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In order to accommodate guest speakers Deputy Secretary Ahrens and Jenn Newell from the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), RCPA is adjusting the start time of the IDD Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2025, to 12:00 pm (instead of 12:30 pm). The meeting will conclude by 3:00 pm.

Our agenda for the meeting will include updates from ODP, RCPA updates, and Provider members sharing their use of technology in delivery of services.

If you have already registered for this meeting, you do not need to re-register. If you have not yet registered, please register here.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared communication ODPANN 24-125. This announcement notifies stakeholders of an upcoming change to the Communication Specialist procedure code. Effective January 1, 2025, the current procedure code T1013 (Communication Specialist) will be replaced with W1748. The new code will retain the same provider types, specialties, and edits.

Please view the announcement for information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has issued ODPANN 24-124 to provide notice that the Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment will be increasing.

Effective January 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) increased the SSI allotment by 2.5 percent to reflect an increase in the cost of living. This raises the maximum monthly income to $967 for an eligible individual, $1,450 for an eligible individual with an eligible spouse, and $484 for an essential person.

There is no anticipated increase in the State Supplementary Payment (SSP) for 2025.

Please see the announcement for further information. If you have any questions, please reach out to your Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Regional Office.

ODP staff provided updates today on the implementation of Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) in Residential programs. ODP is currently making adjustment to the scoring tool for use in February/March for submitting data for tier determinations. All Residential providers who did not previously submit their data must complete the scoring tool using their calendar year 2024 data in February/March of 2025.

ODP will rerun the data for those providers who previously submitted data since some of the measures have been adapted. Those providers will not need to resubmit their information but will be automatically be re-evaluated in case these changes may impact their tier assignment.

In coordination with the rebalancing of Incident Management policies, some changes will be made to the IM measures. ODP is offering helpful resources to assist providers. Please see the PowerPoint from the forum for links to these resources. Also, up-to-date information can be found at MyODP’s website.

ODP intends to publish the updated scoring tool mid-January 2025 as a PDF for providers to review and begin preparing their data. RCPA will share that tool as soon as it is available.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) contracts with Temple University Harrisburg to deliver the ODP Certified Investigator (CI) Program. ODP and Temple University have developed and released new online optional lessons, which are designed to enhance investigatory skills and be helpful resources to CIs, Administrative Review Committee members, CI Peer Reviewers, Incident Management (IM) Reps, and others involved in the incident investigation process.

Learn more about the “Additional Learning Opportunities” web page and new online lessons under “Communication Considerations and Being Trauma Informed” in ODP Announcement 24-122.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has provided updated guidance, ODPANN 24-120, on how to provide Life Sharing services to individuals with a Medically Complex Condition (MCC). This FAQ Version 2 includes the previous set of FAQs as well as new ones. There are three attachments to the FAQ to provide further guidance that aligns with ODP’s waivers. ODP will continue to provide additional guidance and will release new versions of the FAQ as needed.

  • Attachment 1: Guidance for Life Sharing
  • Attachment 2: Provider Qualifications for Life Sharing Agencies Serving Individuals With a Medically Complex Condition
  • Attachment 3: Decision Tree
  • Attachment 4: Medically Complex Condition (MCC) Life Sharing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

ODP Announcement 22-036 is now obsolete.

Questions about this communication should be directed to the appropriate ODP Regional Office.

The Office of Development Programs (ODP) will be hosting the second quarterly residential provider forum to provide support provider Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) preparedness. During this session, ODP will provide a status update on PBC applications, review the PBC presented to the Information Sharing and Advisory Committee (ISAC) Provider Performance Review Subcommittee, review the emerging themes or trends with the application submissions, and offer the opportunity for providers to ask questions.

Audience: Residential Providers
Date: Monday, December 16, 2024
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
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