';
CLOSE
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

0 1133
Concept of important day, reminder, organizing time and schedule - red pen marking day of the month on a calendar

The Role of HCBS Waiver Services in Supporting Families
April 4, 2024
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (CT)
Register Now

Due to unforeseen circumstances that are beyond their control, the Best Practice Series scheduled for March will now be in April.

Note: If you already registered before the date change, you do not need to register again. You will be sent a separate email with the updated zoom link for the new date.

 The Best Practice Series introduces and elevates best practices related to supporting families. Each session will feature a panel of individuals or organizations who will address key recommendations from the National Agenda through their lens of:

  • Grassroots Advocacy
  • “Practice Level” Implementation
  • States Service System
  • Federal Policies
  • Research

In this session, they will focus on Recommendation 4: The redesign of waiver services and supports to focus on quality-of-life outcomes, increase flexibilities, improve access and navigation, and ensure self-determination and self- direction (while also balancing the need to support the family).

0 1188
NOTE TO INSPECTOR: The word "iridium" on the pen's nib is not a brand: it's the name of the metal of which the nib is made. Thanks. Inky old fountain pen on a $100 bill.

This is a reminder that ODP is requiring Residential Providers and Support Coordination Organizations (SCO) to provide a PDF of their fiscal year-end financial statements. Providers and SCOs will be given nine months after the end of their fiscal year to make the initial submission. For example, if the provider’s fiscal year ended on 6/30/2023, their financial statements must be submitted by 03/31/2024. The link for the statement form is here. You can view the ODP announcement with further details and information here.

0 1160

RCPA submitted comments to the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) regarding the proposed amendments to the Consolidated, Person/Family-Directed Support (P/FDS), Community Living, and Adult Autism Waivers to allow providers to request a one-time supplemental payment to cover recruitment, retention, and any unusual staffing expenses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic for direct support professionals, frontline supervisors, or supports coordinators.

ODP will review and consider all comments received by 11:59 pm today.

While we are grateful for the opportunity for members to access additional funds this fiscal year, we wanted to express our strong belief that the calculation of the dispersal of funds includes the NEA rates. There has been discussion with ODP staff that indicates they may not be including those amounts in the calculation.

Please see our comments and feel free to share your thoughts with ODP as well by 11:59 pm tonight.

Prev1...134135136...312Next Page 135 of 312
© 2021 - Rehabilitation & Community Providers Association