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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-040. This communication clarifies which regulatory requirements in Chapters 2380 and 2390 will and will not be monitored during licensing inspections when applied to individuals who reside in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID) settings and attend facility-based day services. This announcement replaces Info Packet 136-11 issued in 2011.

Effective immediately, the following regulatory requirements are considered fulfilled by the ICF/ID Interdisciplinary Team process and will not be measured during licensing inspections:

  • 2380.181(b) / §2390.151(b): Program Specialist Recommendation to Revise Service/Outcome in Individual Support Plan (ISP)
  • 2380.181(f) / §2390.151(f): Assessment Submission to Plan Lead 30 Days Prior to ISP Meeting
  • 2380.182 / §2390.152: Development, Annual Update, and Revision of ISP
  • 2380.183 / §2390.153: (Previously related to ISP content; now refers to team membership)
  • 2380.184 / §2390.154: (Previously related to team members; now refers to ISP process)
  • 2380.185 / §2390.155: (Previously referred to implementation of ISP; now refers to plan content)
  • 2380.186 / §2390.156: (Now addresses plan implementation; former subsections repealed)
  • 2380.188(c) / §2390.158(c): Requirement to Provide Services as Specified in ISP
  • 2380.173(7)-(9): Removed
  • 2390.124(12): Removed

Please note that §2380.173(5) and §2390.124(8), which refer to invitation/signature documents for ISP meetings, continue to be considered not applicable to individuals residing in ICF/ID settings.

Please contact your ODP Regional Licensing Office with questions about the application of these requirements or this announcement.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) released the Room and Board Bulletin, which was initially released in March 2025. ODP extends gratitude to all stakeholders who participated in the development of the bulletin.

ODP hosted two webinars; both were recorded, and the links are below for viewing.

Room and Board Training for Residential Habilitation and Life Sharing Professionals
The first webinar was targeted towards professionals, Residential Habilitation providers, and Life Sharing providers, in order to provide an explanation of Room and Board polices and regulations, how the polices should be implemented, and an overview of the attachments of the bulletin.

Room and Board Training for Individuals and Families
The second webinar was created for individuals and families. Individuals who receive Residential Habilitation (who live in a group home) or Life Sharing must have a Room and Board contract. This webinar covers the reason for the Room and Board contract, what will be covered within the contract, and an overview of the bulletin, including an explanation of the Room and Board policies and regulations.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-039. This communication provides guidance to all stakeholders who participate in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 renewal Individual Support Plan (ISP) process. The following topical areas are addressed in this communication:

  • Guidance for updating FY 2025/26 renewal plans;
  • FY 2025/26 waiver rate load;
  • Variance process for established service requirements;
  • NG5 and Residential Rate Exception NEA process;
  • Reserve to Encumbrance; and
  • Additional resources.

Please view the announcement for additional information and details.

For an individual to remain healthy, safe, and satisfied, recognizing, mitigating, and responding to risks are the responsibility of the entire team. Supports Coordinators (SC) have a critical role and responsibility on the team to monitor all the services that are being provided to the individuals they support. Because providers of Residential Services have a unique responsibility to protect and promote the health, safety, and rights of individuals they support in all aspects of their life, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, this training will specifically focus on an SC’s authority and responsibilities when monitoring Residential Services.

This is a 4-part training that is provided for and recommended by the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) for new SCs during their first year of employment (days 61-365).

The training can be accessed at MyODP under Supports Coordinator (SCs) Monitoring Residential Services Webcast Training.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) will be holding a webinar to provide an overview of the proposed implementation for Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) for Supports Coordination services effective January 1, 2026. The webinar will be held April 29, 2025, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. You must register to attend, and you can register here.

Additional proposed changes to the Consolidated, Community Living, and Person/Family Directed Supports waivers that are not related to Performance-Based Contracting will also be covered. Public comment will not be accepted during this webinar. The webinar is designed to give attendees the information and details they’ll need to participate in upcoming public comment sessions. There will be time, however, for presenters to answer questions submitted by participants.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) held a Quarterly Provider Forum today, April 1, to discuss Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) submission status updates and tier assignments, Pay 4 Performance (P4P) status updates, upcoming important dates, stakeholder notification letters, and to announce the new Performance Analysis Services (PAS) vendor. Updated CIE and IM data is available on the forum handouts, as well.

ODP staff shared that 366 residential providers submitted their data for PBC by the deadline of March 15. Submissions included Primary: 307; Select: 33; and Clinically Enhanced: 26. 39 providers failed to submit (receiving DCAPs).

ODP is on schedule with scoring for May. Tier notification letters are anticipated to be sent by May 15, 2025. Provider data was re-run from the first submission period using CY 2024 data; 5 providers from option 1 period advanced tiers and were notified on February 25, 2025.

P4P approval notifications are to be sent no later than April 20, 2025.

For any questions, please contact Tim Sohosky, IDD Division Director, or Cathy Barrick, IDD Policy Analyst.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has released the FY 2023/24 Annual Data Report. The ODP Annual Data Report provides statistical information to educate stakeholders about the individuals ODP serves and the services they receive. The accompanying resource, Everyday Lives: Values in Action Information, Sharing and Advisory Committee (ISAC) Recommendations, Strategies, and Performance Measures, provides information on indicators of success used to gauge the effectiveness of the work of ODP.

Access the ODP FY 2023/24 Annual Data Report here. This document can also be found by visiting MyODP and following this path: Everyday Lives > Everyday Lives Publications > ODP’s Annual Data Reports.

The Everyday Lives: Values in Action ISAC Recommendations, Strategies, and Performance Measures publications are available here.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Division of Quality Management has released the thirteenth in a series of its quarterly publication QM Spotlight. This issue focuses on developing effective target objectives in quality management plans to increase the likelihood of being successful. You can view QM Spotlight, Issue 13, Spring 2025 here.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared communication ODPANN 25-036. This announcement is to inform stakeholders that the contract for Performance Analysis Services (PAS) associated with PBC has been awarded.

Effective April 1, 2025, the Department of Human Services (DHS) has executed a competitively procured contract with Deloitte for PAS. The PAS vendor will assist ODP with the following primary functions related to the implementation of PBC:

  • Collect, aggregate, and analyze data and documentation;
  • Create dashboards;
  • Generate reports; and
  • Implement an information system to support the administration of the 1915(b)(4) waiver for residential and supports coordination services for the Consolidated, Community Living, and Person/Family-Directed Support (P/FDS) waivers.

The PAS vendor will support the collection and analysis of data relevant to Pay for Performance (P4P) initiatives associated with PBC. Additionally, systems level data on performance measures will be reported to the Provider Performance Review Subcommittee of the Information Sharing and Information Committee (ISAC).

Please view the announcement for additional information and details.