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Sean Delaney went to Washington D.C. to open the eyes of our Congressional leaders and to share stories of life as a Direct Support Professional serving people with developmental disabilities. Please watch Sean's music video, "Open Your Eyes" and share it with everyone you know, help tell their story.
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Upcoming Events
Celebrate National DSP WeekSeptember 8, 2008 DSP to DC Sept. 8-9th
The U.S. Senate designated the week of September 8, 2008 as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week to honor our heroic workforce! This resolution is a great achievement by the ANCOR National Advocacy Campaign... Direct Support Professionals: The Frontline of ChangeSeptember 10, 2008 The Frontline of Change presents a context for NYSACRA’s efforts by discussing the significant and successful transformation of New York State’s service system for individuals with developmental disabilities over the past 40 years; as well as the roles ... OMRDD'S Testimonial of The Frontline of Change PublicationSeptember 26, 2008 "Congratulations on an amazingly heartfelt piece of work that, from cover-to-cover, puts people first and so eloquently captures the transformation of our services system over the past 40 years!"
To read more of Commissioner Diana Jones... DSP Conference Northern RegionOctober 17, 2008 Renaissance Syracuse Hotel
John Pelizza, Keynote speaker
DSP Conference Mid-Hudson RegionOctober 23, 2008 Holiday Inn Fishkill
John Pelizza, Keynote Speaker
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
· U.S. HOUSE ADOPTS EMERGENCY SPENDING & CMS MORATORIUMS
· NPI INFORMATION FOR PROVIDERS
· CLINIC PROVIDERS TAKE NOTE
· MEDICARE ENROLLMENT PROJECT
· BUILDING COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
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| NYSACRA News & Views
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| Issue No. 29-08
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June 25, 2008
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Open Your Eyes! Watch it Now!
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NYSACRA Calendar
Executive Positions
Action Center
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Greetings NYSACRA Members!
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| · U.S. HOUSE ADOPTS EMERGENCY SPENDING & CMS MORATORIUMS
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Congress took a major step toward completing work on the emergency spending package (H.R. 2642) by approving a compromise spending bill that funds Iraq and Afghanistan wars and additional domestic spending. The amendment regarding domestic spending was approved on a 416-12 vote, and includes a moratorium on six of the seven CMS regulations, a 13-week extension of unemployment insurance benefits, and expansion of GI education benefits. In addition, the bill still includes $5 million for a study to determine the prevalence of fraud, abuse, and waste in the Medicaid program and $25 million for the purpose of reducing fraud and abuse. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate, where it may pass by Friday before the July Recess. The President is expected to sign the bill when it reaches his desk.
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The New York State Medicaid Update for June, 2008 is now available on the NYS DOH website and contains important information about National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) for clinicians. There are two separate articles related to the topic; first, DOH is planning to implement the NPI requirement on September 1, 2008; second, the requirement will be that providers' NPIs are linked with the NPI of the clinic or facility, so providers need to keep accurate, current rosters. The article provides links to websites for help with rosters and NPI reporting information.
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OMR's videoconference on June 19, 2008 provided key information about changes in clinic certification and payment methods for both article 16 and article 28 clinics. Providers were assigned to categories of certification based on the amount of acute and long-term services they deliver; for example, 5 clinics will convert totally from 28s to 16s, while 27 clinics will have joint licensure; one clinic will convert from a 16 to a 28, and 43 clinics will retain their existing single licensure. Payment methods will also change, with a new "APG" (Ambulatory Patient Group) applied to article 28 clinics in April, 2009; it will pay more for higher intensity services and will permit payment for multiple services provided on the same day. The APG method will be applied to article 16 clinics in 2009 or 2010, but in the meantime, there will be an increase in article 16 fees (no dollar figures available yet). The Department of Health is conducting training on the new payment system now for hospitals, with a plan to train clinic providers in the fall. See www.nysacra.org for info.
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Late last month, OMR notified Executive Directors of a statewide initiative to pursue Social Security and Medicare enrollment for individuals served by voluntary agencies. The Social Security Administration has agreed to partner with OMRDD in this initiative. After piloting the approach earlier this year with three voluntary agencies, OMR has asked for agencies to appoint a liaison to work directly on the project, and to establish a Secure Message Center account so that confidential information can be exchanged. The OMR contact person for both of these tasks is Kristina Sandberg (518-402-4339),
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. The project will require residential providers to contact parents of those 22 years and older, and collect certain information that will help screen for potential eligibility for Social Security benefits for the person with a disability. Similar to the Medicaid and Waiver enrollment project, NYSACRA and other associations will serve as a liaison for their member agencies and OMR.
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Don't forget "Building a Vision for Community" with Dr. Al Condeluci on July 10 and 11 at the Saratoga Hilton in Saratoga Springs. The full brochure and registration form can be found on NYSACRA's website. This is a spectacular opportunity to network and to enhance your community-building skills.
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