The Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities has five standing committees that address a variety of issues:

Fiscal: The purpose of the Fiscal Committee is to examine fiscal issues affecting Behavioral Health Boards, develop and identify fiscal best practices, policies and procedures, address fiscal relevance of current and emerging policy issue, and to provide a venue of networking amongst other fiscal professionals within the Association’s membership.

Governance: The purpose of the Governance Committee is to advance the legislative and budgetary interests of the Association’s membership by helping to maintain the integrity of the community behavioral health system and to ensure adequate funding of that system, thereby allowing Boards to purchase quality alcohol, drug, mental health and Medicaid services.

Information Management: The purpose of the Information Management Committee is to ensure that Board data use drives data collection by recommending the essential data and process model of member boards as determined in statute, and assessing the degree to which boards implement the essential business model and by developing best practice guidelines for use of data required to fulfill the mission of member boards.

Kids: The purpose of the Kids Committee is to help promote and protect the interests of children and their families with regard to alcohol, drug, mental health and funding issues by educating policy makers, prevention and treatment professionals and the community at large about the unique mental health, alcohol and other drug addiction needs of children and advocating on behalf of children for improved mental health, alcohol and other drug addiction treatment and prevention services and access to care.

Medicaid: The purpose of the Medicaid Committee is to become the designated body within the Association that initially addresses any Medicaid issue that arises, examine the impact that Medicaid has on Ohio’s Behavioral Health System and make needed recommendations for change, and educate and assist all Boards in adhering to Federal and State Medicaid laws, rules and regulations.