Ohio Prevention Conference: December 10-11, 2025

Join Prevention Action Alliance and the Department of Behavioral Health for two inspiring days at the 2025 Ohio Prevention Conference. Prevention professionals from across the state will come together to learn, connect, and collaborate. With three dynamic keynote speakers and 32 engaging breakout sessions, there’s something for everyone—no matter your focus or experience level.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insightful, actionable strategies to advance prevention and strengthen Ohio’s communities. Network with passionate peers, share ideas, and be part of a statewide movement to build resilience and move prevention forward.

Dates & Location:

• December 10–11, 2025
• Hyatt Regency Columbus

Registration:

https://preventionactionalliance.org/event/ohio-prevention-conference-2025/ 

*Registration closes at 11:59PM on Friday, November 28, 2025. 

Register Now for Provider Network Management Module Refresher Training

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), in partnership with Maximus, the Provider Network Management (PNM) module vendor, is excited to share that we are continuing our provider awareness and training efforts. 

Training is scheduled for November 10 - 20.

Training topics

• Provider Administrator and NEW Power Agent Role
• Provider Agent Role
• Updating/Changing Medicaid Enrollment Information
• Prior Authorizations
• Entering and Searching for Professional Claims

Note: Additional session details are available within the Absorb course listing.

Registration steps for enrolling through the learning management system

Access the Absorb learning management system to register for the training. If you do not have an Absorb account, you must create one to access all training sessions, answer forms, and view various PNM module resources. For help, please see our job aid and follow the steps to create your account and/or register for training.

Ohio Moves to Purchase Hara Arena Site for $2.5M for New Mental Health Hospital

The state is moving to allocate $2.5 million to purchase the former location of Hara Arena in Trotwood and Harrison Twp. to develop a brand new, state-run behavioral health hospital to be known as the Miami Valley Behavioral Healthcare Hospital.

The Ohio Controlling Board, which processes requests for set-aside state funding, will consider the state’s request at its Monday meeting. If approved, this would finalize the state’s search for a hospital site ever since it identified the area as an optimal spot to build Ohio’s sixth state-run mental health hospital in June 2024. Trotwood administrators and city council members are against locating the hospital at the site, however, if approved, the state expects 285,000 square feet of new construction, with the hospital’s capacity capping out around 208 beds.

GOP Leaders Eye New Stopgap Spending Measure to End Shutdown

Republican leaders are making plans for a new, longer continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government at current levels as the government shutdown drags into its fourth week.

Consensus is growing that the GOP-crafted “clean” CR to fund the government through Nov. 21 — which passed the House in September but has been voted down 11 times in the Senate as Democrats make demands on health care — will no longer allow enough time to work out regular full-year appropriations. But the timeline of the new measure is the subject of debate. Several options are under consideration, multiple GOP leadership sources tell The Hill, including one lasting until late January. One of those sources said that date seems to have the most support right now, while stressing the plans are in flux. A full-year CR through at least Sept. 30 — the end of the fiscal year — has also been discussed.