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Cancelled: Opening and Returning to Full Capacity for Day Center Programming, Infection Prevention Principles
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
Cancellation Notice: SIS Basics Review Webinar
CANCELLED — Tuesday, May 3 from 9:00 am – 10:30 am
CANCELLED — Monday, May 9 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
The SIS Basics Review webinar sessions scheduled for May 3 and May 9 are now canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date. An invitation will be sent out when new dates have been determined. Thank you for your patience.
Final Fee Schedule Rates for New Services Funded Through ODP’s Waivers
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.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Issues RFI in Preparation for Grant Application
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.
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ODP Incident Management Family Guide
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.”
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