October 23. 2017

 

RESIDENTIAL NEED: Make Certain OPWDD Knows!

Contact your MSC to find out if you are on the Certified Residential Opportunity (CRO) List. If not, the MSC gives you a form titled “Certified Residential Opportunity” you complete it and send it back to your MSC who turns it into OPWDD 

“Keeping The Promise” proposes to make certain Residential Opportunities are available. Read both the “Report to the Governor” and the Petition available on our website.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS SPONSORED BY DD COUNCILS: FREE FOR FAMILIES

Queens Family Support Services Conference: 10/27/17, 8am-4pm, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, NY, 11367

Staten Island Family Resource and Transition Fair: 10/27/17, 9-1pm, College of Staten Island, Center for the Arts, 2800 Visctory Blvd., Bldg 1P, Staten Island, NY 10314,

Bronx 14th Annual Health Services Committee Conference : 11/17/17, 8:30 – 4pm, Lubin Dining Hall, Block Building, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Morris Park Ave., & Newport Road, Bronx, NY 10461 REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Manhattan Family & Professional Resource Fair: 12/14/17, 10-2pm, New York College of Medicine

Details of DD Council events and information about regularly scheduled meetings on their individual websites.

 

OPWDD NEWS:

Here More From OPWDD: Join the Conversation: opwdd.ny.gov/jointheconversation 

People First Care Coordination Forums Coming in November to ALL Regions

See Dates & Detail on NYC FAIR’s & OPWDD’s website

 

LOOK FOR MANY MORE CHANCES TO LEARN WHAT’S AHEAD: STAY CONNECTED

 

Of Interest:

Senator Gillibrand: Constituent Affairs Flier

Help available on many issues : Separate hand-out

 

SWAN UPDATE:

Justice Center Presentation at the GROW Annual Meeting: Recap Soon

& More: Look for Announcement of SWAN’s Revamped Website

& Face Book presence

 

  

FOR POLICY WONKS: Opportunities to Learn More

October 24th:  CTHE Consortium Conference (Communities Together for Health Equity) to be held Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM at the SUNY Global Center located at 116 East 55th St.

Please register using the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-ground-engaging-cbos-in-health-equity-tickets-38536104526

 

Dec 12th: Quarterly CMS Advocates meeting for Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care

Opportunity for advocates to confer with NYS officials about details of policy and implementation, with participation from CMS officials.  For more details, reach out to: Maria.Tabakov@cms.hhs.gov

 

Nov & Jan: Value-based Payment Boot Camps

November 15th on Long Island.

January session in NYC will be posted soon.

https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/dsrip/vbp_bootcamp/2017_sessions.htm