MEETING TODAY’S NEEDS WHILE PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Navigating Virginia’s Ever-Changing Behavioral Health System

Join industry experts, policy and regulatory leaders, and fellow providers to discuss the most critical issues impacting your organization.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST/MEET THE VENDORS/NETWORKING

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. MEETING BEGINS

9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. ACCREDITATION PRIMER: WHAT TO CONSIDER, HOW TO PREPARE AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

Featuring:

• Emily Hosea, M.Ed., NCC, Managing Director, Behavioral Health-Opioid Treatment Programs, CARF International
• Jennifer Flowers, MBA, Founder and CEO, Accreditation Guru, Inc.
• Provider panel and Q&A with: Rob McCartney, MSW, Chief Executive Officer, The Barry Robinson Center and Jen Sherman, LPC, Chief Executive Officer, Intercept Health
  

Participants will gain a better understanding of the following:

• What agencies should consider with respect to pursuing accreditation.
• How to prepare for accreditation.
  
• Why accreditation is important.
  
• Overview of CARF accreditation, process and costs.
  
• The role consultants can play for agencies pursuing accreditation.
  
• Lessons learned and tips from other providers that are accredited.
  

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. MEET THE VENDORS/NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MANAGED CARE AND VALUE-BASED CONTRACTING

Featuring:

• Doug Gray, Executive Director, Virginia Association of Health Plans (VAHP)
• Heidi Dix, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Virginia Association of Health Plans (VAHP)ND VALUE-BASED CONTRACTING

Participants will gain a better understanding of the following:

• The basics of managed care, including the purpose, structure, and benefits.
  
• The role of the Virginia Association of Health Plans with respect to representing the interests of its members.
  
• The broad goals and success measures for the Medicaid MCOs and how providers may be able to support those goals and success.
  
• Updates on the Medicaid MCO procurement – what happens next?
  
• Changes and improvements that may be possible under the new contract.
  
• Strategies providers may employ to explore value-based partnerships with MCOs.
  
• VAHP priorities for the 2024 legislative session and how providers can support those priorities where interests align.
  

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH/MEET THE VENDORS

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. THE FUTURE OF SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN VIRGINIA

Featuring:

• Claire Pickard Mairead, Ph.D., Policy Analyst, Virginia Behavioral Health Commission
• Lisa Jobe-Shields, Ph.D., L.C.P., Director, Behavioral Health Division, DMAS
• Katharine Hunter, Acting Director, Office of Child and Family Services, DBHDS and Bern’Nadette Knight, Child and Program Specialist, DBHDS
  
• Q&A

Participants will gain a better understanding of the following:

• The recent review the Behavioral Health Commission conducted of school-based services in Virginia, including recommendations under consideration.
  
• The role DBHDS plays in school-based services in Virginia, including a status report on the current school-based pilots
  
• Opportunities for providers to consider partnerships with local schools and school divisions as part of the school-based service pilot.
  
• The Governor’s investment in school-based services to date and what’s planned next.
  
• DMAS’s role in school-based services and perspectives on where there are gaps that need to be filled and how best to fill them.
  
• Proposals in the Governor’s introduced budget related to school-based services.

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. MEET THE VENDORS/NETWORKING BREAK

3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. THE EVOLUTION OF VIRGINIA’S CRISIS SERVICES

Featuring:

• J. Curt Gleeson, Assistant Commissioner of Crisis Services, DBHDS
• Lisa Jobe-Shields, Ph.D., L.C.P., Director, Behavioral Health Division, DMAS
• Small group discussion and Q&A

Participants will gain a better understanding of the following:

• Status of implementation of Virginia’s continuum of crisis services that began in December 2021.
  
• Changes to crisis services since initial implementation.
  
• Recent changes to mobile crisis service delivery.
  
• How DBHDS and DMAS are addressing challenges related to the change to mobile crisis dispatch.
  
• Data platform and referral process for Virginia’s crisis services.
  
• Primer on each of the crisis services and how it’s intended to be delivered.
  
• The Governor’s proposed investments in Virginia’s crisis services to date and what’s next.
  
• How private-sector providers can play a more active role in the delivery of crisis services, including how they may partner with the regional hubs.
  
• Potential partnership opportunities for private providers with state hospitals, private hospitals and CSBs to support those in need of crisis support.
  
• How success will be measured with respect to Virginia’s crisis services.
  
• Marcus Alert implementation and the role private providers can play in implementing the program.
  
• 988 transition implementation and how to increase awareness of the new number and dispatch process.

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. RECEPTION

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2024

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST/MEET THE VENDORS/NETWORKING

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. MEETING BEGINS

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE UPCOMING GENERAL ASSEMBLY  SESSION AND HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE

Featuring:

• Mindy Carlin, Executive Director, VACBP, and President and Co-Founder, Access Point Public Affairs, LLC

Participants will gain a better understanding of the following:

• The VACBP’s priorities for the coming legislative session.
  
• Proposals in the Governor’s budget related to behavioral health.
  
• Update on the political dynamic in the General Assembly and how it may impact success.
  
• How to actively engage in the advocacy process individually and as an agency.
  
• The importance of advocacy in improving the delivery of behavioral health services in Virginia.
  

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. MEET THE VENDORS/NETWORKING BREAK

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. AGENCY LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE

Featuring:

• Cheryl Roberts, JD, Director, DMAS
• Nelson Smith, Commissioner, DBHDS
• Facilitated questions by Mindy Carlin, Executive Director, VACBP

Participants will gain a better understanding of the following:

• The backgrounds of the leaders of DBHDS and DMAS.
  
• Updates on the goals and priorities for DBHDS and DMAS for 2024.
  
• How each agency leader perceives private-sector providers and the role they play in Virginia’s behavioral health system.
  
• How the agencies are collaborating today and where there may be additional opportunities to work together in the future.
  
• Update on what has been most surprising since assuming the lead role for each agency.
  
• Update on the most significant challenges that lie ahead and how providers can be a part of solutions to address those challenges.
  

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