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State Team-Building Workshops on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

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 TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1999                                                                                    Ballroom BCD**

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7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m.

REGISTRATION - Ballroom Foyer COFFEE SERVICE - Ballroom Foyer TIE WEB SITE DEMONSTRATION - Ballroom Foyer (Individual consultation available throughout the Workshop)

8:15 a.m.-9:00a.m.

WELCOME Rick Sampson Director Division of State and Community Assistance Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Rockville, Maryland Kathleen M. Spangler, J.D. Acting Executive Director Division of Substance Abuse Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals Cranston, Rhode Island Cindy Shirk Health Insurance Specialist Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Baltimore, Maryland Marcia Brand, Ph.D.  Special Assistant to the Administrator Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rockville, Maryland

9:00 a.m.-9.15 a.m.

INTRODUCTION OF STATES

9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

OVERVIEW OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) Cindy Shirk Health Insurance Specialist Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Baltimore, Maryland

9:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

OVERVIEW OF SAMHSA CHIP ACTIVITIES Duiona Baker, M.P.H. Legislative Policy Analyst Office of Policy and Program Coordination Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Rockville, Maryland  Chris Heldman  Legislative Policy Analyst  Office of Policy and Program Coordination  Substance Abuse and Mental Health  Services Administration  Rockville, Maryland

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

SERVICE INCLUSION: WHERE ARE YOU? STATE TEAMS BEGIN GROUPWORK (On triplicate sheet, list type of plan, current services, and plans to amend) (Time to allow State Teams to work together, and prepare questions for presenters who follow. A break is included during this session.)

10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.	BREAK
10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.	STATES REPORT BACK TO LARGER GROUP

11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR  CHIP:  INCLUSION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Barbara Ladon Director of Policy Financing Office of Program Development Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Denver, Colorado Colleen A. Sonosky, J.D. Assistant Director and Research Scientist Center for Health Policy Research School of Public Health and Health Services The George Washington University Washington, DC  Paul G. Sebo, M.A., Ph.D. Director of Health Choice for Children North Carolina Teachers and State Employees’  Comprehensive Major Medical Plan Raleigh, North Carolina

12:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Medicaid expansion         Commercial plan         Combination package       Combination package         3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

SERVICE INCLUSION: CURRENT STATE CHIP MODELS Michael Couty, M.S. Director Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Missouri Department of Mental Health Jefferson City, Missouri Gayle Lees Sandlin, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Director State Children's Health Insurance Program Alabama Department of Public Health Montgomery, Alabama David Parrella, Ph.D. Director of Medical Care Administration Connecticut Department of Social Services Hartford, Connecticut Robert K. Anderson, M.A. Medical Health Care Program Analyst Children’s Mental Health Program Office Florida Department of Children and Families Tallahassee, Florida BREAK

3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT: HRSA INITIATIVES/STATE IMPLEMENTATION Marcia Brand, Ph.D. Special Assistant to the Administrator Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rockville, Maryland Thomas Rafferty, M.S.W. Community Relations Manager NJ KidCare New Jersey Department of Human Services Trenton, New Jersey

4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

CONSUMER'S REACTION: A PARENT'S CHARGE TO THE STATES Connie M. Aull Parent Affiliate/Children's Committee State Planning Council for Department of Mental Health Parent Affiliate/SC Federation of Families Aiken, South Carolina

NOTE: There will be rooms available for optional AA, NA, or Al-Anon meetings from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Please contact Dahlia Shaewitz, TIE Meetings Manager, for more information.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1999                                                                                Ballroom BCD

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8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

COFFEE - Ballroom Foyer TIE WEB SITE DEMONSTRATION - Ballroom Foyer (Individual consultation available)

9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

REVIEW OF PREVIOUS DAY Rick Sampson

9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

STATE TEAMS REVIEW CHIP IMPLEMENTATION: SMALL GROUP WORK (Break Included)        Ballroom BCD        Commodore - Perry Room

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

STATE SHARING: REPORTS TO LARGE GROUP       Rick Sampson       Facilitator

12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

LUNCH (On Your Own)

2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.

LARGE GROUP BRAINSTORMING (Structured Session on SAMHSA'S Consumer Bill of Rights Initiative was not conducted due to illness of scheduled speaker.)

3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

BREAK

3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.

LARGE GROUP BRAINSTORMING, Cont'd. WRAP UP: END OF DAY FAREWELL Rick Sampson

NOTE: Rooms are available for optional AA, NA, or Al-Anon meetings from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Please contact Dahlia Shaewitz, TIE Meetings Manager, if you would like more information.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1999                                                                                  Ballroom A

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The special session for State AOD Directors and their staff with the DSCA Director will take place following the Workshop on April 15, 1999, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing until approximately 4:00 p.m.

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