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Dates posted	Titles (brief descriptions) and links
12/27/07	The SYNAR Report for FFY07 has been added to the Reports page.
12/21/07	December 2007 Quality Quick Facts data is now available.
12/20/07	Checkwrite Research 2007 (4-05 through 8-30) are posted to the IPRS page.
12/20/07	Community Support Definition Videoconference is now available.
12/20/07	Frequency and Extent of Monitoring (FEM) Tool and Guidelines for Completing Provider Monitoring Assessment Using the Frequency & Extent of Monitoring (FEM) Tool are available on the What's New page.
12/19/07	Mercer On-Site LME Reviews
12/17/07	The Local CFAC ( Consumer and Family Advisory Committee Membership for 12/14/07 has been added under the Consumer Empowerment Team website.
12/14/07	The (SCFAC) State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee minutes for November 2007 have been posted on the SCFAC page
12/12/07	New IVC listing posted to home page.
12/11/07	A new document has been added for Standardized Mental Health Screens for 12/07 on the Jail Diversion page
12/11/07	Work First/CPS/SA Reporting Form 12/07 contains new contact information and has been added to the Performance Agreement page. Please use this beginning in January
12/10/07	Changes in DHHS Incident Reporting Process regarding Deaths Due to Unknown Causes dated has been posted under Statpublications/Manuals and Forms QM02 update memo dated 9-20-07
12/10/07	On the Integrated Payment and Reporting (IPRS) page the service Array dated for 07/08 has been replaced by another document
12/05/07	Communication Bulletin #86 Regarding the Community Systems progress Indicators Quarterly Report has been posted to the Reports page and the Communication Bulletin page.
12/05/07	New SCFAC Nomination form is available on the SCFAC page.
12/04/07	The LME Crisis Service Plans Report for 11/07 has been posted under Statistic and Publications under Reports and refer to Reports to the Legislature
12/04/07	Community Support Services Report for 12/07 has been posted under Statistic and Publications under Reports and refer to Reports to the Legislature
12/03/07	Implementation Update #37 Medicaid Billing Errors and Modifiers, Appeals and Authorizations, Endorsement Policy Revision, Attachment Disorder Guideline Development, and Staff Qualification Guidance
12/03/07	The Communication Bulletin #85 Provider Applications for Substance Abuse Services Cross Area Services Program (CSAP) has been posted to the Communication bulletins page.
12/03/07	The 2008 Commission Meeting Schedule has been added to the Commission page.
12/03/07	The CAPMR Paid Claims record count for November has been added to the CAPMR Claims page.
11/30/07	Job openings for the new Central Regional Hospital can be accessed from the CRH page.
11/30/07	Information regarding the upcoming video conference on Community Support Plan Updates is available on the What's New page.
11/30/07	Tips for coping with drought related stress can be found on the Disaster Preparedness page.
11/29/07	(TBI ) Traumatic Brain Injury facts for 07/08 have been added under TBI Facts and Figures under North Carolina
11/27/07	The minutes from the 8/16/07 MH Commission Meeting are posted on the Commission page.
11/21/07	The SCFAC December 2007 agenda has been added to the SCFAC Page.
11/21/07	Save the Date Brain Injury Reconnecting the Dots Asheville, NC. Find this information under TBI page.
11/20/07	The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) minutes for 06/13/07 has been added under the TBI page.
11/20/07	Deaths Reported and Facility Compliance with Restraint and Seclusion Policies and Procedures in State Fiscal Year 2007 has been posted on the Stats and Pubs page under reports.
11/19/07	Bulletin #084 Community Rehabilitation Programs
11/19/07	Mental Health, DD/SAS Related Admissions in Community Emergency Departments memo for 11-15-07 has been posted on the Stats and Pub-Reports page under Miscellaneous | Mental Health, DD/SAS Quarterly report for 11-15-07 has been posted under Stats and Pub Reports page under Miscellaneous
11/16/07	The SFY2007 Report for the 4th quarter has been revised and the 07/08 Report for the 1st Quarter has been added under the Performance Contracts page
11/15/07	State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee 12/2007 and 2008 meeting dates and location information is available on the SCFAC page.
11/15/07	Independent Evaluation of the Performance of LME Functions: Mercer Kick Off LME Review Attachment LME Administrative Expenses
11/15/07	Information regarding the upcoming Town Hall Meetings for 12/13/07 and 02/11/08 are posted on the What's New page.
11/14/07	List of Community Support Services legislative report is now available on the Reports and Publications page.
11/13/07	The October CAPMR Paid Claims Record, which will replace September has been added to the Community Alternatives Program-Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities (CAP-MR/DD) page.
