North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
Providers of MH/DD/SA Services
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2008 Annual Craft Fair
The annual craft sale of items made by patients in several of our facilities will take place:
Archdale Building
512 N Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC
- October 20 & 21 - 7 am to 6 pm
- October 22 - 7 am to 3 pm
CAP-MR/DD Service Definitions 11/08
have been added to the CAP-MR/DD page.
Announcement: CAP MR/DD Waiver Update
This free and open 3-hour event is for consumers, family members, service providers, LME staff and others interested in learning more about the new CAP Support Waiver and Comprehensive Waiver.
The event is scheduled for two locations and will be repeated in each location (Registration begins 30 minutes before the session begins.):
* October 8, 2008 in Goldsboro, NC:
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm OR 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
* October 15, 2008 in Winston Salem, NC:
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm OR 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
We encourage you to register online, however walk-in registration will be accepted if space remains available for the event.
Click link to register: http://www.abcsignup.com/view/view_month.asp?as=60&wp=238&aid=BHRP
21st Annual NC MH/DD/SA Community Service Array Conference: Brochure | Participant Registration | Exhibitor Registration
(formerly Community Support/Targeted Case Management Conference)
Pilot testing of the Provider Monitoring Tool begins September 1, 2008.
The Provider Monitoring Guidelines have been updated to clarify the terms "Not Applicable," "Not Rated," "Plan of Correction," and "Plan of Correction-Focused Monitoring." Surveys should be faxed to Jamie Maginnes during the pilot. Worksheet #2 was inadvertently omitted in Appendix D in the first edition. It has been inserted here. All updates/clarifications in the guidelines are denoted in red. (Link)
New Statewide Substance Abuse Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation System Memo
2008 Community Support Medicaid Audit and Person Centered Planning Review
The DMH/DD/SAS Accountability Team will carry out Medicaid audits of Community
Support services, as well as reviews of the Person-Centered Planning process from
August 26, 2008 - October 23, 2008 (more details).
FREQUENCY AND EXTENT OF MONITORING TOOL
Please find here the recently completed Frequency and Extent of Monitoring (FEM) Tool (Instructions). This instrument is a companion to the requirement in the current 163 Monitoring rules. The full set of rules are found in Administrative Rule, 10A NCAC 27G .0601 -- .0610. The requirement for LMEs to determine Frequency and Extent of Monitoring for all providers within the LME catchment area is found in 10A NCAC 27G .0608 (1) (A-J). The use of this tool is not mandated by these current rules. However, revisions of the 163 monitoring rules are currently in process, and when those rules go into effect, the use of this tool will be required in establishing levels of Frequency and Extent of Monitoring. Also, the current Performance Contract between DHHS and the LMEs requires the use of this tool in Section 5.5: "The LME shall monitor providers in accordance with DHHS policy and applicable statutes. ... Once published, the LME shall use a standard DHHS risk assessment protocol to determine the intensity of monitoring providers."
A stakeholder group composed of Division staff, providers, LME representatives and representatives of consumers and families participated in the revision and refinement of this tool. That workgroup will review and revise the tool as necessary, as implementation by LMEs offers suggestions for refinement. Should you have questions about the use of the tool, please contact Julia Sinclair, ar Julia.Sinclair@ncmail.net, Jim Jarrard, at jim.jarrard@ncmail.net, or Adolph Simmons, at Adolph.Simmons@ncmail.net.
Housing and Supported Employment brochures are available on the Providers page. To download the brochures, right-click the link with your mouse and select the Save Target As option.
Service definitions for the CAP/MR-DD Waiver, 23 in all, have been posted to DMA's proposed policies Web page at http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/mp/proposedmp.htm. Comments will be accepted through August 17, 2008.
Dr. Alice Lin's Implementation Review has been posted to the System Transformation Page
GOV. EASLEY SIGNS BILL BROADENING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Updated: October 9, 2008
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