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Welcome/Approval of =
Minutes |
Owner:
Debbie =
Field |
Progress:
Completed |
Sent via email on October 26, =
2007 |
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Notes |
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Motion by Patti Tobias to approve =
the minutes, Second by Dick Armstrong. No objection, motion =
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Calendar Year 2008 Meeting =
Schedule |
Owner:
Debbie =
Field |
Progress:
Completed |
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Notes |
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Stay with option 1, meeting dates =
on every third Wednesday except for those combined with ICJC, no =
objection. | | =
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December =
Meeting |
Owner:
Debbie =
Field |
Progress:
Completed |
Cancel December =
Meeting? |
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Notes |
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No, do not cancel December meeting. =
Need to make some finalizations on strategic plan that needs to be =
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Update - Implementation of =
SB=E2=80=99s 1142 and 1149 |
Owner:
Patti =
Tobias |
Progress:
Completed |
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Notes |
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Discussion on the implementation of =
these 2 bills. More cost effective to have community treatment and =
probation than to send an adolescent to IDJC custody. Framework is in =
place to move forward with the implementation and Henry Atencio is =
co-chairing a committee to implement. GAIN implementation will add more =
to this committee. Valuable sentencing alternatives to reduce =
recidivism. 70 adult ordered since =
July. |
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New Grant Awards and =
Submissions |
Owner:
Ike =
Kimball |
Progress:
Completed |
DHW - Safe and Stable Families Grant awarded
ISC - Drug Court Grant |
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Notes |
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Committee update on awards =
received. | =
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Medicaid |
Owner:
Pat Guidry |
Progress:
Completed |
2 New CPT Codes for Medicaid =
Billing |
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Notes |
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Discussion on changing the State =
Medicaid Plan to pay for substance use disorder services involving =
screening that is already being done by =
providers. | | =
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Medicaid Plan Revision for SA =
Disorder Treatment |
Owner:
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Progress:
Completed |
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Notes |
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Discussion on changing the State =
Medicaid Plan to pay for substance use disorder services. Paul Leary of =
Medicaid presented that the State could save approximately (based on =
2007 numbers) $2,248,300 in State funds. Medicaid reverted $13 million =
this last fiscal year. Room and Board and Transitional Housing are =
services that cannot be covered by Medicaid. Medicaid Plan revision can =
be ready to submit to Federal Government for approval by the Spring with =
an implementation date by 7/1/2008. =
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BUDGET =
Discussion |
Owner:
Amy Castro |
Progress:
Completed |
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Notes |
Handouts provided by Amy Castro. Two actions/recommendations from =
the Budget Sub-Committee.
- Adopt full submission as is.
- CPT Code DU - recommend it stays in DHW instead of coming to ODP =
budget.
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Discussion on whether asking for more money to do some contracting =
for work that will need to be done through ODP. Need to have more talk =
on what the Substance Abuse employees at DHW do before requesting more =
funds through ODP. Patti Tobias - supports an adequate increase in the =
ODP budget.
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Note that the DU requests are not in any particular order.
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Motion by Dick Armstrong to accept actions/recommendations from =
Budget Sub-committee, Second by Patti Tobias, no further discussion, =
motion passes. Does not include the concept that this order will be the =
priority. Motion embraces moving forward with getting Medicaid to start =
covering substance abuse =
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RFP =
Update |
Owner:
Kathy =
Skippen |
Progress:
Completed |
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Notes |
Copies of RFP on CD were mailed out to voting members of ICSA. =
Method of writing the RFP involved everyone that has an entry into the =
system. Each group designed a pathway to show their process, so designed =
the RFP to address the pathways.
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Motion by Rep. Clark to accept the RFP as written, Second by Dick =
Armstrong, no further discussion, no opposition, motion =
carries. | | =
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Strategic =
Planning |
Owner:
Susan =
Hayman |
Progress:
In =
Progress |
Continuation of Strategic =
Plan (See attached Agenda) |
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Notes |
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See Susan Hayman's summary =
attachment. | | =
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