11/13/07	The October minutes have been posted to the State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee page. (SCFAC)
11/09/07	Request for Crisis Intervention Teams Program Development Funding SFY '08 Memo | Plan Form
11/09/07	Suspension of New Enrollment of Community Support Services Memo from Dempsey Benton
11/09/07	New Child Residential Checksheets for Level II and III have been added to the Provider Endorsement page.
11/07/07	The Strength-Based Assessment has been added to the Child and Family page under System of Care
11/06/07	Screening for Mental Illness presentation in Jail has been added to the Jail Diversion page.
11/06/07	TASC Overview 9/14/07(Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities) has been update on the State and Local Government page under Substance Abuse Improvement Project (SAIP)
11/05/07	Implementation Update #36 has been posted to the Implementation Update page.
11/05/07	Plan of Correction Form for 11-03-07 has been added to the Audit page under Fall 2007
11/02/07	The ACS Quarterly Report for April thru June, 2007 has been added to the Stats and Pub page under reports Customer Service and Community Right Data Reports .
11/02/07	The November Agenda has been added to the State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee
11/01/07	Communication Bulletin #083 regarding LMEs Selected for the HB 1473 Legislative Pilot for LMEs to Reduce State Psychiatric Hospital Usage has been posted on the Communication Bulletin page.
10/31/07	Standardized Mental Health Screens have been added to the Jail Diversion page.
10/31/07	The LOC Quarterly Report for 09/30/07 has been posted to the Statistics and Publications page under Reports.
10/29/07	New implementation date for the Records Manual. The Records Manual is now in two parts making it easier to download. Find more information here.
10/29/07	Community Support Service Definitions are posted to the DMA website.
10/24/07	Bulletin #082 DRAFT Provider Action Agenda Committee Recommendations for Public Comment
10/23/07	Updated Commission roster is posted on the The Commission for Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services page.
10/19/07	Medical Clearance of Patients with Psychiatric and/or Addictive Disease Emergencies in the Emergency Room Department (10/18/07)| Medical Clearance Policy (10/15/07)
10/17/07	Memo detailing the changes within the updated Service Records Manual is available on the Manuals page.
10/17/07	The updated Records Management and Documentation Manual for Providers of Publicly-Funded MH/DD/SAS, CAP-MR/DD Services and Local Management Entities is now posted on the Manuals page.
10/16/07	LME Hospital Pilot Program report is posted under the Reports to the Legislative Oversight Committee.
10/15/07	LOC Quarterly Reports for 03/31/07 and 06/30/07 are posted to the DMH website.
10/15/07	A replacement for the Array of Services has been update to the IPRS web page under Service Array
10/12/07	September 2007 minutes have been posted to the SCFAC web page.
10/12/07	Customer Service and Community Rights Data Reports for 12/05 and 3/06 have been added to the Statistics and Publications page under Reports
10/08/07	Data on Admissions to State Psychiatric Hospitals sorted by LME| LME and Diagnostic category has been updated on the Statistics and publications page.
10/08/07	Please see the Revised policy for 9-7-07 on the Provider Endorsement page.
10/08/07	Please see the updated Advocacy Organizations listed on the Consumer Empowerment Team page.
10/08/07	The Opportunities for Consumer and Family Involvement document is updated and on the Consumer Empowerment Team page.
10/08/07	Consumer Satisfaction Report for 05-06 has been added to the Statistics and Publication page.
10/05/07	The N.C. Joint Legislative Oversight Committee report on Deaths Reported and Facility Compliance with Restraint and Seclusion Policies and Procedures in State Fiscal Year 2006-07 is available.
10/05/07	Reports to the Legislative Oversight Committee - 10/1/07 report is available.
10/4/07	Quality Management Conference 2007
10/04/07	The Paid Claims record count for September has been posted and takes the place of the August count to the CAP/MR web site
10/03/07	Bulletin #081 has been posted to the Communication Bulletins page.
10/02/07	Jail Diversion in N.C. - Updated PowerPoint Overview
10/02/07	Semi-Annual System Performance Report (10/01/07)
10/02/07	N.C. Substance Abuse Improvement Project - Funding update
10/01/07	Updated Person Centered Plans: Introductory (unprotected) and Complete PCP (protected and unprotected)
10/01/07	SCFAC October 2007 Agenda
9/28/07	The provider endorsement policy, plan of correction policy, check sheets and instructions and notification of endorsement action forms have been revised to include policy changes indicated in Implementation Update #33. They are effective on 10/1/07. Find them on the Provider Endorsement Page.
9/28/07	SCFAC Membership Contact Information, Map and Terms in Region have been updated.
9/26/07	A revised flow chart has been update to The Access Care Training Page.
9/25/07	The North Carolina Controlled Substance Reporting System has been added under the Provider page.
