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    To learn about the ELS’s advantages and opportunities for stakeholders, select one of the groups:

    Departments

    The ELS will be implemented for four (4) departments:

    • Department of Human Services (DHS),
    • Department of Health (DOH),
    • Department of Aging (PDA), and
    • Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs (DDAP).

    It will also be used by Providers that report to these Departments. 

    Providers

    DHS Providers

    Personal Care Homes, Assisted Living Residential

    Child Care Center, Group Child Care Home, Family Child Care Home

    Child Residential Facilities, Adoption Agencies, Child Day Treatment Facilities, Children and Youth Agencies, Foster Family Care Agencies

    Adult Training Facilities, Community Homes for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Other Related Conditions, Life Sharing, Vocational Facilities 

    Assertive Community Treatment Team, Family-Based Mental Health Services, Peer Support Services, Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic, Partial Hospitalization, Psychiatric Units in a General Hospital, Private Psychiatric Hospital, Community Residential Rehabilitation Services (CRRS), Long Term Structured Residential (LTSR), Residential Treatment Facility for Adults, Targeted Case Management, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, Intensive Behavioral Health Services, Crisis Intervention Services, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services

    Home and Community Based Services

    * OLTL will only be using the incident management functionality in the ELS. 

    DOH Providers

    Community Mental Health Centers, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, ICF/IID Facilities and ICF/ORC Facilities

    Abortion Facilities, Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Mobile X-Ray, Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital, Hospitals 

    Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, Federally Qualified Health Centers,, Home Care Agencies, Home Health, Hospice Care, Birth Centers, Pediatric Extended Care Facilities, Outpatient PT, End Stage Renal Disease Facilities, Rural Health Clinics, Donor Milk Banks

    Nursing Care Facilities 

    Growers/Processors and Dispensaries

    Indoor Tanning Facilities

    Public Bathing Facilities

    Manufacturer of Prescription Drugs, Manufacturer of Non-Prescription Drugs, Outsourcing Facility, Transfiller of Gases, Manufacturer of Cosmetics, Wholesale Distributor (Prescription/Non-Prescription Drugs), Medical Devices, Retailer of Non-Prescription Drugs or Medicated Cosmetics

    Temporary Health Care Service Agencies

    DDAP Providers

    Residential (Free-Standing, Hospital, and Health Care Facility) D&A Treatment Facilities offering inpatient, detoxification, psychiatric hospital, and transitional living services

    Non-Residential (Free-Standing, Hospital, and Health Care Facility) D&A Treatment Facilities offering intake/evaluation/referral, partial hospitalization, and outpatient services

    Recovery Houses

    PDA Providers

    Older Adult Daily Living Centers

    Those We Serve

    People served within the identified facility types include the following:

    • Citizens receiving services 
    • Citizens with family members receiving services
    • Patients receiving care

    Those we serve will see the following benefits with the full implementation of ELS: 

    • Improved oversight of facilities because ELS will allow enhanced communication between Departments.
    • Reliable licensing information across different facility types and continuity in the way it is presented. 
    • Improved ability to submit complaints for multiple facility types and similar data entry processes.
    • Strengthened communication processes for complainants.

    * To see functionality of the ELS, please see About ELS. 

    Other Stakeholder Groups

    Other stakeholder groups that may benefit from the ELS are:

    • Advocacy Groups
    • Single County Authorities (DDAP)
    • Managed Care Organizations 
    • Medical Marijuana Advisory Board (BMM)
    • Public Health Professionals
    • Community Partners
    • Business Partners
    • Administrative Entities (ODP)
    • Provider Organizations
    • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

    Other Stakeholders will see the following benefits with the full implementation of ELS: 

    • Improved oversight of facilities because ELS will allow enhanced communication between Departments.
    • Reliable licensing information across different facility types and continuity in the way it is presented. 
    • Improved ability to submit complaints for multiple facility types and similar data entry processes.
    • Strengthened communication processes for complainants.

    * To see functionality of the ELS, please see About ELS.