Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
September 15, 2004, Vol. 04-94

New Freedom Initiative Open Door Forum
September 27, 2004

The next New Freedom Initiative open door forum is scheduled for:
Date: September 27, 2004
Start Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Topic: Making "Money Follow the Person" Under Existing Authority
Leader(s): Dennis Smith/Rich Lawlor/Joe Tilghman

There are two ways to participate:
1. Telephone Participation: (RSVP is not required)
Call-in Phone #: 1-800-837-1935 (Access TTY by dialing 711)
Conference ID: 8677362
2. "In-person" Participation (RSVP is required)
Location: The Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 325A, 200
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201

To RSVP:
Send an email with your full name (first and last) and organization (spell it out - no acrynyms) NO LATER THAN September 20, 2004
to: New_Freedom_InitiativeODF-L.CO5.BALT5@cms.hhs.gov

If you can't make the call and would like to listen to the Encore, it is available to you for 3 days, beginning 2 hours after the conference call has ended.

Encore Dial In #: 1-800-642-1687
Conference ID #: 7165024

As background material to help you prepare for the NFI Open Door Forum, you may want to read the State Medicaid Director Letter on Money Follows the Person that was published on Aug 17,2004. It is available on the CMS website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/states/letters/smd081704.pdf.

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