9/21/07	The SFY2006 Report for the 4th Qtr has been added to the statspublications under Quarterly Critical Incident Reports | The SFY2007 Report for the 3rd Qtr has been added to the statspublications under Quarterly Critical Incident Reports
9/21/07	Implementation Update #35 Technical Amendment 4 Criteria Checklist for Legal Guardian of Person Technical Amendment - Plan of Care
9/19/07	Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Community Members Can Do|What Parents Can Do| What Rescue Workers Can Do
9/18/07	Sign Language Interpreters for 9/14/07 has been added to the Deaf Services home page
9/14/07	The following links have been changed on the CFAC website OPC| Alamance was changed to ACR| Wilson Greene has been changed to The Beacon Center| Eastpointe| Southeastern
9/14/07	The SCFAC minutes for August 2007 has been posted under the SCFAC web page
9/14/07	Crisis Service Reporting | Reporting Form
9/12/07	EPSDT Policy from DMA (8/17/07)
9/12/07	The new CAP-MR/DD slot memo and allocation list has been posted to the CAP page.
9/12/07	The Crisis Response Units for 9/12/07 have been posted to the DMH web page
9/11/07	Implementation Update #33 regarding the Full Provider Endorsement process as well as a flow chart and the Revised DRAFT policy can be found on the Provider Endorsement page.
9/11/07	Directions for Black Mountain has been added to the Audits page.
9/10/07	Implementation Update #34 Various Updates
9/10/07	Implementation Update #33 Various Updates
9/07/07	LME State Hospital Admissions for the year 2007 and 2008 have been posted under Statspublications page
9/07/07	LME RFA Memo HB1473 RFA Document RFA Attachment 1 RFA Attachment 2 Utilized Bed Days Report for rates by LME 8-31-07 Revised
9/06/07	Revised LME Systems Management Reporting Instructions | Revised LME Systems Management Expenditure Reporting Form
9/04/07	The CAPMR Paid Claims Record for August has been added to the CAPMR Month web site
9/04/07	The Final 2007 audits schedule for 9/4/07 has been replaced with a corrected copy on the Audits home page and is highlighted in red
9/04/07	LME Crisis Service Report has been added to the Reports and Publications web page under Reports to the Legislation
9/04/07	Future Role and Capacity of Development has been added to the Reports and Publications web page under Reports to the Legislation
9/04/07	CTS Report has been added to the Reports and Publications web page under Reports to the Legislation
9/04/07	Multiply Diagnosed Adults Report for 9/07/07 has been added to the Reports and Publications web page under Reports to the Legislation
8/31/07	August 2007 agenda has been placed in the SCFAC archived agendas
8/31/07	September 2007 agenda has been posted to the SCFAC web page
8/30/07	Dr. Alice Lin's Implementation Review has been posted to the System Transformation Page
8/27/07	Medical Supervised ADATC Instructions have been added to the Provider Endorsement page under Substance Abuse
8/27/07	Non Hospital Medical Detox Instructions have been added to the Provider Endorsement page under Substance Abuse
8/24/07	Sign Language Interpreters for 8/24/07 has been added to the Deaf Services home page
8/24/07	ACS State Facilities Advocates Web page has been updated and a new map is in place
8/23/07	Community Support Instructions for child/adult has been added to the Provider endorsement page
8/23/07	LME State Psychiatric Hospital Liaisons has been posted to the State Facilities home page
8/21/07	Performance Contract for the 3rd quarter has been revised and 4th quarter has been added to the Performance Contracts page
8/21/07	The link to The Beacon Center has been changed
8/20/07	The existing SCFAC Representation chart has been updated.
8/20/07	Mental Health Planning Council Meetings for 10-06-06 have been posted.
8/20/07	NC-SNAP Scoring Index Information has been linked to the CAP/MR/DD page scroll down to Other Documents
8/20/07	Fall 2007 Audit information is now posted to the Audits page.
8/20/07	Changed Accessing Care Training location.
8/14/07	Communication Bulletin #77 regarding LME Complaint Reporting System Update, has been posted to the Announcements page.
8/13/07	July, 2007 minutes are posted under State Consumer Family Advisory Committee page (SCFAC)
8/7/07	The new Attachment 3 LME Quarterly Complaint Report form has been added to the Forms page.
8/02/07	New forms have been placed on the Provider Endorsement Information page. These include Notification of Endorsement Action | Additions and Changes to the NEA letter | LME Endorsement Statistics Weekly Report
8/01/07	New information regarding the upcoming Accessing Care training has been posted.
8/01/07	A new Sign Language Interpreter list has been posted on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing page.
7/30/07	The Level IV Child Residential Checksheet is now on the Endorsed Provider Information page.
