IHA Update: Behavioral Health Notices & Notifications

July 16, 2019

MEMORANDUM

IHA Update: Behavioral Health Notices & Notifications

IHA has developed a comprehensive memo concerning hospital and health system behavioral healthcare, covering:

  • An Overview of the General Assembly’s Spring 2019 Session;
  • General Medicaid Notices and Community Mental Health Services Program Trainings;
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Authority Expansion;
  • A New Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program;
  • Illinois Dept. of Public Health Seeking Suicide Prevention Coalition Information;
  • IHA Comments on Proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Ligature Risk Guidance & New Guidance from The Joint Commission;
  • Resources from the U.S. Dept. of Labor for Behavioral Health Parity Complaints;
  • CMS Frequently Asked Questions on Emergency Treatment and Psychiatric Hospitals; and
  • Various New National Behavioral Health Resources.