Patients' Rights Advocacy Training (PRAT)

2003 Materials

HIPAA PRA's Access
Dan Brzovic, Associate Managing Attorney, PAI

• Access to and Amendment of Health Records
• HIPAA privacy regulations do not preempt PRA access and monitoring authority

Coordinating Advocacy in Rural Counties
Christine Jones & Sandy DuBois, Yolo County PRAs

• Coordinating Advocacy in Rural Counties

Basic Training
Michele Mudgett, Acting OPR Director & Megan Stanton, Executive Director, Sacramento County Patients' Rights Office

• Building Advocacy Skills: Basic Training - Lanterman-Petris-Short Act - Power Point Presentation
• Informational Handout on Advocacy Role
• Beginning the Journey into the Investigation
• Denial of Rights Welfare & Institutions Code § 5325 LPS Patients Rights

Strategic Communication Skills for Advocates
Mary Ryan, Communication Consultant, and Brian Leroy, Q.C. Communication Consultant, The Portia Group, Ltd.

• Strategic Communication Skills for Advocates

Access to Vote
Margaret Jakobson, PAI

• Voting and People with Disabilities - Power Point Presentation 
• Right to Vote When in a Facility or Under a Conservatorship
• Voting and Disability 
• Key Provisions of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 for Protection and Advocacy Systems 

Out-of-County Placements
Janet Marshall Wilson, J.D., Program Director, Contra Costa County Patients' Rights; Pamela Wycoff, Acting Administrator, Crestwood Behavioral Health; Michael Hansen, Program Director, Napa/Solano Patients' Rights Advocate

• Out-of-County Placements
• Partial Remedies Resources for Out-of-County Placement Issues for Patients' Rights Advocates

Navigating the Maze: The Social Security System
Michael Thomas, PAI Advocate

• Navigating the Maze: The Social Security System

Minors' Rights Advocacy I and Minors' Rights Advocacy II
Sherri Rita, PAI Attorney; Anne Lukito, PAI Advocate; Maggie Roberts, PAI Attorney

• Minors' Rights Advocacy: A Primer - Power Point Presentation  
• Minors' Rights Part I - List of Handouts 
• Letter to hospital discharge planning (redacted) 
• Letter re hospital's legal obligations to provide adequate discharge and aftercare planning (redacted)

Medicaid Managed Care Regulations
Erika Cristo, Associate Mental Health Specialist; Silvia Rodriguez-Sanchez, DMH

• Medicaid Managed Care Regulations - Power Point Presentation 
• Medicaid Managed Care Regulations - Handout 
• Beneficiary Problem Resolution Process Summary of Changes

Legislative Update - Status of Mental Health Bills
Virginia Knowlton, Director, Legislation & Public Information Unit, PAI; & Evelyn Abouhassan, Legislative Advocate, PAI 

• Status of Mental Health Bills from 2003-2004 Legislative Session

Board and Care Session
Richard Danford, Senior Advocate, PAI 

• Health Advocacy Project: Improving the Health of Residents in Board & Care Facilities - A Project of Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Funded by the California Endowment - Power Point Presentation 
• Health Advocacy Project  - Description

Department of Mental Health: County Services
Jake Donovan, Staff Mental Health Specialist, DMH County Operations, & Dee Lemonds, Chief, DMH County Operations

• County Operations - North and South Regional Listings 
• Alpha Regional Listings - County Operations North and South  

The Basics of Probate
Aileen Kroll, J.D., Santa Barbara County PRA

• Probate Conservatorships: What Do They Do? - Power Point Presentation

Department of Mental Health: Ombudsman Services
David Jones, Associate Mental Health Specialist, DMH & Lisa Martin, Ombudsman, DMH

• Need Help With Your Medi-Cal Mental Health Services? Ombudsman Services Can Help 

Language Access
Suzanna Gee, Associate Managing Attorney, PAI

• Language Access Session Materials