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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is pleased to announce the opportunity for public comment on Appendices A through H of the AAW. There is a 30-day public comment period that begins on February 27, 2021 and ends on March 29, 2021. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approves waivers for a five-year period. The current AAW expires on June 30, 2021. As such, ODP must submit an application to renew the AAW to CMS. The waiver renewal is anticipated to be effective on July 1, 2021.

In the request for renewal of the AAW, ODP proposes substantive changes to Appendices A through H as outlined in ODP Announcement 21-024. As part of this process, ODP is seeking your valuable feedback and comments on Appendices A through H of the proposed renewal.

ODP will be publishing a separate notice announcing the availability of Appendices I and J for public comment upon completion of the rate-setting process. A communication will be published when these appendices are available.

  • Appendices A through H of the proposed renewal of the AAW are available here.

Information regarding Appendices A through H of the proposed renewal of the AAW, including how to provide comments, can be found in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, Volume 51, Number 9, published on Saturday, February 27, 2021.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed AAW renewal. Comments should be addressed to Laura Cipriani, Department of Human Services, Office of Developmental Programs, 625 Forster Street, Room 510, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Comments may also be submitted to ODP via email, using subject header “AAW Renewal.”

Comments received by 11:59 pm on March 29, 2021 will be reviewed and considered for revisions to the proposed renewal of the AAW.

ODP will also hold a webinar to receive comments on the proposed renewal of the AAW. Date, time, and link for registration to attend this webinar are as follows:

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 • 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Use this link to register

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The Philadelphia Department of Health has issued clarification on the vaccine status of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) being in Phase 1A. In their initial letter, they incorrectly left out Behavioral Health DSPs and only mentioned those who are working with individuals with ID/Autism. This was an oversight, and they have now corrected it both on their website and in the letter.

Hence, all DSPs are considered to fall into Phase 1A, regardless of what service line they work in. Please contact your RCPA Policy Director for further clarification.

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With the recent release of Bulletin 00-21-01 Guidance for Human Rights Teams and Human Rights Committees, ODP is making available a 4-part webcast series titled Human Rights In Depth, which provides additional information and support for stakeholders involved in implementing the guidance and requirements related to individual rights and restrictive procedures.

ODP is not requiring a specific timeframe for completion of the webcasts; however, it is recommended that all of the webcasts be viewed, with priority placed on the first one, which is an introduction to the concept of individual rights and its importance to our community.

ODP Announcement 21-023 provides more detail regarding these courses.  Also, please visit MyODP using the following link to access the webcasts and webcast versions in PDF format. To receive a certificate, you will be required to view all four webcasts, complete a training confirmation, and pass the course post-test.

Course: Human Rights and Restrictive Procedures: Human Rights in Depth (myodp.org)

For questions please email: RA-PWODP_OUTREACH@pa.gov.

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A message from the Office of Developmental Programs:

Pennsylvania will once again be participating in the National Core Indicators Staff Stability Survey for 2020. There will be further information forthcoming on this critical survey, but initially, we are attempting to provide the cleanest possible contact list to the survey organizers to ensure a robust, statistically significant response rate from ODP providers. We expect the survey to be open for completion during the months of April and May. As background, you can find previous years’ reports here.

We are asking that each provider agency identify an email and phone number for the appropriate person to complete the survey. This would typically be a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Finance/Payroll, or Human Resources (HR) professional. You can identify the appropriate person using this link.

This contact survey will be available until March 15. If you do not provide an updated contact point, it would be our intention to use your Act 24 reporting contact as the initial contact for your agency. This can always be changed later, but it will be more efficient to identify the correct respondent up-front. There can only be one identified reporting email per agency (MPI). Thank you in advance for your attention.

Rick Smith, Director
PA Department of Human Services, Office of Developmental Programs
Bureau of Financial Management and Program Support
625 Forster Street Room 412  l  Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-783-4873
www.dhs.pa.gov  |  www.myodp.org

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