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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) invites professionals across the service partnership to apply for the Capacity Building Institute. The Capacity Building Institute (CBI) aims to help professionals gain the skills necessary to support individuals with a dual diagnosis — intellectual disability with co-occurring mental health issues, and challenging behaviors.

Who?

Directed by Gregory Cherpes, MD, ODP Medical Director, and Dr. Beth Barol, CBI brings together a select group of professionals to learn with a faculty of national experts and speakers. CBI training is presented by the Co-Directors of the Institute in conjunction with an array of highly experienced practitioners and innovators in the field.

What?

Training topics include overviews of the following selected topics:

  • One-page descriptions:
    • Healing lifestyle and social therapy;
    • Biographical timelines;
    • The impact of trauma;
    • Psychotherapeutic interventions, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and biofeedback;
    • Psychopharmacology and diagnosis;
    • Creative and expressive therapies; and
    • Functional Behavioral Analysis.

Where?

CBI will be held on the Zoom platform. Participants must have access to a computer, camera, and microphone.

When?
The deadline to submit the CBI Year 6 Interest Survey is February 18, 2022. 2022–2023 CBI two-day session dates are as follows:

  • 5/5/22–5/6/22
  • 6/2/22–6/3/22
  • 7/21/22–7/22/22
  • 9/8/22–9/9/22
  • 10/13/22–10/14/22
  • 11/17/22–11/18/22
  • 12/8/22–12/9/22
  • 1/12/23–1/13/23
  • 2/9/23–2/10/23

Why?

Current best practices and supportive models that have shown to be most helpful are sometimes beyond the reach of people who work directly with individuals with a dual diagnosis. CBI addresses these issues from an individual and systemic level through training, integration of knowledge into practice, and opportunities to build a statewide cohort to work together to effect change and build capacity. The participants will share individual best practice experiences leading to recommendations to the Office of Developmental Programs and Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to facilitate a more effective delivery of services across systems.

How?

Whether you are applying as an individual or as part of a County Team, each person must separately complete the CBI Year 6 Interest Survey by 2/18/22 to express interest and confirm their ability to attend all sessions. There are a limited number of spaces available for participants. Separate email notification will be sent out to those people invited to attend the 2022–2023 sessions.

For more information, please see the following invitation or contact Marlinda Smith.

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A message from the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP):

Due to an extended time frame for approving and loading rates into the Home and Community Services Information System (HCSIS), ODP is notifying stakeholders that several dates contained in Announcement 22-007 are no longer effective. The date for the rate load will occur after February 15, 2022.

ODP anticipates re-releasing this Announcement with updated time frames and encourages providers, Supports Coordination Organizations, and Administrative Entities to be familiar with its technical content in preparation for the pending rate load.

The Office of Developmental Programs reminds providers and Supports Coordination Organizations that in accordance with Announcement 21-086: American Rescue Plan Act: One-Time Supplemental Payment to Address Recruitment, Retention, and COVID-19 Related Staff Expenses, the deadline to request a supplemental payment is January 31, 2022.

You can find the Provider Attestation Form for One-Time Supplemental Payment here.

ODP Announcement 22-007 informs providers that the new Fee Schedule Rates and Department-established fees are anticipated to be visible on Individual Support Plans (ISPs) in HCSIS on February 14, 2022.

The anticipated effective date for the increased Fee Schedule Rates is January 1, 2022; however, the effective date in the Home and Community Services Information System (HCSIS) will be February 15, 2022. The anticipated effective date for the Department-established fees for residential ineligible services is July 1, 2022, and HCSIS will reflect the same effective date. Both the Fee Schedule Rates and Department-established fees for residential ineligible services will be visible in HCSIS on February 14, 2022.

Of note, on January 6, 2022, the P/FDS cap was increased to $41,000, and the Community Living Waiver cap was increased to $85,000.

This communication provides guidance and addresses Individual Support Plan (ISP) related impacts.

ODP Announcement 22-006 is to inform all Waiver Providers and Vendors whose last digit of their Master Provider Index (MPI) number is 3, 4, or 5, as well as new providers who enrolled in the 2020–2021 fiscal year, that they must submit their qualification documentation to their Assigned AE and/or the Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations (BSASP). This documentation is due between February 1, 2022 and March 31, 2022

Documentation must include a completed DP 1059 form and/or DP 1088 form, Provider Qualification Documentation Record (providers must use the most recent version found on MyODP), and any other required supporting documentation. For reference to provider qualification, please see Pennsylvania Bulletin Volume 49, Number 40, Subsections 6100.83-84, which contains provider qualification citation specifications.

Inquiries about this communication regarding the ID/A qualification process should be sent to the ODP Provider Qualification inbox. Inquiries about this communication regarding the AAW qualification process should be sent to the AAW Provider Qualification inbox.

ODP Announcement 22-005 describes the Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) Provider Qualification Process and outlines the steps the Assigned AE and provider must follow to meet these requirements. It also outlines the steps Supports Coordinators (SCs) take to transition individuals if needed. This communication does not describe the qualification process for SC organizations. The qualification process for Providers enrolled in the Adult Autism Waiver can be found in ODP Announcement 20-110.

The following attachments are included with the announcement:

How do we balance keeping someone safe and protecting their autonomy while experiencing the consequences of their choices? The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) will talk about helping someone learn to make good choices while acknowledging they may fail or be wrong.

Please note that some early episodes will now be temporarily unavailable on streaming platforms. All episodes will still be available to listen to on MyODP.

How Do I Listen?

Visit the MyODP Podcast page to Listen!

The MyODP Podcast is now available on major Podcasting Platforms! Visit the links below and subscribe to get notified of recent episodes!

ODP Announcement 22-003 shares that ODP and Temple University are conducting CI Friday Forums. These forums are an opportunity for current CIs and other interested parties to receive up-to-date information about the incident investigation process. The session dates and topics are:

  • February 11, 2022 — Peer Review: Year in Review
  • April 8, 2022 — Administrative Review Overview
  • June 10, 2022 — Topic to be announced (Save the Date)

There will be two sessions available on each date. One session will be hosted in the morning from 10:00 am–11:30 am, and the second session will be hosted in the afternoon from 1:00 pm–2:30 pm. The same topic will be covered in each session.

Seating is limited, and you can only sign up for one forum session per date. Participants can submit questions prior to the session until close of business (COB) the Friday before the scheduled Forum.

Registration for February 11, 2022, is now open and will close at the end of the day on February 9, 2022. See the announcement for registration details.