 2013 1:18 PM
Virginia Budget Conference Report on “Medicaid Reform and Expansion” (adopted February 23, 2013) With Governor’s Recommendations (March 26, 2013) Item307#20c Health And Human Resources
Department Of Medical Assistance Services
Language
Language:
Page 280, after line 14, insert:
"JJJJ.1. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall seek federal authority through any necessary waiver(s) and/or State Plan authorization under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to implement a comprehensive value-driven, market-based reform of the Virginia Medicaid/FAMIS programs. |
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Posted on Monday, April 8, 2013 1:11 PM
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