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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-007, which states that the 2024 National Core Indicators® Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCI®-IDD) State of the Workforce (SoTW) survey portal will open on February 10, 2025.

With the introduction of Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) in 2024, residential providers in the Select and Clinically Enhanced tiers, in accordance with performance measure WF 03.3, are now required to “participate in the NCI®-IDD State of the Workforce Survey and release provider NCI®-IDD data to ODP to validate turnover and other workforce data.” All other eligible providers remain strongly encouraged to participate and contribute to the data used to improve the Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities/Autism service system.

The PBC Residential Data Submission Tools for each tier will be open from February 15, 2025, to March 15, 2025. Providers planning to submit for either Select or Clinically Enhanced tiers are advised to complete the NCI SoTW survey. Providers are encouraged to obtain a copy of the NCI SoTW submission before submitting their data and documents to ODP. A copy of the survey can be found here.

Providers not participating in the PBC process will complete the NCI® SoTW survey by June 30, 2025.

Please review the announcement for additional information and detail. Any questions, please contact Ms. Lee Stephens, ODP IM4Q/NCI®-IDD Statewide Lead, via email.

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StationMD is a qualified provider in Pennsylvania of the STAT waiver service in the ID/A waivers. They are excited to share the next chapter of a webinar series with the Pennsylvania I/DD community on seizure management, which will be held on Tuesday, January 28, at 1:00 pm.

The webinar will include:

  • General information about the STAT waiver service in Pennsylvania;
  • A presentation from their co-founder Dr. Matthew Kaufman, titled “Seizure Management in the I/DD Population;” and
  • Additional time for Q&A.

Please visit this link to register, and feel free to share this invite with anyone that can benefit from this information.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) reminds quality management (QM) certificate holders who achieved certification/recertification in 2023, that they must recertify by December 31, 2025. Maintaining certification, through recertifying every two years, is highly recommended to keep QM skills honed and refreshed. Those who complete recertification in 2025 will remain certified through December 31, 2027, and may continue to indicate “ODP QM Certified” as an achievement in email signatures, etc. Additional information on the QM process is included in announcement ODPANN 25-006.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) will be hosting four Virtual Office Hour Sessions for residential providers on the submission process for Performance-Based Contracting (PBC). There will be no presentation from ODP – please come prepared with your PBC data submission questions.

Sessions will not be recorded but new and/or common questions and answers will be added to the Frequently Asked Questions.

Audience:
One person per residential provider, and we recommend sending the person who is most closely working with the PBC data submission process.

Please register for one session only, using the links below:

Note: If you are experiencing issues accessing the link, try right-clicking the link, selecting “Copy Link,” and pasting the link into your browser. If the problem persists, try a different browser.

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Good afternoon OMHSAS Stakeholders,

The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) January 2025 Stakeholder Webinar is currently scheduled for Thursday, January 30, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Register here for the webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

For those that want to join via phone:
Call-in Number:   631-992-3221
Access Code:      892-053-544

Please reach out to RCPA COO and Mental Health Services Director Jim Sharp or RCPA Policy Associate Emma Sharp with any questions.

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As the behavioral health system struggles to find in-clinic psychiatric services, the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) has been issuing waivers to providers to address this barrier, while legislative remedies are pursued. There have been some waivers granted in the past year that included conditional language requiring the presence of a psychiatrist in the clinic a minimum of two days per month.

RCPA began discussions with OMHSAS that this condition was difficult to meet and it represents the actual reason for the waiver. OMHSAS has reconsidered this positon and will eliminate that language and requirement for future waivers. In the interim, providers with approved waivers with the above referenced psychiatrist requirements will need to submit a revised waiver request. RCPA thanks OMHSAS for their partnership and consideration on this matter.

If this impacts your organization, please contact RCPA COO & Mental Health Services Director Jim Sharp, who will provide guidance in the resubmission process.

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