7/27/07	NC-TOPPS Guidelines 7-07 | Memo
7/26/07	North Carolina Mental Health Planning Council minutes from 1/05/07, 11/03/06, and 8/04/06
7/26/07	Crisis response units dated 7/26/07 has been posted to the home page.
7/24/07	Signlanginterpreter 7-2-07 has been updated on the deafservices page.
7/23/07	2-15-07 Commission Minutes has been posted on the Full Commission Meeting Minutes page.
7/20/07	August 2007 SCAFC agenda has replaced the July agenda.
7/19/07	Person Centered Thinking resource page
7/18/07	The CFAC Data Report has been posted to the SCFAC page.
7/18/07	A new advocate has been named to Dix and has been posted on the State Facility page.
7/18/07	Updates have been made to the CET Map and posted to the CET page.
7/18/07	Updates have been made to the PCP Form and the PCP Tipsheet and posted to the Accessing Care page.
7/18/07	Updates have been made to Eligibility Matrix and posted to the IPRS page.
7/17/07	Updates have been made to the CFAC page.
7/16/07	An updated Issues and Answers document has been posted to the Implementation page and the Service Definitions page.
7/13/07	Implementation Update #32 Accessing Care and Other Topics have been posted to the Update page.
7/6/07	School Reentry After Traumatic Brain Injury - Registration form
7/6/07	SCFAC representation of regions (6/25/07)
7/06/07	SCFAC member contact information
7/06/07	Consumer Empowerment Team field map
7/06/07	SCFAC Map
7/06/07	IPRS Eligibility Matrix
7/06/07	Local Management Entities Crisis Service Report (6/29/07)
7/05/07	The July Agenda for the State CFAC meeting has been posted to the SCFAC page.
7/03/07	Implementation Update #31 Clarification Regarding Specialized Equipment & Supplies, Supervision of Personal Care for CAP-MR/DD and CAP-MR/DD Rate Changes has been posted to the Implementation Update page.
7/03/07	The new PCP forms and manual have been posted to the Forms page.
7/02/07	Information about Sign Language Interpreters has been added to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing page.
7/02/07	New NCSNAP Examiner information has been posted to the NCSNAP Examiner page.
7/02/07	New IPRS Target Population information has been posted.
7/02/07	Communication Bulletin #075 has been posted on the Announcements page.
6/29/07	The State Strategic Plan 2007-2010 defines the specific objectives, action steps and milestones to be undertaken over the next three fiscal years for continued implementation of reform and transformation of the MH/DD/SA services system as required by the NC General Assembly. A consumer-friendly summary is coming in late July. Memo State Strategic Plan in Black and White
6/29/07	The Revised PCP forms are now on the web in Word format on the Accessing Care page.
6/28/07	FY2007-2008 State Psychiatric Hospital Utilization Plan Memo | Plan | Spreadsheet
6/28/07	The new state hospital admissions reports have been posted to the Statistics and Publications page.
6/27/07	Provider training and technical assistance opportunities. G2G Registration form People who register will be notified if their registration has been accepted.
6/26/07	Updated Provider Endorsement information is now posted.
6/20/07	Information and Presentations for the Accessing Care Trainings have been posted to the Accessing Care page.
6/15/07	The video from the June 14, 2007 videoconference has been posted.
6/15/07	The May minutes for the SCFAC meeting are now posted on the SCFAC page.
6/15/07	The SFY 08 Preliminary Continuation Allocation Memo has been posted to the Budget page.
6/14/07	Implementation Update #30 Full Endorsement of Providers of Community Intervention Services
6/14/07	LME Implementation of required elements of the After Hours Screening Function
6/14/07	LME State Funded Provider Contract Template (6/13/07) posted on the Communication Bulletin page under CB #54
6/11/07	A new PRTF log and a new Child Residential Providers log have been added to the Child and Family page.
6/11/07	SFY 07 Year-End Non-UCR Payments of State Funds memo has been added to the Budget page.
6/08/07	TBI minutes have been added to the TBI page.
6/07/07	The new DWI Audit schedule is on the Audits page.
6/07/07	The SCFAC agenda for June has been posted to the State CFAC page.
6/05/07	SOC Coordination Memo and SOC Quarterly Report Template
6/05/07	The LME fiscal monitoring (FMR) summary data report for the FSY 06 4th quarter has been posted on the Budget page.
6/04/07	A new Array of Services document has been added to the IPRS page.
6/04/07	Link to the Provider Participation in Consultation Form can be found on the Forms page.
5/31/07	Bulletin #073 MH/DD/SAS Community Systems Progress Indicators 3rd Qtr Report | Report |Appendices
5/30/07	LME State Funded Provider Contract Template posted on the Communication Bulletin page under CB #54
5/23/07	The new Special Care Center, Wright School, Whitaker School and Black Mountain Center Statistical Report has been posted on the Statistics and Publications page.
