Mississippi’s Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Council (BAC) will meet Friday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Cobb Conference Center inside the Walter Sillers Building at 550 High Street in downtown Jackson.
Mississippi’s Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) will also meet that same day from 2 to 4 p.m., also in the Cobb Conference Center. The meetings are open to the public and can be attended in person or virtually.
Shelby Berryman (Shelby.Berryman@medicaid.ms.gov 601-359-9115 ) with the Division of Medicaid shared that they will post virtual meeting links no later than 24 hours before the meeting.
You can check Medicaid’s section of the state’s public meeting notices website to see if they have posted the virtual link to the MAC there. They may also post it on this page of Medicaid’s website. Here is more information about the BAC and how to apply to be a council member.
The Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities’ 11th Annual Disability Law conference is July 31 and will cover these timely and crucial topics:
- Legal and Policy Updates in Special Education
- Who is Protected by, and Who Must Comply With, Federal Disability Laws Impacting Students with Disabilities?
- What Do IDEA, Section 504, and ADA Require for Students with Disabilities?
- Ensuring Compliance and Challenging Noncompliance under Each Law
- Ethics presentation focusing on ABA MRPC 1.1 (competence) and tips based on experience representing clients in the special education process
You can register at this link. Parent Stipends are available.
