';
CLOSE
Featured
Featured posts

0 550

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has provided updated guidance, ODPANN 24-120, on how to provide Life Sharing services to individuals with a Medically Complex Condition (MCC). This FAQ Version 2 includes the previous set of FAQs as well as new ones. There are three attachments to the FAQ to provide further guidance that aligns with ODP’s waivers. ODP will continue to provide additional guidance and will release new versions of the FAQ as needed.

  • Attachment 1: Guidance for Life Sharing
  • Attachment 2: Provider Qualifications for Life Sharing Agencies Serving Individuals With a Medically Complex Condition
  • Attachment 3: Decision Tree
  • Attachment 4: Medically Complex Condition (MCC) Life Sharing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

ODP Announcement 22-036 is now obsolete.

Questions about this communication should be directed to the appropriate ODP Regional Office.

    0 611

    A message from TrueNorth Wellness Services:

    TrueNorth Wellness Services is excited to share that its senior directors have been selected for two different poster presentations at National Council’s NatCon in May! Cori Reed and Erin Glenn will be presenting Connecting Communities: Unique Collaborations in the Keystone State. Michelle Shearer and Cori Reed will be presenting Sitting in the Discomfort: A Tool for Professional Growth and Development. We are proud to see our leaders sharing their expertise on a national level, and encourage you to check out their presentations if you attend the conference.

    0 380

    The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), in partnership with Penn State Harrisburg’s Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research, Shatterproof, and PGP, also known as The Public Good Projects, announced findings from the fourth year of the Life Unites Us campaign, an evidence-based approach to reducing the stigma of substance use disorder (SUD).

    During its fourth year, the campaign served over nine million impressions to almost two million Pennsylvanians with information and messaging to encourage stigma reduction.Life Unites Us is a people-forward, research-driven campaign that DDAP launched in September 2020. The campaign utilizes social media to spread stories of individuals in recovery, their family members, and allies who support those with SUD. Additionally, the campaign gives local organizations an opportunity to learn through webinars, fosters community partnerships to promote recovery-focused support at the local level, and maintains an interactive data dashboard detailing the campaign’s progress.

    Read the complete press release here.

    For more information, contact RCPA Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services Director Jason Snyder.

    0 296

    A message from our national partner ANCOR:

    As you know, Congress is winding down, and we only have a few more opportunities to pass the legislation to help create a standard occupational classification for DSPs. We are so close to getting this bill across the finish line–it has passed in the Senate and has also passed in House Education and Workforce Committee. The final stop is passage in the full House of Representatives.

    Please help us in reaching out to your Representative and ask them to support the Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals. You can use our action alert to send that message.

    We especially ask that you reach out if you have any connections with House leadership offices: Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries, Rep. Scalise, or Rep. Emmer. The message to those offices is to put the bill on the calendar for a vote next week.

    Thank you so much for all you do and for your strong advocacy efforts. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

    Thanks!

    Elise Aguilar
    Senior Director of Federal Relations
    American Network of Community Options and Resources
    Alexandria, VA
    (703) 535-7850

    0 605

    The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) is pleased to release the Partial Hospitalization Regulatory Compliance Guide (RCG). This guide has been developed to provide clear explanations of the regulatory requirements of Title 55 Pa. Code Chapter 5210 “Partial Hospitalization” regulations. It is meant to help agencies providing partial hospitalization services with the goal of ensuring safe environments and effective services to individuals through regulatory compliance, and to help OMHSAS Licensing Representatives protect individuals served by these programs by conducting consistent and comprehensive inspections.

    This guide is a companion piece to Title 55 Pa. Code Chapter 5210 regulations. It is intended to be a helpful reference for these regulations. The explanatory material contained in this guide in no way supplants the plain meaning and intent of the regulations set forth in 55 Pa. Code Chapter 5210.

    The guide can be accessed here.

    Feedback or questions on the RCG can be sent electronically. If you have additional questions, please contact RCPA COO and Mental Health Policy Director Jim Sharp.

    0 544

    The Department of Human Services’ Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) is supporting a specialized training effort addressing child abuse recognition and reporting training for residential facilities through a contract with the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance (PFSA) to provide training child residential staff, their related purchasing entities, and local law enforcement agencies.

    Title of Training: Reporting Requirements for Children Served in Residential Care Facilities
    Training Hours: 3 Hours 
    Format: Live, Virtual
    Register for an upcoming Training:

    1. December 17: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    2. December 19: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
    3. December 20: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Training Summary:

    This training is for providers and other child-serving entities and clarifies what allegations must be reported to ChildLine as suspected child abuse and/or HCSIS as a reportable incident, as well as further clarifies when an alternative plan of supervision must be put into place. This training also teaches minimal facts interviewing skills to better determine when to make a report and explains how those reports of suspected child abuse are categorized and handled at ChildLine. Lastly, internal follow-up recommendations and communication are discussed. Other entities that interact with these 3800 facilities are also welcome to attend – OCYF Regional Office Reps, Law Enforcement, MCOs, etc.

    This training mirrors the information outlined in the OCYF Bulletin # 3800-21-01 issued January 19, 2021, and is an additional training (not a replacement for the mandated reporter training).

    Please reach out to COO and Mental Health Policy Director Jim Sharp with any questions.

    Prev1...456...591Next Page 5 of 591
    © 2021 - Rehabilitation & Community Providers Association