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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared the communication, ODPANN 25-092: Medication Administration (MedAdmin) Training Program – Agency/Entity/Role Designation/Verification Form Update and its accompanying attachment.

The purpose of this communication is to announce that an updated Agency/Entity/Role Designation/Verification Form is now available. Please review the announcement for additional information and detail.

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Monday, October 27, 2025, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
At the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) – Central

About This Event

Join the PA APSE Day on Employment at Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) – Central on Monday, October 27, for a day filled with learning and networking opportunities. This event aims to bring together professionals in the field to discuss employment strategies and best practices. Don’t miss out on this chance to connect with like-minded individuals and enhance your knowledge in the area of employment. Attendees must register.

Agenda

10:00 am to 11:30 am – Statewide Updates

  • Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR): Ryan Hyde, Executive Director
  • Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL): Randy Loss, Employment Lead
  • Office of Developmental Programs (ODP): Nolan Schaaf, Employment Lead
  • Workforce Development: James Martini, Executive Director
  • PA CareerLink: Crystal Houser, Director

11:30 am to 12:00 pm – Round Table Conversation and resource sharing (please come with resources to share with colleagues if you can)

  • Housing
  • Transportation
  • Benefits Access (i.e., cell phone, food insecurity, etc.)
  • AT/Accommodations, no tech/low tech
  • Youth

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm – Lunch and networking/resources continued. This is included for free to attendees (if, after you register, you cannot make it, please let us know).

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm – Collaboration between Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services (BJJS) and OVR

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm – Youth Workforce Development Panel

For more information, please contact APSE directly.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared communication ODPANN 25-093: Incident Management (IM) Rebalancing Initiative Phase 1: IM Guidance. The purpose of this announcement is to provide updated guidance related to the ODP IM Rebalancing Initiative.

The guidelines are organized into seven separate topics covering the following:

  • Finalizing Incident Reports;
  • Reducing Duplicative and Multiple Incident Reports;
  • Clarifying the Definition of Serious Injury;
  • Clarifying the Definition for Discovery Date;
  • Managing Events Occurring Prior to Enrollment;
  • Discontinuing the Use of Optionally Reportable Events (OREs); and
  • Discontinuing the Use of Illness/Other and Illness/COVID Incident Categories.

Please direct any questions or feedback to Tim Sohosky, RCPA IDD Division Director.

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RCPA Partner The Ramsay Group has announced that Candace Osunsade has joined the organization as the Managing Director of their HR Practice Group. Candace partners with clients through Strategic Fractional HR and Outsourced HR services. She brings 30+ years of executive HR experience in centralized and decentralized environments, most recently as Global Chief People and Inclusion Officer at a $1.7B NGO. Visit The Ramsay Group’s website for more information.

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Elevating Pennsylvania’s Providers: The Future of AI for Documentation & Compliance in BH and IDD
October 29, 2025
1:00 pm ET
Register Here

Pennsylvania’s behavioral health and IDD providers face increasing demands for accuracy, compliance, and efficiency — all while staff are overextended and burnout is rising. Traditional documentation tools are no longer enough.

This webinar, presented in partnership with RCPA, will showcase how Pennsylvania providers are embracing organizational AI to strengthen clinical documentation, improve compliance, and reduce administrative burden across every program and service line. Ross Young and Michelle Montowski of Clinically AI will showcase how their organization is supporting RCPA members through adoption cohorts, creating a statewide movement to elevate documentation quality, reduce risk exposure, and give staff back valuable time for care.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Implement real-time compliance auditing that ensures documentation meets state, federal, and payer requirements.
  • Use ChartAware AI to incorporate longitudinal client history into documentation, enhancing quality and continuity of care.
  • Support every discipline and setting — from therapists and psychiatrists to DSPs, case managers, nurses, and peer specialists.
  • Reduce audit risk by automatically flagging compliance gaps before submission.
  • Explore how Pennsylvania providers are working together to shape best practices and accelerate adoption.
  • See how AI can be deployed responsibly — with clinicians always in charge.

This webinar is primarily for:

  • CEOs, COOs, and CFOs of behavioral health and IDD organizations;
  • Compliance, Quality, and Clinical leaders; and
  • IT & Operations leaders.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) has released its Compulsive and Problem Gambling Annual Report, highlighting prevention and treatment efforts for state fiscal year (SFY) 2024/25.

This year’s report reflects continued progress in connecting Pennsylvanians to help and expanding prevention outreach across the Commonwealth.

Highlights include:

  • Continued growth in texts and online chats to the 1-800-GAMBLER helpline;
  • Increased admissions to problem gambling outpatient treatment programs — up 24 percent from the previous year;
  • Forty-one county drug and alcohol offices engaged in prevention programming — a 21 percent increase from the prior year; and
  • Nearly 820,000 Pennsylvanians reached through prevention programming — a 28 percent increase from the prior year.

Read the full report.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has finalized the new quarterly Supports Coordination Organization’s (SCO) Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Measures data reports, which will be available in DocuShare no later than October 10, 2025.

Updated reporting includes:

  • SCO PBC Measures Quarterly Review – A new report providing a comprehensive overview of PBC measures, with a focus on:
    • Employment;
    • Continuum of Services (Residential Services & Non-Residential Services);
    • PUNS; and
    • Technology Utilization.

ODP will send a follow-up notification once the reports are posted. Please ensure that designated staff within your organization have access to DocuShare and are prepared to retrieve and review these reports.

Please contact your ODP Regional Office with any questions.

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