5/21/07	IPRS Y-Code Memo regarding state funded Y-Codes for use by designated non-licensed substance abuse professionals in provision of services to IPRS Substance Abuse Target Populations.
5/21/07	Implementation Update # 29 regarding the Extension of Provisionally Licensed Providers Delivering Reimbursable Outpatient Therapy Services as been added to the Implementation page.
5/18/07	An updated Post Payment Review Guidelines document has been posted.
5/18/07	The IPRS page has been updated with a new Budget Criteria document.
5/16/07	Child Residential Providers Renewing their DFS License for 2008
5/11/07	The State CFAC page has been updated with the April meeting minutes.
5/09/07	Changes have been made to the DWI Audits information on the Audits page.
5/09/07	The Provider Endorsement Appeal Policy has been added to the Endorsed Provider page.
5/07/07	2007 Community Support Post Payment Review Instruments
4/27/07	Implementation Update #28 DHHS Rate Review Board Revisits CS Rates can be found on the Implementation page.
4/27/07	DRAFT State Strategic Plan 2007-2010 has been posted on the System Transformation page.
4/24/07	Implementation Update #27 Revised Community Support Authorization Criteria has been posted.
4/20/07	Implementation Update #25 Update on Rate Changes for Community Supports on the Implementation Update page.
4/20/07	The new State CFAC map has been posted to the SCFAC page.
4/19/07	The New Technical Amendment #4 for CAP-MR/DD and Related Documents
4/18/07	An updated NCSNAP Examiner Training Schedule has been posted on the Examiner page.
4/18/07	IPRS Eligibility Matrix has been updated.
4/13/07	REVISED Implementation Update #25 regarding the revision of Community Service rates has been posted to the Implementation Page
4/13/07	SCFAC minutes for February have been updated and March has been added to the SCFAC page.
4/12/07	Implementation Update #26 and attachments were posted.
4/05/07	LME Cost Model, SFY 2008 and Beyond memo was posted.
4/05/07	The Endorsement of New Community Support Providers memo and (sample) provider waiver were posted.
4/05/07	The IPRS page has several updates.
4/05/07	The Mental Health Planning Council page has been updated.
4/3/07	A list of state hospital contacts for MR/MI patients has been posted to the state facilities page.
4/03/07	The newest LOC Performance Report can be found on the Reports page.
4/02/07	Request for Applications: Underage Drinking Initiative Subcontracting Opportunity
3/29/07	Removal of ADATC Bed Day Allocation Memo (effective 5/1/07) dated 3/29/07
3/27/07	Communication Bulletin #071 memo, an appendix and report were posted.
3/26/07	Updated Medicaid Audit Information is now on the Audits page.
3/23/07	DD-COI Discontinuation Memo dated 3/21/07
3/23/07	A new Psychiatric Residential Treatment Log has been posted on the Child and Family page.
3/23/07	Community Support Services Memo dated 3/21/07
3/23/07	The list of IPRS CoreTeam minutes has been updated.
3/22/07	The Crisis Response Units and IVC Designated Facilities spreadsheets have been updated and can be found on the home page.
3/21/07	Mental Health Reform: Milestones & Accomplishments (3/07) Mental Health Reform: Tasks & Outcomes (3/07)
3/21/07	Updated the SCFAC Terms of Regions information on the SCFAC page.
3/20/07	Several changes have been made to the State CFAC page.
3/20/07	Updated information about IPRS target populations as well as other updated information on the IPRS page.
3/15/07	The February meeting minutes were posted to the SCFAC page.
3/13/07	Additional Allocation of CAP-MR/DD Waiver slots memo and attachment.
3/13/07	A new Institution Budget information has been posted to the Budget & Finance page as well the updated LME Monthly Reporting form.
3/12/07	Loan Repayment Program (Federal & State) Based on Health Professionals Shortage Areas--MH
3/09/07	The 2006 DMH/DD/SAS Annual Report has been posted on the Reports page.
3/09/07	FAX Update--Value Options
3/08/07	Service Array 06-07 was updated on the IPRS page.
3/08/07	Reports to the LOC were posted. Specifically, the reports for 4-1 through 10-1, 2006.
3/07/07	Revised Payment & Population Hierarchies for Recurring Cirsis Expansion Funds in IPRS memo
3/05/07	You can now find the Quick Facts Archives from the Statistics page too.
3/02/07	There's a new Quick Facts graph on the home page.
3/02/07	March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. For more information see the TBI Awareness page.
3/02/07	The corrected agenda for the upcoming SCFAC meeting has been put on the SCFAC page.
