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The Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship released a guide on “Creating Inclusive Virtual & Hybrid Apprenticeships: What Apprentice Learned During COVID-19.” This guide discusses how Apprentice, a technology apprenticeship intermediary, successfully transitioned to a 100% virtual environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their experience shows how apprenticeship programs can actively transform their business models to recruit and support apprentices with disabilities. The guide offers valuable insights, approaches and lessons learned to help other organizations shift to remote work. Read “Creating Inclusive Virtual & Hybrid Apprenticeships: What Apprentice Learned During COVID-19” here.

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ODP Announcement 21-081 informs providers that the Heightened Scrutiny Onsite Tools for Non-Residential Service Locations has been finalized and posted for stakeholders to view. The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is also using this communication to address some of the comments and concerns that were received through public comment.

While the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant delays in performing the onsite visits, ODP will now be continuing with the Heightened Scrutiny process for Community Participation Support (CPS) and Day Habilitation service locations to meet the CMS requirement that all waiver providers must be in full compliance with the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule no later than March 17, 2023.

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During this training, Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care (PCHC) will talk about relationships: what they are and what they look like. PCHC will define sex and intimacy as well as discuss the difference between sex and sexual health. PCHC will increase your knowledge of unhealthy relationships and what to do if you find yourself in one.

After this training, attendees will increase their understanding of relationships along with resources to provide further information related to sexuality and intellectual disabilities.

Presenters include Interim Director of Nursing Karen Boyce, RN, CDDN, and Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of IDD and Mental Health Supports Nicholas DeMarco, Psy. D.

The webinar will be held on December 16, 2021, from 10:00 am–11:30 am.

Register here today.

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RCPA submitted comments regarding the upcoming waiver renewals after receiving feedback from members. The comments on Consolidated, Community Living, and P/FDS Waivers include comments on the Consolidated-Community-Living-PFDS Waiver Record of Change document published by the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP). The comments on the Adult Autism Waiver also include comments made directly on the AAW Record of Change document published by ODP.

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ODP Announcement 21-080 is to inform all interested parties of the availability of the public comment webinar recordings regarding proposed changes to the Consolidated, Community Living, Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS), and Adult Autism Waivers with an anticipated effective date of January 1, 2022.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) held three webinars to discuss proposed changes to the Consolidated, Community Living, P/FDS, and Adult Autism Waivers and to obtain public comment on the proposed changes. The following webinars were recorded and are now available online along with the PowerPoint presentations utilized:

  • Consolidated, Community Living, and P/FDS Waiver webinar held November 4, 2021; and
  • Adult Autism Waiver webinar held November 3, 2021.

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ODP Announcement 21-079 announces the release of an updated Administrative Review Process Manual. This document replaces the manual that was published in 2018. All prospective and current Administrative Review Committee members are required to be familiar with the Administrative Review Process guidelines that are outlined in the manual.

These changes were made in order to align with Incident Management (IM) Bulletin 00-21-02 (which was issued March 1, 2021 and became effective on July 1, 2021) and the Enterprise Incident Management (EIM) system. Several new or expanded topics have been added to the manual. Major changes to the new manual include:

  • How to complete committee responsibilities while using new EIM functionality changes;
  • How to complete the Administrative Review Information, Administrative Review Summary, Preventative Corrective Actions, and Additional Corrective Actions in EIM;
  • How to complete the Certified Investigator Report and Administrative Review Committee Report forms that are fillable and consistent with screens in EIM;
  • A glossary of terms that are relevant to both the Certified Investigator and the Administrative Review Committee; and
  • How to ensure core principles of objectivity, speed/timeliness, and thoroughness are present while reviewing critical incident investigations.

If you have any questions regarding the 2021 Administrative Review Process Manual, please submit them via email.

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