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PA Family Network is offering several workshops in January. The next topic of focus in Community Engagement will be Emergency Planning. January will feature three workshops on the subject, including “Emergency Preparedness,” “Snapshot of Me: Creating a One-Page Profile,” and “Planning For Community Safety.”

Waiver Basics Part 1 1/4/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Waiver Basics Part 2 1/5/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Using LifeCourse to Plan for ISP 1/6/2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Waiver Advanced Part 1 1/9/2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Waiver Advanced Part 2 1/9/2023 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Community Safety 1/11/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Community Safety (Spanish) 1/12/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Emergency Preparedness 1/17/2023 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Emergency Preparedness 1/17/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Family Forum 1/18/2023 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Waiver Basics Part 1 1/19/2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Waiver Basics Part 2 1/19/2023 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
LEAD the Way to Healthy Relationships 1/23/2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Good Life Group 1/23/2023 6:30 pm
Snapshot of Me, Creating a One-Page Profile  1/24/2023 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Snapshot of Me, Creating a One-Page Profile 1/24/2023 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Waiver Advanced Part 1 1/25/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Waiver Advanced Part 2 1/26/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Waiver Basics Part 1 – Sibs 1/30/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Planning for Community Safety 1/31/2023 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Planning for Community Safety 1/31/2023 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

For more information and links to these workshops, visit their website or call 844-723-2645.

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Treasurer Stacy Garrity and disability advocates across Pennsylvania hail Congress’s passage of the ABLE Age Adjustment Act, which will expand ABLE program eligibility to include an estimated 6 million more Americans, including one million veterans, by raising the age limit for onset of a disability from 26 to 46 starting in 2026. ABLE accounts are a tax-free way to save for disability-related expenses while maintaining means-tested government benefits.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is distributing an updated Acronym Guide for external stakeholders. The guide is current as of December 29, 2022.

If there are additional acronyms that you would like to have added to the Guide, please feel free to submit them to the ODP Outreach inbox. The Guide will be updated periodically to allow for the addition of new acronyms.

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The Office of Developmental Programs is issuing this Health Alert to bring awareness that GFA Production (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Easy Care First Aid® AfterBurn® Cream, 0.9 g single-use packets. FDA analysis found the product to be contaminated with Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus sonorensis.

This recall is to the consumer level. The single use packets are sold in:

  • boxes of 10; or
  • packaged in certain First Aid kits.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a Safety Communication that provides additional details and information, including guidance for people who have used or have purchased the affected product and their caregivers.

If you have used or have purchased one of these affected products, talk to your health care provider to decide on a suitable alternative and discuss if additional treatment is necessary because of using the recalled products. Additionally, please follow the recommendations provided by the FDA.

Where to Learn More:

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A message from the Department of Health:

We are writing to inform you that the Pennsylvania Department of Health will no longer be able to provide short-term crisis staffing support or staffing support for test swabbing missions as of January 14, 2023. This decision has been made due to the exhaustion of funds designated for this purpose. We want to assure you that we will do our best to assist with a smooth transition.

The Department remains committed to providing opportunities to build long-term resilience into long-term care facilities that includes bolstering Pennsylvania’s long‑term care workforce development and retention.

We strongly encourage you to engage with your local LTC RISE partner. LTC RISE will continue to provide COVID-19 outbreak response consultative support. LTC RISE will also continue to support quality improvement project opportunities, including projects focused on workforce development and retention.

We also remind you that the Long-Term Care Quality Investment Pilot (QIP) is another opportunity which can benefit skilled nursing facilities, personal care homes, assisted living facilities, and intermediate care facilities. We urge facilities to apply for funds to invest in key areas that include staff development and retention. Applications for QIP are due Saturday, December 31, 2022, by 1:30 pm.

Thank you for your continued efforts protecting Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents and for your understanding and cooperation during this time.

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The Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) has issued the following announcement for providers that are working on enrollment applications for services impacted by Electronic Visit Verification (EVV):

Beginning December 16, 2022, certain Provider Type and Specialty Combinations will see a new question concerning EVV on the “Additional Information” web page when completing a provider enrollment application. This information will also be displayed on the Provider Enrollment Summary.

For additional information regarding this enrollment change, please see Quick Tip #264.

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