By NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, COMPA, CP State | December 19, 2022 Advocates express extreme disappointment in Governor Hochul’s veto of OMIG Reform legislation; Call for Immediate Action to address Crippling Medicaid Audits Albany, NY – The New York State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (The NYS Council),...
New York needs to do more for people with disabilities who have coexisting mental health conditions. That's why CP State is partnering with the Mental Health Association in New York State, and the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services to improve the care of people...
Join us in urging the Governor to invest in disability services. We're asking the Governor to include in her proposed budget: A Direct Support Wage Enhancement of $4,000 per eligible employee Under the DSWE, provider agencies will receive $4,000 per eligible employee to be used for the purpose...
Yesterday was the final day of voting in the General Election for statewide offices and State Senate, Assembly, and Congressional offices. Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli all declared...
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2022 CP State Annual Conference. We hope you found it educational and refreshing. On Monday, the first day of the event, Commissioner of OPWDD Kerri Neifeld updated attendees on the many changes her administration is looking to...
The systemic healthcare inequities experienced every day by Americans with disabilities were recently highlighted in the New York Times and the Washington Post. [caption id="attachment_10547" align="alignright" width="247"] In April 2022, CP State published a white paper on prioritizing health equity for people with disabilities that features...
A preview of the sessions offered the 2022 CP State Annual Conference on October 24-25 (subject to change): MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 OPWDD Commissioner's Update Honorable Kerri Neifeld, Commissioner, NYS OPWDD Kerri Neifeld, the Commissioner of the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) will be the featured speaker...
Governor Kathy Hochul today launched New York's first annual Disability Rights and Employment Awareness Month Symposium, featuring both a full day event consisting of a vendor fair, workshops, entertainment and award presentations, and will also offer an online job fair aimed at highlighting the state's commitment to supporting...
We do a lot of different things at CP State to help people with disabilities. One of the many ways we do that is through our Community Health Outreach Project. CHOP grants fill in the funding gaps for individuals when other sources have been exhausted. Read...
Posted by CP State on Monday, September 19, 2022...