PA ACCESS Plus - Regional Advisory Committee

ACCESS Plus Program Regional Advisory Committees Mission

The mission of the Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) is:

To be the eyes, ears and voice of people served by the ACCESS Plus program for the Department of Public Welfare
To provide a place for ACCESS Plus consumers and providers to raise issues and concerns about the program, and
To promote the exchange of ideas between ACCESS Plus consumers, providers, and interested public and private sector organizations

Contact Us

If you would like to send a question, comment, or suggestion to your RAC Committee please send an email to ACCESSPlusRACmail@state.pa.us

ACCESS Plus Program Regions

ACCESS Plus Program Proposed Meeting Schedule & Presentations

(click on meeting date for agenda)

North West Region

May 19, 2005 AHS Presentation Meeting Minutes June 16, 2005 RAC NW Presentation McKesson RAC Presentation McKesson RAC Presentation Meeting Minutes Sept 15, 2005 Fee-for-Service Presentation RAC Presentation Meeting Minutes Nov 17, 2005 RAC NW Presentation PDL Presentation P4P Presentation Meeting Minutes March 16, 2006 HealthChoices Referral Process MATP Presentation Meeting Minutes June 22, 2006 PDL Presentation Intensive Medical CM Meeting Minutes September 21, 2006 QI Program Update Care Coordination Unit Dental Initiatives EAP ACS Education Plan Meeting Minutes December 12, 2006 ACS Report Community Care Overview EDS Referral Program Update QMC Report Meeting Minutes March 15, 2007 Community Care Overview Program Update QMC Report Meeting Minutes June 12, 2007 Health Buddy Presentation Chart Audit Presentation Purpose of RAC Meetings Diabetes Care Overview PROMISe Quick Tip 36 PROMISe Quick Tip 37 HealthChoices Behavioral Health Zones Contacts for Behavioral Health MCOs and County Based MH Services September 20, 2007 Access Plus and the Medical Home Clinical Update - Asthma RAC Mail Box Emergency Department (ED) Initiative Specialist Panel Vaccines For Children P4P Expansion of Payment Opportunities December 20, 2007 Access Plus Satisfaction Survey Dental – OB Pilot Program Congestive Heart Failure Presentation Quality of Care in Chronic Disease March 20, 2008 Medical Assistance Transportation Program COPD Overview Preferred Drug List DM Nurse Advice Hotline ACCESS Plus Enrollee Helpline June 19, 2008 Transition Health Care Checklist How to Get Assistive Technology From ACCESS Plus Special Health Care Needs Consultants Special health Care Needs Nursing Consultants Children in Substitute Care September 25, 2008 December 18, 2008 March 19, 2009 June 25, 2009

North Central Region

May 17, 2005 AHS Presentation Meeting Minutes June 14, 2005 RAC NC Presentation McKesson RAC Presentation McKesson RAC Presentation Meeting Minutes Sept 13, 2005 Fee-for-Service Presentation RAC Presentation Meeting Minutes Nov 15, 2005 RAC NC Presentation PDL Presentation P4P Presentation Meeting Minutes March 14, 2006 HealthChoices Referral Process MATP Presentation Meeting Minutes June 13, 2006 PDL Presentation Intensive Medical CM Meeting Minutes September 19, 2006 QI Program Update Care Coordination Unit Dental Initiatives EAP ACS Education Plan Meeting Minutes December 14, 2006 ACS Report Community Care Overview EDS Referral Program Update QMC Report Meeting Minutes March 13, 2007 Community Care Overview Program Update QMC Report Meeting Minutes June 14, 2007 Health Buddy Presentation Chart Audit Presentation Purpose of RAC Meetings Diabetes Care Overview PROMISe Quick Tip 36 PROMISe Quick Tip 37 HealthChoices Behavioral Health Zones Contacts for Behavioral Health MCOs and County Based MH Services September 18, 2007 Access Plus and the Medical Home Clinical Update - Asthma RAC Mail Box Emergency Department (ED) Initiative Specialist Panel Vaccines For Children P4P Expansion of Payment Opportunities December 19, 2007 Access Plus Satisfaction Survey Dental – OB Pilot Program Congestive Heart Failure Presentation Quality of Care in Chronic Disease March 19, 2008 Medical Assistance Transportation Program COPD Overview Preferred Drug List DM Nurse Advice Hotline ACCESS Plus Enrollee Helpline June 18, 2008 Transition Health Care Checklist How to Get Assistive Technology From ACCESS Plus Special Health Care Needs Consultants Special health Care Needs Nursing Consultants Children in Substitute Care September 24, 2008 December 17, 2008 March 18, 2009 June 24, 2009

