Registration for this class is now full.  If you would like to be added to the waitlist please send the following information to robert.rodney@vcuhealth.org :

• Name, email address, and phone number of the person to be added
• Agency and role of the person to be added

Please note that priority will be given to agencies / participants who are funded through Ryan White to provide HIV Case Managment services.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a 2 day course.  Hotel accommodations are not provided.  Should your agency need assistance paying for hotel accommodations, please reach out to your VDH contract monitor to explore options. 

This program will provide basic training in health insurance basics, Medicare/Medicaid & Medicaid Expansion, and SSI/SSDI/SOAR programs.  This program will also provide a basic overview of TANF, SNAP, and similar social welfare programs, housing services including HOPWA and other programs, and an overview of VAMAP (Formerly ADAP)

This program is designed for eligibility specialists, medical and non-medical case managers, housing case managers, CHARLI case managers, patient navigators, community health workers, nurses and anyone else who may be assisting clients in navigating through social welfare programs.   Upon completion of this program participants will be able to:

• Correctly identify clients who may be eligible for Medicaid in Virginia and ways to enroll clients
• Define TANF, SNAP, WIC, and other programs
• Explain differences in eligibility and enrollment processes for housing programs
• Define eligibility criteria and application procedure for the four VAMAP programs available in Virginia

• Explain the differences between SSI & SSDI

• Idenitify what type of clients are appropriate for the SOAR program and where to find additional services for SOAR

• Correctly name the various parts of Medicare, what's covered by each type, enrollment processes and guidelines, as well as resources for helping to pay for Medicare.

 ***While we try to make this program available to as many agencies/participants as possible, please note that preference in registration is given to Ryan White-funded Case Management Programs as Ryan White funds this training.  In addition, please know that we may limit the number of attendees per agency if there is limited space. 

 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Upon completion of this program, participants will receive a certificate awarding 13 hours of training.

Additionally, this program satisfies VA Case Management Standards continuing education requirements for ADAP/VAMAP, Medicaid/ Medicare, SNAP, TANF, SSI/SSDI etc and training requirements of first-year eligibility specialists, non-medical case managers, and medical case managers as outlined on pages 5 and 6 of the standards.