2/28/07	Area and County Population Figures are now on the Budget page.
2/28/07	The memo explaining the County General Funds Report was posted to the Budget page.
2/27/07	Implementation Update #24 was posted.
2/27/07	The LME Crisis Services Report was posted to the Publications/Reports page.
2/27/07	The Non-Medicaid Appeal Process Documents Translated into Spanish were posted on the manuals and forms page.
2/23/07	A revised 1st quarter Performance Contract Report and the 2nd qtr report have been put on the Performance Agreement page.
2/22/07	A new search engine has been added to the home page.
2/21/07	Implementation Update #23 has been added to the Service Definitions Impementation page.
2/20/07	The MHDDSAS Commission web page (see link, above) was updated. Specifically, the Commission minutes for 11-16-06 were posted.
2/20/07	Service Array 06-07 was updated on the IPRS page.
2/19/07	The DHHS Disaster Plan can be found on our Disaster Prepardness page.
2/19/07	Updated the Manuals & Reports page with the new Quarterly complaint Report Form.
2/19/07	Updated the SCFAC page with new meeting information.
2/16/07	Audits page has been updated with the new DWI Audit information.
2/14/07	The Transformation Update - Town Hall Meeting flyer was posted.
2/14/07	The 2004-2006 SCFAC Minutes and Past Meeting Agendas were posted.
2/14/07	The MHDDSAS Commission web page (see link, above) was updated. Specifically, the Commission minutes for 1-18 through 8-17, 2006 were posted.
2/13/07	The Integrated Payment and Reporting System (IPRS) web page was updated with a new Budget Criteria document.
2/13/07	An alert about the need for providers to obtain NPI numbers before March 31st, 2007 was placed on our homepage.
2/13/07	Core team minutes (from 1/3 through 1/24 2007) were posted on the Integrated Payment and Reporting System (IPRS) web page. These minutes contain minutes from the weekly IPRS Core Team call between the division and the local management entity (LME) community. Also, checkwrite research minutes (from 1/9 through 1/25 2007) were posted and they contain summary data from the scheduled IPRS checkwrites for the LME Community. Budget Criteria 06-07 was posted.
2/12/07	Continued re-design of the system transformation web page was completed in order to make information more readily understood and available.
2/12/07	Added to the 2007 community support (CS) audits page were the CS audit tool and the provider list.
2/12/07	Communication Bulletin #69: Housing Initiaitives was posted today.
2/12/07	The MHDDSAS Commission web page (see link, above) was updated. Specifically, the Advisory Committee minutes for 1-18 through 10-18 2006 were posted. Also, the 10-19-05 Rules Committee minutes were replaced. And, the Rules Committee minutes for 1-18 through 10-18 2006 were posted.
2/12/07	The following changes were made to the State Consumer Family Advisory Committee web page: a new SCFAC Representation in terms of Disabilities document, a new SCFAC contact info document, and a new SCFAC map were posted. Also, on the SCFAC web page, at the top, the date was changed on the SCFAC nomination form to reflect: SCFAC Nomination Form 2007. The January, 2007 minutes from the SCFAC were posted.
2/12/07	The State Facilities Advocate Contact information on the following Schools was changed: Wright School & Whitaker School: Paula Appel is the new contact person for these two schools.
2/09/07	The new coalition Chair is Sally Cameron.  Her email address is ncpasally@mindspring.com.
2/09/07	A memo from Secretary Carmen Hooker Odom regarding Focused System Review on Community Support Service was added to our homepage.
2/09/07	Three new reports were added to our Reports web page (under Statistical Reports): FY06 Psychiatric Hospitals report, FY06 Area Programs report, and FY06 MR Centers report. Also, the title: MR Center was changed to Developmental Centers.
2/09/07	The Community Supports Audits information is now posted.
2/09/07	Memo regarding increased admissions to state psychiatric hospitals was posted under the system transformation web page.
2/09/07	An updated version of the Dix Campus map was posted.
2/8/07	A link Evidenced Based Practice Models was added to our Site Map.
2/08/07	Can't join the Q&A conference call about the RFA for the Homeless Mental Health Housing Initiative on February 15th at 1:00 PM? Check out the system transformation web page for alternatives!
2/08/07	We corrected the name of the Director of Umstead Hospital (on our State Facilities link, above). The Director is: Stephen Oxley (Stephen.Oxley@ncmail.net )
2/08/07	A link to the Budget and Finance page was placed on the Division Information website (see link to the Division Information website, above).
2/08/07	A new "Quick Links" was added to our homepage. The "What's New" link is now available as an option under "Quick Links."
