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PATC 2022 Recorded Sessions Now Available!
Miss the conference or just want to revisit the conference material? The recorded sessions from PATC 2022 are now live! In addition to the below recordings, check out the PATC 2022 website to access session descriptions, presenter bios, personal stories, the virtual art gallery, resources, and more!
- My Life With Autism — Lessons for Support Professionals
- Developing Therapeutic Skills to Unmet Behavioral Health Needs of Autistic Individuals
- Meaningfully Engaging and Communicating With Individuals With Lived Experiences
- Skills for Healthy Online Activity
- Autism and Gender: Gender Diversity and Sexuality
- Enhanced Access to Care for People With Neurodevelopmental Needs Within the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC): What Does This Mean for You?
- Theory to Practice — Real World Application of PBS Strategies
- Call to Action!
- The Periodic Risk Evaluation (PRE): Past, Present and Future
Self-Advocates United as 1 (SAU1) January Events Flyer Now Available
RCPA Incident Management Feedback — Second Work Group Scheduled for January 13, 2023
Medication Administration Initial Training Requirements and Train-the-Trainer Schedule
ODP Announcement 22-125 is to provide updates regarding the Medication Administration training. The observation timeframe schedule for Initial Training Requirements has been reduced. If the required initial medication administration observations have not been completed successfully within 90 days, the student must repeat the entire standard medication training course. Trainers will now be responsible for marking the Handwashing/Gloving total grade activity in the Medication Administration Student course. The announcement also includes the Train-the-Trainer Winter/Spring 2023 Face-to-Face Schedule.
ODP January 2023 External Training and Events Calendar Now Available
Request for Information Regarding Respite Services With ICF Providers
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is evaluating options to expand access to respite services and is interested in having a discussion with any ICF provider who has provided Private Pay Respite at an ICF location since the pandemic began. If one or more of your facilities has provided this service, please send an email to Rick Smith.
ODP Publishes New Room and Board Residency Agreement
ODP Announcement 22-123 announces that a new Room and Board Residency Agreement (DP 1077) has been developed to align with 55 Pa. Code Chapter 6100 requirements. Please note that if a provider agency has a current, accurate room and board contract (DP 1051) in the participant’s file, the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is not requiring provider agencies to complete the new DP 1077. The intent is for provider agencies to begin using the new Room and Board Residency Agreement § 6100.687 (DP 1077) form when a new contract is needed.
ODP is continuing to revise the Room and Board Bulletin that was put out for public comment in the summer of 2021. Once this bulletin is finalized, ODP will communicate with stakeholders regarding the release of the Room and Board Bulletin that will contain the requirements found in the 55 Pa. Code Chapter 6100 regulations.
If you have any questions, please reach out to your ODP Regional Office.
Provider Qualification Process Reminder
ODP Announcement 22-122 is to remind providers that this is the time of year to being the Provider Qualification process. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require a statewide process to ensure providers are qualified to render services to waiver-funded individuals. The Provider Qualification Process described outlines the steps the Assigned AE and provider must follow to meet these requirements and the steps Supports Coordinators (SCs) must take to transition individuals if needed. This communication does not describe the qualification process for SC organizations
The release of this communication obsoletes ODP Announcement 22-005 Provider Qualification Process. In addition, the qualification process for Providers enrolled in the Adult Autism Waiver can be found in ODP Announcement 20-110.
Providers that are shared across Intellectual Disability/Autism (ID/A) and the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) must complete the Provider Qualification processes with both the AE for the ID/A waivers and the Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations (BSASP) for the AAW.
Providers must submit the qualification documentation (Posted on MyODP — DP 1059 and the Provider Qualification Documentation Record with all required supporting documentation) by 03/31 of the year that their requalification is due.
Failure to meet this deadline will affect the assigned AE’s ability to requalify the provider by the due date of 04/30. The updated ODP Provider Qualification Documentation Record contains all instructions and qualification requirements.
For inquiries regarding this communication, contact the ODP Provider Qualification inbox.
Webinar Recording Now Available: Public Comment on ODP Heightened Scrutiny Service Locations
ODP Announcement 22-121 reports that the recording of the presentation provided by the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) staff during the webinar on December 1, 2022, which was to provide an overview of the heightened scrutiny process and to listen to public comments, is now posted on MyODP.
Public comments are being accepted until 11:59 pm on December 19, 2022. Please review ODP Announcement 22-117: Open for Public Comment: Proposed Heightened Scrutiny Service Locations to be Submitted To CMS. This announcement gives a background description of Heightened Scrutiny, the documents available for public comment, and how to provide public comment
Questions about this communication should be directed via email.
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