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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is currently seeking individuals that would like to record and share their physical activity participation and providers that would like to have their physical activity programs featured with ODP’s stakeholders across the Commonwealth. Your activities can be an inspiration to others to get healthier! If interested, or if you would like more information, please respond via email with “Move Your Way” in the subject line.

Benefits of Being Physically Active

Adults should aim for at least 150 minutes of aerobic activity that gets your heart beating faster, like taking a walk or going for a bike ride. Adults also need at least 2 days of muscle-strengthening activity each week. Anything that makes your muscles work harder than usual, like yard work, chores around the house, or lifting weights, counts! Regular physical activity during the week and throughout your lifetime can help lower the risk of health conditions, such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Regular physical activity also provides many immediate benefits such as: improved sleep and improved ability to fight infections, reduced symptoms of depression, and strengthened social connections while also sharpening your focus and reducing stress.

Outdoors Cold Safety

  • Wear layers: Pants, jacket, gloves, and headwear are all important for staying protected from the cold and wind. Multiple layers of clothes can keep your warmer than a single thick layer — and you can shed layers as the body warms up.
  • Stay hydrated: In cold conditions, you may not feel as thirsty. Drink water before heading out and take water with you for longer activities.
  • Pace yourself: Some activities, like shoveling snow, can be more strenuous than they seem. Start at a comfortable intensity and gradually increase over time. Use the talk test to assess your intensity level.
  • Watch out for ice: Ice can be difficult to spot, especially under fresh snow. Consider shoes with rubber soles and grooved treads to help prevent falls.
  • Stay visible: With fewer daylight hours, you may choose to be active when it’s dark outside. Carry a flashlight and wear reflective attire to stay safe.

*If you have questions about how you or someone you support can get active safely during cold weather, you can contact a healthcare provider to discuss.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared an update to ODPANN 24-110. This update is to announce the new Deaf Services required training. This training is replacing the previously required Harry M Settlement training. Please review the announcement for additional information and details. Corrections to the original announcement are in red.

Please use this version of the announcement going forward.

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Members of the Information Sharing and Advisory Committee (ISAC), working with the PA Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), developed a series of recommendations and strategies to support achievement of the vision in Everyday Lives. This publication provides 2024 updates related to those recommendations and strategies. Stakeholders are encouraged to use the information contained in this report in their work supporting people with disabilities.

Both documents can also be found by visiting MyODP and following this path: Everyday Lives > Everyday Lives Publications Recommendations, Strategies, and Performance Measures.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared a reminder that the deadline to complete the 2022 Student Independent and Group courses is February 28, 2025, as referenced in ODP Announcement 25-010. All student classes must be held in the 2024 Student Independent and Group courses after this date.

Also, please be reminded that the “Trainer Attestation of Qualification” and the “Complete to Access Acknowledgement of Qualification” activities serve as the ‘online’ signatures, replacing the physical signatures. The Trainer Attestation date is required for the User Report to be considered complete, and staff may not administer medication until that step is done. The date the Trainer Attestation was completed will be printed on student Acknowledgements of Qualification issued after January 2, 2025. For the Trainer Attestation date to show on the User Report, the Trainer must enter in the date in the feedback field.

Please view ODPANN 25-022 for additional information and details.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-013 UPDATE, which is to communicate the process for Administrative Entities (AE) to validate that new Provider Applicants have satisfied all Waiver Provider Qualification requirements effective January 1, 2025. Please review the announcement and the below documents for additional information and details. Corrections to the original announcement are in red.

  • Attachment #1: New Provider Qualification Approval Template
  • Attachment #2: New Provider Qualification — Additional Information Needed Template
  • Attachment #3: New Provider Qualification Not Approved Template Version

Please use this version of the announcement going forward.

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The ODP Announcement 25-019, which was issued Friday, February 14, 2025, has been re-issued with a corrected link for the Provider P4P Data Submission Tool Link. The tool is available here. The link in the initial announcement was pointed to the Primary survey. The Primary survey is NOT the P4P Survey.

Please view the announcement for additional information and details.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-021. This communication is to inform entities that the Temple University Harrisburg Certified Investigator Program and the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) have released a new issue of the quarterly newsletter, The CI Program Spotlight. CI Program Spotlight, Volume 2 Issue 1 may be found on MyODP’s CI Program Home page.

Please view the announcement for additional information and details.

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This is a reminder that the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) will be hosting 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. ODP recommends sending the person who is most closely working with the PBC data submission process.

Please register for 1 session only:

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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ODP Announcement 25-020 is to inform residential providers that the link to the Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Data Submission Tool will be available on February 15, 2025. The Residential Services Provider PBC Data Submission Tool is for all providers who did not submit PBC information in August 2024 and will instead be submitting data and documentation during the current review period (February 15, 2025 – March 15, 2025).

The Data Submission Tool is web-based in QuestionPro and was created as a mechanism for providers of Residential Habilitation, Supported Living, and Life Sharing services to submit data and documentation related to their organization’s performance. In addition to this communication, ODP will send a notification with instructions to applicable residential providers via the QA&I listserv with details for completing the PBC Data Submission Tool.

In addition, ODP Announcement 25-019 informs residential providers that the link to the Pay for Performance (P4P) Data Submission Tool will be available on February 15, 2025. The same P4P Data Submission tool will be used for all tier categories. All responses are captured electronically via data input or document upload. Participation in each area is optional; providers may submit data for one, two, all three initiatives, or none.

It is recommended that providers complete the required Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Data Submission Tool prior to submitting for P4P, as providers will be given the option in the P4P tool to use the same documents submitted for Credentialing (Primary) and Employment from the PBC tool.

The Provider P4P Data Submission Tool is available here. Again, the tool will be available February 15, 2025.

Please direct any questions about this information to the ODP PBC inbox.

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