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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 26-031. The purpose of this announcement is to inform stakeholders that rates effective July 1, 2026, for Supports Coordination funded through the Consolidated, Community Living, and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) Waivers and TSM have been published as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, Volume 56, Number 10, published on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

To align payment with outcomes, beginning July 1, 2026, all SCOs will receive:

  • Monthly case rates for Consolidated and Community Living Waiver participants;
  • Monthly case rates for P/FDS Waiver participants and individuals who receive Intensive TSM;
  • A standard case rate for individuals receiving Standard TSM paid upon completion of an annual Individual Support Plan and upon completion of required mid-year monitoring; and
  • One flat fee-for-service rate that covers each individual’s initial person-centered planning and initial Individual Support Plan development.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 26-030The purpose of this communication is to introduce the guide Sensory Friendly Preparedness Guide for Large-Scale Events and the accompanying social story. The guide is designed to support providers in assessing and preparing for planned large-scale public events. This resource aims to help ensure that individuals receiving services remain safe and continue to access the support they need throughout such events.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 26-028The purpose of this communication is to distribute the updated Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS) Manual and the revised DP1055 – PUNS Form, effective February 2026, and to announce the implementation of related updates to the Emergency PUNS process.

These updates are part of the Office of Developmental Programs’ continued implementation of the Multi-Year Program Growth Strategy and are intended to strengthen the accuracy, consistency, and documentation of Emergency Need determinations statewide.

Please review the announcement for more details.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 26-027. This announcement shares that an update has been made to Part 1 and Part 2 of the MyTranscript reports and is now available to access from the MyTranscript link in the navigation bar. Users will now be able to export the MyTranscript report as a PDF. Please visit here to view instructions on how to print the MyTranscript reports.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 26-026. This communication announces the release of a new issue of the quarterly newsletter. The newly released CI Program Spotlight, Volume 3, Issue 1, may be found on the MyODP website by following the link on the CI Program home page.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 26-024. This announcement provides information on how to register for new 2026 Quality Management (QM) Certification virtual classes.

Key things you should know about the virtual class:

  • Class size is limited to 32 participants.
  • Classes are held over 2 consecutive days, from 9:30 am – 2:30 pm.
  • Prerequisite modules are required to prepare learners for the class and must be completed prior to attending class.

Spring/Summer 2026 Class Dates:

  • April 27 – 28
  • May 11 – 12
  • June 15 – 16
  • July 13 – 14
  • July 27 – 28

Register here. Please review the announcement for more details.

ODP Residential Providers are reminded that the ODP MyPBC Portal is now open for providers to submit their Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) data. The portal will remain open for providers to submit their data until March 16, 2026, at 11:59 pm.

ODP held a training for the MyPBC Portal system for Residential Service Providers. The recording of this session can be found here.

Please view ODPANN 26-017 for more details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 26-022 to announce a new Participant Directed Services training, “Understanding, Promoting, and Monitoring Participant Directed Services in Pennsylvania,” now available on MyODP.

This course is available within the Participant Directed Services category under the ‘Topics’ drop-down menu on MyODP’s website or by navigating directly to the course.

Please view the announcement for more details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared an update to ODPANN 24-082. The Guidance for Reviewing Data for Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Measures RM-IM 01.2 and 01.3 has been updated to reflect enhancements to the Incident Reporting Overview Dashboard and to the Incident Management Review Report. Updates to this announcement appear underlined in red.

The guidance can be found on the MyODP PBC Residential Services Page within the Data Folder.