2/08/07	A new statistical report (under the Statistics and Publications portal under Reports): was posted today: Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment Centers (FY06)
2/08/07	Memo from DHHS Secretary Carmen Hooker Odom on Focused System Review on Community Support Service was posted on our homepage today.
2/07/07	Reports Containing LME Data About The Number Of Admissions To State Psychiatric Hospitals was posted under the System Transformation website.
2/07/07	We learned today that Verne' Evans is the person to contact when one needs to have information in the Endorsed Provider Database updated. Verne.evans@ncmail.net
2/07/07	We received a Psychiatric Treatment Facility Log but have not yet been given guidance as to where on our web to place it.
2/06/07	Although the Long-range plan and the CAP-MR/DD "What's New" announcements were removed (because they were older than 30 days) you may continue to find these documents on our homepage (Long-range plan) or on the CAP-MR/DD web page.
2/06/07	The State and Family Advisory Committee web page was updated to reflect that the SFAC began operations on November 9, 2006.
2/06/07	Some missing links on the Budget web page were fixed.
2/05/07	The Performance Contracts web page was updated with a new revision (1-29-07) of the 4th quarter 05-06 Quarterly Report.
2/05/07	A memo about Crisis Services System Planning was posted under the System Transformation website. There are attachments posted, too; the deadline to send these to Bonnie.Morell@ncmail.net is no later than 5 pm March 1, 2007.
2/05/07	A new report (under the statistics and publications portal) was posted today: Driving while impaired (DWI) Substance Abuse Services Report.
2/02/07	A new report to the legislature was posted under our Statistics and Publication portal, and then our Reports section (entitled: Effects of the North Carolina State Lottery on the Incidence of Gambling Addiction).
2/01/07	The CAPMR paid claims record count was updated.
1/30/07	The memo and Request for Applications (RFA) for Homeless Mental Health Housing Initiative were posted on the system transformation web page.
1/30/07	Four additional documents were added to the Communities Alternatives Program for Mentally Retarded or Developmentally Disabled web page. These documents pertain to the 2005 Home and Community Based Waiver.
1/29/07	The memo regarding New Job Class Specifications for Local Management Entities was posted.
1/26/07	The availability of the SFY 07 Mental Health Trust Fund awards was announced today (see the system transformation web page for the announcement and the required documents).
1/26/07	A drop down box was added to our homepage to help people find information more easily.
1/26/07	The descriptions of our training partners (Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program and Developmental Disabilities Training Institute) were changed. Visit our training web page for details.
1/25/07	The LME Directory (click on "Local Contacts," above) was updated to reflect Wake County Human Services' new Interim LME Director, Joe Durham, and Wilson-Greene Mental Health's new LME Director, Karen Salacki.
1/25/07	The following changes were made to the State and Family Advisory Committee web page: February agenda posted, new meeting dates and location calendar posted and a new SCFAC members contact information was posted.
1/24/07	Rules were added to the Customer Service and Community Rights web page (the rule for community-based client rights committees was added) and to the State Facility Advocates web page (rules pertaining to Human Rights Committees were added)
1/24/07	A new list of state hospital liaisons was posted on the Developmental Disabilities webpage.
1/24/07	A new Administrative Publication System (APS) document was posted today entitled: Reporting and Approval of Research Agreements. Visit the Manuals and Forms webpage for details.
1/23/07	An old service definition (some parts of which are still relevant today) was posted with the new enhanced benefit service defintions manual on the system transformation web page.
1/23/07	The link to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee for MH/DD/SA (LOC) was corrected on our system transformation web page.
1/23/07	Printer-friendly pdf versions of Division Information are now available. Click on "About the Division" (above).
1/23/07	The Dorothea Dix Hospital website was updated. Visit "State Facilities" (above) to view details.
1/23/07	The January quality quick facts (currently on our homepage) was updated.
1/23/07	A new memo was posted on the Budget and Finance webpage entitled: SFY 06 Year-End Non-UCR Settlement Process. The purpose of the memo is to address the process for settling Non-UCR State appropriations paid at year end for the month of June 2006 and for reporting/processing all other June 2006 eligible expenditures for reimbursement.
1/22/07	The rules page was altered so that there are three columns in the rules table. One of the trainer's email addresses was corrected and the site map was updated to reflect more accurate references to the CAP-MR/DD webpages and the CAP manual and apologies were made on the training page about the delay in the posting of a new implementation update on training.
1/19/07	A new Temporary Rules section was added to the Administrative Rules webpage and there are three, new temporary rules pertaining to a controlled substances reporting system.
1/19/07	The State and Family Advisory Committee updated a file called "SFAC representation in terms of region."
1/19/07	The 1986 Records Retention and Disposition Shedule for Central and Regional Offices of Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services document was posted on our Manuals and Forms web page.
