The next Long-Term Services and Supports Subcommittee (LTSS) meeting has been scheduled for May 8, 2024, as a hybrid event, with both in-person and webinar with remote streaming options available to attendees. The meeting will be held from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Honors Suite, 1st Floor, at 333 Market Street Tower, Harrisburg, PA.
Register for the webinar here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Register for the Meeting
The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) will host a virtual meeting for its members to address issues surrounding home and community-based services (HCBS) to be examined in the Committee’s Report to the President. All the PCPID meetings, in any format, are open to the public. This virtual meeting will be conducted in a discussion format with committee members addressing the issues and recommendations identified by PCPID work groups proposing to be incorporated in the PCPID Report to the President. View more details published in the Federal Register notice.
For further information, please email ACL.
This meeting will include CART and American Sign Language (ASL) services. If there are additional reasonable accommodation requests, please contact J. Welborn and Sensis Agency by Thursday, March 7.
Stakeholder input is very important to the PCPID. Comments and suggestions, especially from people with intellectual disabilities, are welcomed. If there are comments related to HCBS or other areas that you would like to inform the PCPID, please share them through the PCPID comment form. Comments received by March 12 will be shared with the PCPID at the March 21 meeting.
About the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Initially established in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the PCPID advises the president and the secretary of health and human services on a broad range of topics that impact people with intellectual disabilities, as well as the professional fields that support people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Its goal is to improve the quality of life experienced by people with intellectual disabilities by upholding their full citizenship rights, independence, self-determination, and lifelong participation in their communities.
Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) providers are invited to participate in the AAW Provider Quarterly Incident and Risk Management meetings.
These meetings will be held for all Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) providers and Support Coordinators (SC) providing AAW services. Pam Treadway and Heather Easley will facilitate these meetings with the intent to provide updates on incident and risk management related activities, share AAW data, inform providers of any upcoming changes, review ODP expectations, etc. Providers will be able to network with one another and ask questions directly to the Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations (BSASP).
The upcoming meeting will have a focus on BSASP’s observations related to investigations, corrective actions, and a review of the current compliance data. The meeting will be held Thursday, March 14, 2024, from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm. You can register for the meeting here. Multiple staff from a provider may attend but should register separately. Be sure to complete all required information to confirm attendance. A link to the meeting will be send prior to the scheduled meeting date.
Please contact the Provider Support inbox at with questions.
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Start time: 10:00 am
End time: 3:00 pm
Break: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
This meeting will be held at the Best Western Premier – Harrisburg. A virtual option will also be available via Zoom. The public is invited to attend in person or call in to this meeting. Details for virtual options can be found here.
The agenda for this meeting can be found on the State Board’s web page. Anyone who would like to make public comments prior to the meeting may submit their comments via email.
The Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) has released the agenda and details to register for the November 1, 2023, Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Subcommittee meeting. The mission of the MLTSS Subcommittee is to be a resource to the Medical Assistance Advisory Committee (MAAC), enabling the Committee to advise the Department of Human Services (DHS) and OLTL on issues regarding access to services and quality of service.
The meeting will be held in person at the PA Department of Education Honors Suite, 1st floor, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126 and also via webcast. The call information is below:
Conference line 1-914-614-3221 PIN: 807353414#
Webinar Link
Comments and questions may be submitted via email.
The meeting documents from the October 4, 2023, Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Subcommittee meeting are now available. The documents include the agenda, transcript, and PowerPoint presentations and can be viewed below:
The next MLTSS Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for November 1, 2023, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm in the PA Department of Education’s Honors Suite at 333 Market St. in Harrisburg, PA. The option to participate via webinar is also an option. To participate in the meeting via webinar, please visit this webinar registration link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. To participate via telephone, the dial-in number is (914) 614-3221, with Access Code: 807353414#.
The Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) and Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has announced a Statewide Quarterly Positive Approaches & Practices Virtual Meeting on October 12, 2023. It will be held from 10:00 am – 2:30 pm and will be regarding “Navigating Crisis Intervention in Human Services.” View the flyer for complete details.
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