HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-08-23 Advisory Board Meeting - Franklin Farm Ln
Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board Meeting
August 23, 2012 (Human Services Building) 3:30 to 5:00 PM
I. Welcome and Introductions
i. Members/Staff/Guests Present:
1. Commissioner Irvin Dasher
2. Manny Diaz
3. Tammy Bair
4. Dan Miller
5. Rick Wynn
6. Jean Snyder
7. Christy Russell
8. Jennifer Lipko
II. Administration (Fiscal), Treatment and Prevention/Coalition Update
Administration
Organization Updates
1.
Rick is still the acting director the part time
DDAP. Rick and Christy recently answered questions that the state presented
regarding the personnel changes and future duties. Katherine Beidel will be
promoted from case manager to program specialist; Christy Russell will receive a
promotion within her position; Rick Wynn will become part time director of Drug
and Alcohol; as well as the Human Services Assistant changing roles and Jennifer
Lipko taking on more human services job duties as well as maintaining her duties
with the Drug and Alcohol Program. As a result of all these changes there will be a
savings of over $40k which will be put into treatment services. No changes will be
made within the prevention/intervention programs. In the week to come Rick and
Christy will be attending a meeting in Harrisburg to discuss these changes with
DDAP. Manny asked to see the proposed organization changes.
2. Fiscal Update
Christy Russell reviewed the summary of funding analysis for fiscal year ending
2011/2012. She also discussed fiscal year comparison between fiscal year 2010/2011
and fiscal year 2011/2012 in administration, Prevention, Case Management,
Treatment, and county share. . All 2012-2013 Treatment and Prevention contracts
have been completed. We have contracted with Keystone Health Center to provide
IDU Services in Franklin and Fulton Counties. This contract will replace services
that were previously provided by the community Alder Health out of Harrisburg.
3. Block Grant
Block grant proposals have been submitted from both counties. Rick believes we
have a great shot at being accepted to hold a block grant; we should hear within the
next two weeks.
Treatment
1. Treatment Statistics
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(May & June numbers, CMRR Report submitted June 25 and July 25, 2012)
Assessments Completed: 80
Individuals recommended for Detox: 2
Individuals recommended for Inpatient Rehab: 5
Individuals recommended for outpatient or intensive outpatient: 32
DAPP clients: 36
2. Treatment Updates
We are currently working on completing our COMPASSS EZ and Action Plan for
fiscal year 12-13. This is a part of our county wide initiative with CCISC to become
more co-occurring competent. Caity is now attending monthly jail meetings that
discuss clients who are scheduled for release and any services they may need for re-
entry into the community. STAR- Four out of five OP providers are entering state
required data. Katherine is currently working on addressing system glitches on a
daily basis. DDAP is releasing STAR (state data system) user requirements over the
next year. Fiscal /billing is not being implemented in this system yet because STAR
is not ready to handle this. Staff has continued to participate in online trainings for
STAR. Suboxone Program currently has four clients in our Suboxone Program. At
the beginning of the fiscal year (July 2012) we had roughly $4300 left in medication.
We are working closely with clients and Dr. Liggon to taper them off of the
medication. Vivitrol- 5 inpatient clients have received the injection and signed the
contract for the program. Currently, we are working with four of those clients in the
program. Provider monitoring was submitted at the end of April and approved by the
state. Drug and Alcohol staff met with new owner of North Point Pharmacy; Rob
Norris. Had a meeting with him to discuss the continuation of medication
disbursement (Suboxone). We are also working with TMCA to utilize Expedited
Plus Plus. This allows us to manually change clients funding from us to health
choices at time of inpatient admission.
Prevention
1. Prevention Updates
297 prevention events were completed in April, May, June, & July in Franklin and
Fulton Counties. The 2012 prevention/treatment needs assessment is completed and
posted on the DDAP Communicator. DDAP added new requirements to the
prevention plan after it was complete. Lauri is working to get the new required
elements covered and included in the plan in PBPS. One of the plans for both
& Alcohol Town Hall meeting was held on June 25th from 8:30 to 11:30.
Approximately 50 people were in attendance. The PAYS data, which was due to us
in April has still not been released. Data will be released in August. Training was
offered county wide for Girls Circle, Boys Council, Strengths Based Approach, and
Motivational Interviewing during the month of June. Curriculums were purchased
and will be made available for people (in Franklin and Fulton Counties) to borrow
and use after they have been trained. Kick off your drug-free summer" event was
held at Water's Park in Chambersburg on June 11. It was a success; over 300 in
attendance. Lauri has the prevention plan for providers in PBPS. Providers are able
to enter data. Beginning in July, Lauri will be spending at least two days per month
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in Fulton County to provide support and technical assistance. The 4 quarter SAP
data has been entered into the State SAP system.
2. DAPP Program Updates
DAPP is beginning a new structured program on July 1. There will be three steps that
each participant must complete, but treatment and case management will remain
individualized. Case Manager and PO are fine tuning the DAPP Policy and Procedure
manual and will submit it to Rick and/or Dan for approval/changes. CM will be
moving over to probation in the near future. Since moving over to Adult Probation,
14 evaluations have been scheduled and/ or completed and on average an additional
3-5 clients are referred for an evaluation each week and are being scheduled. Case
load is currently 17 with an additional 5 clients added by end of September. Staff is
working on adding an incentive portion to the program which is outlined in the
manual. A policy/procedure manual was created and implemented. Staff is also
working on coordinating better services for co-oc
MH/ID guidelines such as bipolar, general anxiety, depression, etc. Staff met with
Judge Van Horn to review program since the Judge is back in criminal court. Case
Manager is also working on obtaining required trainings to become a Certified Case
Manager through Pennsylvania Certification Board.
II. Public Comment-
Former ACCESS Plus for consumers, family members, provider, and advocates has
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changed to HealthChoices managed care plan that started July 1. Franklin County
APPRISE is sponsoring a free training given by the Pennsylvania Health Law Project
that shows how to get needs met by this health plan. The training will be held at the
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Human Services Building on Tuesday August 28 two session times are available;
9:30 AM- 11:30 AM or 1:30 PM- 3:30 PM.
TMCA Steering Committee is looking for a Drug and Alcohol client, community
member with substance abuse history to be a part of their committee. Additional
information on this role will be sent out to the board.
Next Advisory Board meeting is October 18th at TMCA office in Fulton County.
III. Adjournment- Manny Diaz made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 4:32 PM, Tammy Bair
seconded, all were in favor.