1/19/07	The State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee web page was updated with: December minutes, By-Laws, Rules of Procedure, and Code of Conduct.
1/17/07	Frank Farrell's email address was corrected (he is Director of the O'Berry Center). Click on "State Facilities" to view details.
1/17/07	Information about the 9th Annual Conference for Rehabilitation Psychology was posted on our new General Training and Conference Calendar located on our Training web page.
1/17/07	A new icon for our new training calendar (the new training calendar shall include conferences, too) was posted on our training webpage.
1/17/07	A new quality quick facts was posted on our homepage today.
1/17/07	The 2004 Consumer Satisfaction report was published on our Reports and Publications page.
1/16/07	This ValueOptions information was emailed today.
1/12/07	The SFY 2006 4th Quarter Performance Contract was updated on the Performance Contract webpage. This quarterly report tracks the LME's performance on performance measures listed in Attachment III of the SFY04-07 Performance Contract between the NC DHHS and the LMEs.
1/12/07	An updated version of an 834 EDI Transaction was posted on the Integrated Payment and Reporting System (IPRS) website. It contains EDI transaction formatting specifications for our LME community. The recent modifications highlight changes in the "county code" field.
1/11/07	The application deadline for peer support specialist was posted on our training page.
1/11/07	This alert regarding ValueOptions was emailed today.
1/10/07	The site map was updated.
1/10/07	The Final Report & Gaps Analysis powerpoint presentation was posted on our homepage (as a pdf file).
1/10/07	A new version of the LME Business Plan was posted with communication bulletin #068.
1/08/07	The 2007 meeting dates for the Traumatic Brain Injury Council were posted today on the TBI webpage.
1/08/07	The Integrated Payment and Reporting System (IPRS) website was updated with a new target population: concurrency document and a new EDI transaction 835 report requirements.
1/08/07	The Administrative Rules page was updated.
1/08/07	The Announcements and Communication Bulletins web pages were redesigned.
1/08/07	Olga Propst is the new Advocate II for Broughton Hospital.
1/08/07	Access to the web site for one of our state facilities (Julian F. Keith ADATC) is currently down. We have contacted the webmaster of Julian F. Keith ADATC so please keep checking for the web site to resume functioning.
1/08/07	The training for providing behavioral health response was deleted from our Disaster Preparedness web page (since the training sessions ended).
1/05/07	A revised version of communication bulletin #068 was posted. The revision consists of separating the original document into three separate documents: (1) memo, (2) business plan, and (3) cost model.
1/05/07	Announcement of a free workshop for families involved with people with traumatic brain injury was added.
1/05/07	Training Q&As were updated.
1/05/07	A new, free teleconference opportunity was posted on the Elimination of Barriers (EBI)/Address Discrimination and Stigma (ADS) web page.
1/05/07	The link to the rules archives was fixed.
1/04/07	Seven new documents (Core Team 2006 Minutes from 10/25 through 12/20) were posted. These minutes are from the weekly IPRS Core Team calls between the Division and the LME community. Six new documents (Checkwrite Research 2006 documents from 11/7 through 12/20) were posted. Checkwrite research documents contain summary data from scheduled IPRS checkwrites for the LME Community
1/04/07	The training Q&As have been updated on the training website.
1/04/07	An updated version of an 837 EDI Transaction was posted on the Integrated Payment and Reporting System (IPRS) website. The document contains EDI transaction formatting specifications for our LME community.
1/03/07	Information regarding the 2007 Conference on Developmental Disabilities - Toolbox for Transformation information was posted.
1/3/07	2007 Commission Meeting Calendar was posted on the Commission page.
1/03/07	Information regarding The Annual North Carolina Clinical Update Conference was posted. On-line registration form.
1/03/07	An article written by Hennike, Myers, Realon, and Thompson and published recently in the Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities was posted on our web today. Visit the NC-SNAP web page (and the Publications link) to view the article.
1/02/07	25 additional people completed the "train-the-trainer" or TOT training in Community Support. There are now 68 total individuals who completed this TOT process in Community Support. Also, individuals who have completed the TOT process in the Developmental Disabilities areas are now listed on our website. For the full listings, visit our Clinical Skills Series Training web page.
1/02/07	The Question and Answer section of our Training website was updated today.
1/02/07	The NCRX icon was removed from our home page per DHHS (due to the application period closing).
1/02/07	The Elimination of Barriers/Address Discrimination and Stigma (ADS) web page was updated.
1/02/07	The address for Southeastern Regional MH/DD/SAS Local Management Entity (LME) was updated. Click "Local Contacts" (above) to view the change.
1/02/07	Posting documents pertaining to the 2005 Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver (e.g., letters, application, appendices, etcetera). Visit the CAP-MR/DD webpage for details.

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