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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.”
Supports Coordination Return to In-Person Individual Monitoring Guidance for SCOs: Q&A Document
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.
RCPA Member Inperium and SRVS Announce Affiliation
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.
NADSP News and Updates — April 27, 2022
SIS Basics Review Webinar
The Office of Developmental Programs and Keystone Peer Review Organization, Inc. (“Kepro”) will host a Supports Intensity Scale – Adult (SIS-ATM) Basics training webinar, which will provide an overview of the SIS- ATM and PA Supplement assessments, as well as tips on how to prepare for the assessment interview to ensure quality outcomes. Both sessions will cover the same material. You only need to register for one session.
Click on the preferred session date above to register.
ANCOR Capitol Correspondence: Congress Is Back in Session
Congress Is Back and Now Is the Time to Take Action!
After a two-week recess, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate returned to Washington, DC this week. Both chambers must find a path forward for a variety of legislative priorities, including COVID-19 relief funding, appropriations bills, and additional aid for Ukraine…
Provider Masking Policies for ODP Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)
ODP Announcement 22-047 offers information and resources to the field in support of developing masking policies. Currently, there are no masking requirements from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Department of Human Services, or the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP). Depending on setting and location, individuals may need to comply with applicable federal or local masking requirements.
ODP expects providers to develop a layered protection strategy for COVID-19. Masking is an integral and important layer of this protection strategy. In establishing a masking policy for your agency or settings within your agency, ODP advises that you consider available guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please review the announcement for additional information.
ODP Opening and Returning to Full Capacity for Day Center Programming, Infection Prevention Principles Webinar
This webinar is for residential and day service providers, families, and Supports Coordination Organizations (SCOs) to cover best practices for reopening day service provider facilities. Topics to be covered include best practices in screening participants, sanitation protocols, mitigation strategies, masking, distancing, and more.
Presenters
Antonie J. Auguste, MD, MPH
Dr. Antonie J. Auguste has been recognized as an IDSA Fellow (FIDSA). Dr. Auguste serves the ID division at UPMC/ID Connect. Her primary role focuses on providing inpatient Infectious Diseases consultation services via the Infectious Diseases Telemedicine service to multiple additional sites across telemedicine sites and rounding on the in-person services at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Additionally, she provides telemedicine Infection Prevention and Control consultation to various telemedicine sites.
Dr. Nupur Gupta, DO, MPH
Dr. Gupta is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. She completed her undergraduate and MPH studies at UCLA and received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Midwestern University in Phoenix, AZ. She completed her internal medicine residency at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, PA. Following her residency training, Dr. Gupta completed an Infectious Diseases fellowship with a special focus on HIV/AIDS at UPMC in Pittsburgh, PA. She has been a faculty member with UPMC since 2019. Her areas of interest include HIV treatment and prevention, medical education, infection control and prevention, and using telemedicine as a tool to reduce barriers to general ID care
Kate Gass, RN, BSN, CIC
With a varied background in clinical nursing and nursing management, Kate has spent time working in intensive care, the emergency department, and the cardiac cath lab. Earning her ASN from Butler County College and BSN from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, she is certified as a cardiac invasive specialist and is also certified by the Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology.
Register
Registration is required to participate. Sessions are assigned by region. Visit the appropriate session below to register.
Western Region
Tuesday, May 3, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Southeast Region
Wednesday, May 4, 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Northeast Region
Monday, May 23, 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Central Region
Friday, May 27, 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
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