Legislative Update

Here's a few fall notes from the Legislation Chair of ICA:​

• PA Link to Community Care website is designed to help persons with disabilities and seniors find information that will connect them to supports and services in their community. www.Carelink.pa.gov 

 

• PA Legislature: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/

Current Bills impacting older adults:
HB271 Gaming (Act No. 42,  Approved by the Governor, Oct. 30, 2017)
HB59 Human Services Code (passed, but vetoed by Gov. Veto No. 2)
 

• PA Health Law Project News

Click here for the September 2017 Health Law PA News.
http://www.phlp.org/home-page/news/newsletters
 

• http://www.nanasp.org/node/1
• https://www.n4a.org/advocacyalerts
• https://www.alz.org/news_and_events.asp

 
Other key items of interest:

• Community Health Choices (CHC)

implementation of Managed Long Term Services sand Supports in Pennsylvania
Here is some information about CHC:
https://www.enrollchc.com/
A good place to start is here:
https://www.enrollchc.com/get-answers
 
If you want further details from a providers perspective see this website:
http://www.healthchoices.pa.gov/info/resources/publications/index.htm
especially these items under:
Community HealthChoices  

• CHC Implementation Notice
• CHC Acronym Glossary Guide
• CHC Fact Sheet
• Community HealthChoices Timeline for Implementation
• CHC Benefits Guide
• Adult Benefits Package 
• Provider Update
• Behavioral Health Provider Update
• Waiver Transitions Flowchart
• Understanding Community HealthChoices vs. HealthChoices
• CHC-Provider Relationship
• Third Party Liability
• Provider Frequently Asked Questions
• Service Coordination
• Continuity of Care​