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2024 DPSQA Virtual Conference

For Behavioral Health and Waiver Providers and Staff

 

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Agenda

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8:45–9:00: Opening Remarks/Welcome
Tabitha Kinggard, RN, Manager, Provider Relations, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC)
John Selig, MPA, President and CEO, AFMC

9:00–9:15: AR Medicaid Updates
Elizabeth Pitman, JD, Director, Division of Medical Services (DMS), Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS)
Janet Mann, CPA, Deputy Secretary & State Medicaid Director, DHS

9:15–9:45: DPSQA Updates
Martina Smith, JD, Director, Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA), DHS

9:45–10:15: Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) — Claims Processing/Billing
Karen Young, Training and Program Developer, Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), AFMC

10:15–10:45: BREAK

10:45–11:15: DPSQA License and Certification
Susan Morrow, Licensure and Certification Manager, Office of Community Services (OCS), DPSQA, DHS

11:15–12:00: AR Medicaid Provider Enrollment
Sharon Donovan, MHA, Business Operations Manager, DMS, DHS

12:00–1:00: LUNCH

1:00–1:30: Personal Care Overview
Jay Hill, Director, Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services (DAABHS), DHS
Debora Inman, JD, Assistant Director, DAABHS, DHS

1:30–2:00: Overview of Early Intervention Day Treatment (EIDT)
Jennifer Brezée, LCSW, Director, Division of Developmental Disability Services (DDS)

2:00–2:45: Community Support System Provider (CSSP) Overview
Melissa Weatherton, JD, Director of Specialty Medicaid Services, DHS
Paula Stone, LCSW, Director, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (OSAMH), DHS

2:45–3:00: BREAK

3:00–4:00: Roadmap to a Healthier Arkansas
Paula Stone, LCSW, Director, OSAMH, DHS
Tabitha McNulty, JD, Deputy Director, PASSE and Medicaid Behavioral Health Services, OSAMH, DHS

4:00–4:15: Closing Remarks
Tabitha Kinggard RN, Manager, Provider Relations, AFMC

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