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RCPA Celebrates Success of 2024 Conference — Save the Date for the 2025 Conference!
RCPA staff and Conference Committee members are grateful to all of our attendees, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors for a great experience at the Hershey Lodge this past September. We are happy to report that we had 800 people in attendance throughout the week!
Participants were able to hear from over 150 speakers, and RCPA was able to record many of the workshops as well as the keynote and plenary sessions. The recordings are available to attendees who previously registered for the conference in the mobile app. For those who are interested in earning CEs, you can earn over 110 credits!
We were honored to host 86 exhibit booths in our Connections Hall, representing a variety of services and products from pharmacy initiatives to technology, furniture to HR services, insurance and electronic health record systems to education, and so much more.
Our conference in 2025 will be held in September once again! We ask you to save the date — the 2025 RCPA Conference will be held September 9 – 12, 2025.
CareWide Offering Free Training for PCAs, DCWs, Caregivers, and More!
CareWide, located in Scranton, PA, has been awarded grant funding from the Department of Labor and Industry and is now offering FREE training for PCAs, DCWs, caregivers, and similar staff members!
From now until the end of the year, you can send your caregivers or PCAs to CareWide for hands-on in person training in over 40 personal caregiving skills — all at no cost to you. The training is held from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and is completed in one day. Additionally, if the worker needs CPR, AED, and First Aid certification, they can return for another 4 hours of training, also free of charge. That’s a total of 12 hours of training for free! This offer is valid through the end of 2024.
To learn more, read CareWide’s rack card.
Questions can be directed to:
Marilyn Major, CEO
CareWide, LLC
570-340-0555
Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) November 2024 Training and Events Calendar
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Celebrating the Strengths of All Individuals
Public Comment Opportunity Open for PA OVR State Plan Amendment
The Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) has drafted proposed changes to the 2024-2027 VR Services Portion of the Combined State Plan to implement an Order of Selection. A public comment period will be opened from October 7, 2024 – October 28, 2024.
Members of the public may provide feedback on the proposed changes by submitting comments electronically or by submitting live comments during one of two State Plan Public Meetings. Please note that comments should be limited to the proposed changes only.
To access the State Plan draft, please visit here.
Public meetings will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from 9:00 am – 10:00 am as well as Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. During these meetings, OVR will review the proposed changes to the VR Services Portion of the Combined State Plan. These meetings will contain the same content, so it is not necessary to attend both. Following a summary presentation, the public will be invited to provide comment. CART and sign language interpreting will be provided during both meetings.
Virtual Public Meeting Information
Meeting #1
When: October 16, 2024, 9:00 am Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Zoom for October 16 Public Meeting
Meeting #2
When: October 17, 2024, 3:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Zoom for October 17 Public Meeting
Anna Rankin Named Acting Executive Director of RCPA Member Milestone Centers, Inc.
ANCOR Shares Fact Sheet on Medicaid Enrollment and Eligibility Renewals for Individuals With I/DD
NTG to Host IDD & Dementia Workshop in the Philadelphia Area October 30–31
ODP Issues Update on ARPA Grant Fund Reimbursement
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) providers with approved ARPA Grant applications should use the following survey to request reimbursement for expenses incurred.
Reimbursement for Technology Grants may consist of one progress payment and one final payment.
Reimbursement for Training/Credentialing and Business Associate Grants may include up to two progress payments and one final payment.
Prior to beginning the survey, providers should ensure that supporting documentation (paid invoices, cancelled checks, accounting records, etc.) is available and scanned into a PDF. These documents will need to be attached at the end of the survey. Providers should generally expect to see payments a few weeks following ODP review of submitted information. The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2024.
Please use the following link to access the survey: ARPA Grant Fund Reimbursement – Online Survey Software | QuestionPro Survey.
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