CDS/CES Administrator User Group Meeting on ACRE Certification Scheduled for February 20
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PA Technology Summits Planned for March 2025
The Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) is partnering with the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education and Human Development, and the University of Kansas Center on Disabilities’ State of the States team to host Pennsylvania Technology Summits as part of a statewide initiative called PA Tech Accelerator.
The goal of the Summits is to expand the awareness of, and access to, assistive technology and remote technologies in order to build capacity of technology users throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Summits will be held on March 6, 2025, in Philadelphia and March 13, 2025, in Pittsburgh. To attend, please register here.
The Summits will feature a keynote address by Rebekah Taussig, PhD; a panel of technology users giving advice, sharing their stories, and answering questions; and vendors showcasing services, devices, and solutions.
Who is invited?
- People with disabilities and their families.
- Direct Support Providers and professionals working with people with disabilities, such as Direct Care Workers, Direct Support Professionals, Support Service Professionals, Supports Coordinators, Job Coaches, and healthcare professionals.
- Organizations and providers who serve people with disabilities.
- Policymakers, advocates, and allies for people with lived disability experience.
- Students looking to work in disability-related fields.
- Anyone interested in technological supports for people with disabilities.
If you have additional questions about the Summit, please contact Kristy Crocetto at (215) 204-1356 or via email.
Medication Administration 2022 Student Courses Extension
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-010. This announcement notifies trainers of the following:
- The 2022 student courses deadline has been extended to February 28, 2025, due to system issues experienced after January 13, 2025;
- Fillable forms are now available on the Trainer Resources page; and
- Provides guidance on the number of attempts permitted for each Medication Administration course before requesting a course reset from the Helpdesk.
Please view the announcement for information and details.
PBC Webinar for Individuals and Families on January 30
You’re Invited!
Thursday, January 30, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) would like to invite you to the Performance-Based Contracts Webinar for Individuals and Families. This webinar will provide individuals and families with a general overview of how the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) proposes to implement Performance-Based Contracting for residential services effective January 1, 2025.
Audience: Individuals, caregivers, and families.
ODP Provides Written Notice of Provider Requalification Requirements
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) informs all waiver providers and vendors whose last digit of their Master Provider Index (MPI) number is 3, 4, or 5, as well as any new providers who enrolled in the 2023/24 fiscal year, that they must submit their qualification documentation to their Assigned AE and/or ODP’s Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations (BSASP). Documentation must include a completed DP 1059 form and/or DP 1088 form, Provider Qualification Documentation Record (note: an updated Provider Qualification Documentation Record will be uploaded to MyODP in the coming weeks), as well as any other required supporting documentation.
This documentation is due between February 1, 2025 — March 31, 2025.
Please view the announcement ODPANN 25-008 for additional information and details.
Opening of the 2024 NCI® State of the Workforce Survey Portal Announced
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.
ODP Issues 2025 Cold Weather Alert
Notice of Change to the Federal Reimbursement of Transportation Costs
The United States General Services Administration has announced a change for the rate of Transportation Mile reimbursement rate, procedure code W7271, beginning January 1, 2025. The new rate is $0.70 per mile. Communication ODPANN 25-004 provides notice of the rate change, as well as instructions for Supports Coordination Organizations (SCO) on how to add transportation mileage to the vendor screen. It also instructs direct service providers on how to submit claim adjustments, if applicable.
Please view the announcement for additional information and details.
ODP Announces Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse Foundation
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has announced Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse Foundation, which is now available on MyODP under Community Integration.
Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) is designed to present learners with an overview of the CtLC person-centered framework and provides a general awareness of the guiding principles and tools presented by a Certified CtLC Presenter.
Note: If you experience issues accessing the link, right click the link, select “Copy Link,” and paste the link into your browser. If the problem persists, try a different browser.
AAW Quarterly Incident and Risk Management Meeting Announced
Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) providers are invited to participate in the AAW Provider Quarterly Incident and Risk Management meetings.
The meetings will be held for all Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) providers and Support Coordinators (SC) providing Adult Autism Waiver (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 include a discussion on risk mitigation activities. Behavior Support Services can be an effective means for mitigating risks. For that reason, we strongly encourage Behavior Specialists to participate in the meeting.
January 30, 2025
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Register 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 with questions.
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