South Central Region

May 3, 2005 AHS Presentation Meeting Minutes June 7, 2005 RAC SC Presentation McKesson RAC Presentation McKesson RAC Presentation Meeting Minutes Sept 6, 2005 Health Law Presentation RAC Presentation Meeting Minutes Nov 8, 2005 RAC SC Presentation PDL Presentation P4P Presentation Meeting Minutes March 7, 2006 HealthChoices Referral Process MATP Presentation Meeting Minutes June 6, 2006 PDL Presentation Intensive Medical CM Meeting Minutes September 12, 2006 QI Program Update Care Coordination Unit Dental Initiatives EAP ACS Education Plan Meeting Minutes December 7, 2006 ACS Report Community Care Overview EDS Referral Program Update QMC Report Meeting Minutes March 6, 2007 Community Care Overview Program Update QMC Report Meeting Minutes June 7, 2007 Health Buddy Presentation Chart Audit Presentation Purpose of RAC Meetings Diabetes Care Overview PROMISe Quick Tip 36 PROMISe Quick Tip 37 HealthChoices Behavioral Health Zones Contacts for Behavioral Health MCOs and County Based MH Services September 4, 2007 Access Plus and the Medical Home Clinical Update - Asthma RAC Mail Box Emergency Department (ED) Initiative Specialist Panel Vaccines For Children P4P Expansion of Payment Opportunities December 4, 2007 Access Plus Satisfaction Survey Dental – OB Pilot Program Congestive Heart Failure Presentation Quality of Care in Chronic Disease March 4, 2008 Medical Assistance Transportation Program COPD Overview Preferred Drug List DM Nurse Advice Hotline ACCESS Plus Enrollee Helpline June 3, 2008 Transition Health Care Checklist How to Get Assistive Technology From ACCESS Plus Special Health Care Needs Consultants Special health Care Needs Nursing Consultants Children in Substitute Care September 9, 2008 December 2, 2008 March 3, 2009 June 9, 2009

North East Region

May 5, 2005 AHS Presentation Meeting Minutes June 9, 2005 RAC NE Presentation McKesson RAC Presentation McKesson RAC Presentation Meeting Minutes Sept 8, 2005 Health Law Presentation RAC Presentation Meeting Minutes Nov 10, 2005 RAC NE Presentation PDL Presentation P4P Presentation Meeting Minutes March 9, 2006 HealthChoices Referral Process MATP Presentation Meeting Minutes June 8, 2006 PDL Presentation Intensive Medical CM Meeting Minutes September 14, 2006 QI Program Update Care Coordination Unit Dental Initiatives EAP ACS Education Plan Meeting Minutes December 5, 2006 ACS Report Community Care Overview EDS Referral Program Update QMC Report Meeting Minutes March 8, 2007 Community Care Overview Program Update QMC Report Meeting Minutes June 5, 2007 Health Buddy Presentation Chart Audit Presentation Purpose of RAC Meetings Diabetes Care Overview PROMISe Quick Tip 36 PROMISe Quick Tip 37 HealthChoices Behavioral Health Zones Contacts for Behavioral Health MCOs and County Based MH Services September 6, 2007 Access Plus and the Medical Home Clinical Update - Asthma RAC Mail Box Emergency Department (ED) Initiative Specialist Panel Vaccines For Children P4P Expansion of Payment Opportunities December 6, 2007 Access Plus Satisfaction Survey Dental – OB Pilot Program Congestive Heart Failure Presentation Quality of Care in Chronic Disease March 6, 2008 Medical Assistance Transportation Program COPD Overview Preferred Drug List DM Nurse Advice Hotline ACCESS Plus Enrollee Helpline June 5, 2008 Transition Health Care Checklist How to Get Assistive Technology From ACCESS Plus Special Health Care Needs Consultants Special health Care Needs Nursing Consultants Children in Substitute Care September 11, 2008 December 4, 2008 March 5, 2009 June 11, 2009

If you cannot attend the RAC Meeting we encourage you to dial-in and
participate via conference call, by dialing the following toll-free number: 1-877-807-4596 The automated system will ask you to "Please enter your access code".
You will enter access code number 501774.
You will then be connected to the meeting via teleconference.

Meeting Times
Meeting Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm EST
Lunch: 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

ACCESS Plus Program Proposed Meeting Locations

Region	Meeting Locations	ADA Accessible?	Public Transportation?
North West	Avalon Hotel & Conference Center 16 West 10th Street Erie, PA 16501 814-459-2220	Yes	Yes
North Central	Celebration Hall 2280 Commercial Blvd State College, PA 16801	Yes	Yes
South Central	Holiday Inn 250 Market Street Johnstown, PA 15901	Yes	Yes
North East	The Woodlands Inn and Resort 1073 Highway 315 Wilkes Barre, PA 18702	Yes	Yes

For a map of the meeting location, click the name of the location