For Behavioral Health and Waiver Providers - Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023

Conference Acronyms
ACEs — Adverse Childhood Experiences
AFMC — Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
ALF — Assisted Living Facility
ARHOME — Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me
BHA — Behavioral Health Agencies
CAP — Corrective Action Plan
CMS — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CRC — Criminal Record Check
CSSP — Community Support System Provider
DAABHS — Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services
DHS — Arkansas Department of Human Services
DMS — Division of Medical Services
DPSQA — Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance
EFT — Electronic Funds Transfer
ELS — Enterprise Licensing System
EPDS — Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
EVV — Electronic Visit Verification
FADS — Fraud and Abuse Detection System
HCBS — Home and Community-Based Services
IOC — Inspections of Care
LTC — Long-Term Care
MFCU — Medicaid Fraud Control Units
MMIS — Medicaid Management Information System
OMIG — Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
ORP — Ordering, Referring, Prescribing
PASSE — Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity
PCS-17 — Pediatric Symptoms Checklist
PCEs — Positive Childhood Experiences
PEARLS — Pediatric ACEs and Related Life Events Screener
PERM — Payment Error Rate Measurement
PTSST — Pediatric Traumatic Stress Screening Tool
RTP — Return to Provider
SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SDOH — Social Determinants of Health
SNF — Skilled Nursing Facility
Presentations
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Arkansas Medicaid Update
Janet Mann, CPA, Deputy Secretary, State Medicaid Director, DHS
Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA) Updates
Martina Smith, JD, Director, DPSQA, DHS
Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) Billing Updates
Karen Young, Training and Program Developer, MMIS, AFMC
Single Entity Provider and Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
Jonathan Bibb, Assistant Director, Medicaid Operations, DMS, DHS
OMIG Update
Michael McNeely, MHSA, RHIT, CPC, Audit Coordinator, OMIG
Provider Applications and Enterprise Licensing System (ELS)
Susan Morrow, Licensing & Certification Manager, OCS, DPSQA, DHS
Inspections of Care
Taniesha Richardson-Wiley, MPA, BS, Assistant Director, DPSQA, DHS
Sheryl Hurt, Director, Outreach Services, AFMC
Provider Enrollment
Tyler Brickey, Manager, Provider Enrollment, Gainwell Technologies
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Chad Rodgers, MD, Chief Medical Officer, AFMC
Provider Updates & Panel Discussion and Additional Program Handout | Behavioral Health Agencies (BHAs), Community Support System Providers (CSSPs), and Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
Martina Smith, JD, Director, DPSQA, DHS
Melissa Weatherton, JD, Director, Division of Developmental Disabilities, DHS
Paula Stone, LCSW, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (OSAMH), DHS