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The previously scheduled webinars for the Western and Southeast regions on May 3 and May 4, which were titled Opening and Returning to Full Capacity for Day Center Programming, Infection Prevention Principles, are cancelled. The sessions will be rescheduled with dates yet to be determined. You can expect an email in the coming weeks to announce the new dates.

Western Region
CANCELLED — Tuesday, May 3 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Southeast Region
CANCELLED — Wednesday, May 4 from 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

ODP Announcement 22-051 informs stakeholders that the following Fee Schedule Rates have been published as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin:

  • Family Medical Support Assistance services funded through the Consolidated, Community Living, and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) Waivers;
  • Remote Community Participation Support/Day Habilitation services funded through the Consolidated, Community Living, P/FDS, and Adult Autism Waivers; and
  • Medically Complex Life Sharing services and Transition to Independent Living payments funded through the Consolidated Waiver.

Read the announcement for further details.

The Department of Labor and Industry’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to seek input from its stakeholders as it prepares to apply to the Rehabilitation Services Administration for a competitive discretionary grant through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260).

The grants are intended to support innovative activities aimed at increasing Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE). The priority of the grant is the “Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment (SWTCIE) Innovative Model Demonstration Project.”

Details on submitting responses for the RFI can be viewed here.

ODP Announcement 22-048 serves to clarify the role and responsibility of providers to ensure individuals and amilies are provided access to Incident Management information as well as education on this topic.

As previously noted in ODP Announcement 21-071, published on 10/13/2021, the “Incident Management Family Guide: When Something Bad Happens to Someone I Care About or Support” was introduced with the announcement of Incident Management (IM) Bulletin trainings that were made available via MyODP. The Incident Management Family Guide was developed by and for families to provide information about incident management processes and to address some of the common questions and concerns they may have when they witness or are informed of something negative happening to their loved one.

Please see the announcement for a full review of provider responsibilities. Also, you can visit MyODP’s website to see the course that contains the webcast series “Responding to Incidents” and two guides: the “Incident Management Family Guide: When Something Bad Happens to Someone I Care About or Support” and “A Guide to Victim’s Assistance.”

ODP Announcement 22-049 provides guidance to Supports Coordination Organizations (SCOs) for a return to in-person individual monitoring as well as Questions and Answers from the webinar held on April 5, 2022.

Please review “ODP Announcement 22-035: Update on ODP’s Expectation for Resuming In-Person Individual Monitoring Conducted by Supports Coordinators” for further information regarding in-person individual monitoring.

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For Immediate Release
Angler West Consultants, Inc. Announces…

April 27, 2022

Inperium, Inc. has entered a binding letter of intent with Shelby Residential and Vocational Services, Inc. (“SRVS”), the largest provider of services for individuals with disabilities in West Tennessee. The transaction, which is expected to close on or before October 31, 2022, conditioned upon applicable state approvals, will add approximately $30 million to Inperium’s consolidated revenues, which total $350 million on an annualized basis. The transaction with SRVS, which will be Inperium’s first in Tennessee, was the eleventh executed by Inperium and introduced by Angler West.

Tyler Hampton, Executive Director of SRVS, commented: “This affiliation between SRVS and Inperium is an important next step in continuing and expanding the mission we have pursued for the past sixty years: to provide the services that people with disabilities need to live meaningful lives as members of their community.”

Discussing this latest transaction, Inperium Chief Executive Ryan Smith commented: “The transaction with SRVS was our third so far this calendar year, and each of these enabled Inperium to enter a new state. Our pipeline of new affiliation opportunities remains robust, and I anticipate accelerated activity as we continue to expand the depth and breadth of services available to people in need through the Inperium Constellation.”


About Inperium, Inc.
Inperium, the nation’s fastest growing nonprofit human services organization, offers a broad array of human services, including programs that improve the quality of life for children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities or behavioral health needs. Additional information concerning Inperium may be found on its website: www.inperium.org.

About Angler West Consultants
Angler West is an intermediary that assists nonprofit consolidators in the execution of acquisition and divestiture programs involving specialty healthcare and human services organizations. Founded in 1996, Angler West has the transaction experience and industry relationships to help your company grow profitably. To discuss how we can assist in your business development efforts, contact the undersigned.