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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) will be holding a webinar to provide an overview of the proposed implementation for Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) for Supports Coordination services effective January 1, 2026. The webinar will be held April 29, 2025, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. You must register to attend, and you can register here.

Additional proposed changes to the Consolidated, Community Living, and Person/Family Directed Supports waivers that are not related to Performance-Based Contracting will also be covered. Public comment will not be accepted during this webinar. The webinar is designed to give attendees the information and details they’ll need to participate in upcoming public comment sessions. There will be time, however, for presenters to answer questions submitted by participants.

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This five-part training discusses employment services in the Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) waivers, other services that can support successful employment, and your role and responsibilities in advocating with individuals to find and keep jobs in the community. This employment training is provided and recommended by ODP for new supports coordinators during their first year of employment (days 61–365). The training can be accessed at Employment Overview for Supports Coordinators.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) held a Quarterly Provider Forum today, April 1, to discuss Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) submission status updates and tier assignments, Pay 4 Performance (P4P) status updates, upcoming important dates, stakeholder notification letters, and to announce the new Performance Analysis Services (PAS) vendor. Updated CIE and IM data is available on the forum handouts, as well.

ODP staff shared that 366 residential providers submitted their data for PBC by the deadline of March 15. Submissions included Primary: 307; Select: 33; and Clinically Enhanced: 26. 39 providers failed to submit (receiving DCAPs).

ODP is on schedule with scoring for May. Tier notification letters are anticipated to be sent by May 15, 2025. Provider data was re-run from the first submission period using CY 2024 data; 5 providers from option 1 period advanced tiers and were notified on February 25, 2025.

P4P approval notifications are to be sent no later than April 20, 2025.

For any questions, please contact Tim Sohosky, IDD Division Director, or Cathy Barrick, IDD Policy Analyst.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has released the FY 2023/24 Annual Data Report. The ODP Annual Data Report provides statistical information to educate stakeholders about the individuals ODP serves and the services they receive. The accompanying resource, Everyday Lives: Values in Action Information, Sharing and Advisory Committee (ISAC) Recommendations, Strategies, and Performance Measures, provides information on indicators of success used to gauge the effectiveness of the work of ODP.

Access the ODP FY 2023/24 Annual Data Report here. This document can also be found by visiting MyODP and following this path: Everyday Lives > Everyday Lives Publications > ODP’s Annual Data Reports.

The Everyday Lives: Values in Action ISAC Recommendations, Strategies, and Performance Measures publications are available here.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Division of Quality Management has released the thirteenth in a series of its quarterly publication QM Spotlight. This issue focuses on developing effective target objectives in quality management plans to increase the likelihood of being successful. You can view QM Spotlight, Issue 13, Spring 2025 here.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared communication ODPANN 25-036. This announcement is to inform stakeholders that the contract for Performance Analysis Services (PAS) associated with PBC has been awarded.

Effective April 1, 2025, the Department of Human Services (DHS) has executed a competitively procured contract with Deloitte for PAS. The PAS vendor will assist ODP with the following primary functions related to the implementation of PBC:

  • Collect, aggregate, and analyze data and documentation;
  • Create dashboards;
  • Generate reports; and
  • Implement an information system to support the administration of the 1915(b)(4) waiver for residential and supports coordination services for the Consolidated, Community Living, and Person/Family-Directed Support (P/FDS) waivers.

The PAS vendor will support the collection and analysis of data relevant to Pay for Performance (P4P) initiatives associated with PBC. Additionally, systems level data on performance measures will be reported to the Provider Performance Review Subcommittee of the Information Sharing and Information Committee (ISAC).

Please view the announcement for additional information and details.

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