For Behavioral Health and Waiver Providers
Day 1
Day 2
Day 1 Presentations
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DHS Priorities—What's Happening at DHS?
Janet Mann, CPA, Secretary, Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS)
Arkansas Maternal Health
Elizabeth Pitman, JD, Director, Division of Medical Services (DMS), DHS
Provider Enrollment
Jonathan Bibb, MPA, Assistant Director, DMS, DHS
Enterprise Licensing System (ELS)
Susan Morrow, Licensure & Certification Manager, Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA), DHS
Inspection (Part 1 & 2)
Shelley Ruth, MSIOP, CDP, Manager, Inspections of Care (IOC), AFMC
Crystal Walton, CPM, Assistant Director, OCS, DPSQA, DHS
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Rules & Regulations
Melissa Weatherton, JD, Director of Specialty Medicaid Services, DHS
Martina Smith, JD, Director, DPSQA, DHS
Paula Stone, LCSW, Director, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (OSAMH), DHS
Children's Substance Use and Mental Health
Paula Stone, LCSW, Director, OSAMH, DHS
Substance Abuse Services in Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
Paula Stone, LCSW, Director, OSAMH, DHS
Day 2 Presentations
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Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) Updates
Jennifer Brezée, LCSW, Director, Division of Developmental Disability Services (DDS), Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS)
Adults & Aging
Jay Hill, Director, Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services (DAABHS), DHS
Deobra Inman, JD, Assistant Director, DAABHS, DHS
HCBS Setting Rules
Sarah Schmidt-Spharler, Deputy Director, DPSQA, DHS
Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity (PASSE) Overview
Tabitha McNulty, JD, Deputy Director, PASSE and Medicaid Behavioral Health Services, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (OSAMH), DHS
