MiBAP Fall 2024 Newsletter

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From the President

Thank you for all of the member engagement over the last few months. We will continue working with MDHHS and other state departments regarding our priorities and any issues we experience. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Please continue sharing feedback, suggestions, communications, etc. with MIBAP. We hope to see you on December 6th for the annual MIBAP Holiday Party held at the Kelley Cawthorne office in Lansing. You can RSVP for the party below!

 

Thank you for your continued support and dedication!

 

 

 

Margaret Moore
MiBAP President

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Access and Advocacy Committee Updates

Currently, we are continuing to discuss the interpretation of the $66 per hour for 97153, and our continued efforts to have this rate in our contracts for the 24/25 contract year. Additionally, we are reviewing the barriers to services during school hours for those clients who are above the age of 6.  We are also beginning to review trends in denials from private insurance companies, and the need for continued advocacy for increased reimbursement rates with private insurance.

There are many areas to tackle in the areas of advocacy and access. Tentatively, our next meeting will be Tuesday October 22^nd, at 11am.  Please email Kristin Wier at kristinw@logancenter.org for access to the zoom link.

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Education Committee Update

The Education Committee has been busy planning webinars for 2025! The last webinar of this year is scheduled for December 4, 2025. You can learn more and register below. If you are interested in joining this committee or have webinar topic ideas, please email membership@mibap.org.

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Quality Committee Update

The Quality Committee has been busy preparing for its panel discussion at the Michigan Autism Conference. This discussion, titled “Where to Start with Developing a Quality Assurance Program for ABA Providers: Learning What You Don’t Know” features three members of the MiBAP Quality Committee. These include Paul Doher, MA, BCBA, LBA (Director of Clinical Quality, Acorn Health), Jessica Gruber, PhD, BCBA (Chief Clinical Officer, The Place for Autism), Jennifer Hartman, MA, BCBA, LBA (Chief Quality Officer, North Arrow ABA) and Jon Timm, MA, BCBA, LBA (Founder and Clinical Executive, North Arrow ABA). The intent would be to introduce and define the concept of quality in the delivery of ABA services, how organizations can embark on setting standards specific to their practices, and lessons learned from our individual orgs experiences launching and maintaining quality programs. The content would include some of the resources compiled by the MiBAP Quality Committee over the past 4 years and implementation of the Autism Service Delivery Quality (ASDQ) Framework introduced by Silbaugh and El Fattal (2021). This event will be occurring on Friday, October 11 from 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM in Prairies 6 of the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites.

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Membership Committee Update

Don’t forget about the members-only section of the website! You can view resources, past webinars, announcements, etc.! The login is in the upper right hand corner of the website. The password is MIBAP2024!

Thank you to those who submitted award nominations! The winners will be announced soon and presented at the holiday party in December. We hope you can attend.

Purchase your favorite gear/logo wear at the MIBAP online store! Learn more here!

MIBAP seeks to deliver exceptional services to our members. We regard member satisfaction as a crucial component in that pursuit and we sincerely encourage our members to provide candid feedback about the services we render. As one means to provide that feedback, we request that you take a few minutes when you have an opportunity to complete our survey below. Thank you for your time and dedication.

Please click here to take the survey.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Legislative Log

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