Category Archives: State Resources
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LBAs Now Included in Human Rights Regulations
Posted on November 14, 2018 by CDEvanko in Miscellaneous, Policy, Private Practice, State ResourcesEffective 11/01/2018, LBAs have been added to the list of people who can conduct and assessment that would allow restraint or time out to be in a behavioral treatment plan. Please note that plans that include restraint or time out must be submitted to an IRC (independent review committee) prior to implementation. If you need […]
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Behavior Analysis In Schools
Posted on November 13, 2018 by CDEvanko in Education, State ResourcesVABA worked with BCBAs who provide services in schools to learn more about what makes them successful. Check out these papers from Clarke County and Campbell County for best practices! Campbell County Clarke County Have your own success story? Contact VABA about sharing – admin@virginiaaba.org
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Behavioral Health Redesign
Posted on October 29, 2018 by CDEvanko in Policy, State ResourcesVABA has been participating in regular meetings hosted by DBHDS and DMAS on the redesign of behavioral health services in Virginia. This is the presentation from the first meeting This is the presentation from the second meeting More information will be shared on this post as it is available.
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Medicaid GAP Member Information
Posted on September 10, 2018 by CDEvanko in State ResourcesWith Medicaid expansion, the GAP program is going away by March 2019 (to be replaced by Medicaid for most). Here are some letters that may be sent to your clients mid September 2018. Letter for those who will transitioning out. Letter for those who will transition to Medicaid. For more information about Medicaid Expansion […]
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More CPT Code Information – New Codes Active Jan 2019
Posted on September 5, 2018 by CDEvanko in Policy, Private Practice, State ResourcesNote, a revision was sent out in mid October: In September the Steering Committee for the national workgroup comprising representatives of the organizations shown above distributed a code conversion table showing the most common HCPCS and 2014 Category III CPT codes that have been used to report applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to health plans, […]
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VDOE/CSA Private Day Outcomes Workgroup
Posted on September 2, 2018 by CDEvanko in Education, Policy, State ResourcesA workgroup was convened through legislation to study CSA funding that is used to send students to private schools. The specific goal for the workgroup is to look at outcomes. More information can be found on the first document (agenda) below. Our lobbyist has been attending the meetings, and here are some documents with more […]
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Attention LBAs and LABAs with Substance Abuse & Addiction Experience
Posted on August 12, 2018 by CDEvanko in Member Jobs, State ResourcesCommonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Ralph S. Northam FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 9, 2018 Office of the Governor Contact: Ofirah Yheskel Email: Ofirah.Yheskel@governor.virginia.gov Virginia Economic Development Partnership Contact: Suzanne Clark Phone: (804) 545-5806 Email: sclark@vedp.org averhealth Contact: Connie Dye Phone: (804) 655-0761 Email: cdye@averhealth.com Governor Northam Announces 50 New Jobs in Henrico County ~ averhealth to […]
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Training for Medicaid Providers
Posted on August 12, 2018 by CDEvanko in Private Practice, State ResourcesEdit 8/23/18: Wow these filled up quickly! DMAS says they will be posting the recording. Stay tuned! CMHRS Provider Training The Department of Medical Assistance Services will be hosting three webinars for CMHRS Providers. The focus of the training will be on submitting initial and continued stay authorizations and submitting relevant information to successfully […]
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Medicaid Reimbursement Issues?
Posted on June 24, 2018 by CDEvanko in Private Practice, State ResourcesIf you are having trouble with reimbursement from any of the six Medicaid MCOs (Aetna Better Health, Anthem Healthkeepers, Magellan, Optima, United Healthcare, Virginia Premier) here is a new form to use to alert DMAS. The information should be sent to cccpluscmhrs@dmas.virginia.gov. Ignore the Nursing Center language. It was developed for them but can be used […]
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BA Regs Public Comment Due 6/27/18!
Posted on June 19, 2018 by CDEvanko in Policy, Private Practice, State ResourcesAttention VABA Members! The Department of Health Professions (DHP) through the Board of Medicine (BOM) does perodic reviews of regulations. Our behavior analyst licensure regulations are currently up for review; they can be found by going to this link and scrolling down: https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/medicine/medicine_laws_regs.htm. It is very important that we Licensed Behavior Analysts and Licensed Assistant Behavior […]
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