ODP: Auto Authorizations for Residential without Day Services
Sample COVID-19 Policies for Residential Programs
OCR Issues Guidance for First Responders and Others on PHI about Individuals Exposed to COVID-19
ODP Message Regarding Personal Protective Equipment
On behalf of Douglas Trahey, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator/COOP Coordinator for ODP:
There are significant PPE supply shortages nationwide. Providers should continually be checking with vendors and retailers both online and brick-and-mortar to check on resource availability.
The resource request process direction provided by DHS and PEMA is for providers to contact their county emergency management agency (EMA) and submit a resource request. If the county cannot fill the resource request it will be forwarded to PEMA by the county EMA. Attached is the list of county EMC contacts provided by PEMA and directions to submit a resource request. In the directions is a link to a fillable resource request form to submit. Providers should contact their county EMA for assistance in submitting the resource request.
Douglas Trahey | HSPS – Emergency Preparedness Coordinator/COOP Coordinator
Department of Human Services
Office of Developmental Programs
Deputy Secretary’s Office
Room 502 | Health & Welfare Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717.857.3173 | Work Cell: 717.856.8677 | Fax: 717.787.6583
www.dhs.pa.gov
Family Forums With PA Family Network
Operational Guides for Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness & Response to P/FDS, CL, Consolidated, AAW
ODP Shares Post-Acute and Long-Term Care COVID-19 Toolkit
HRS Training Webinar Update – COVID-19 and People w/IDD: Impact, Prevention, & Action
ODP Provides Updated Guidance for SCOs
ODP Announcement 20-019 has been updated in response to growing concerns about the spread of COVID-19 and its potential impact on the delivery of services to individuals with an intellectual disability or autism. The Department of Human Services (DHS), Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has updated the operational guidance and recommendations for Supports Coordination Organizations of intellectual disability and autism services including AAW. All clarification appears in red.
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