RCPA to Host Fourth Members-Only PBC Town Hall on February 27
Performance-Based Contracting
PBC Provider General Information Session Handouts Now Available
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) held a Performance-Based Contracting Provider General Information Session yesterday, January 29, 2025.
The agenda items included:
- What can you expect?
- How to Prepare — Self-Assessment and Workbook
- Technical Guidance/Tips for QPro
- Choosing a Tier: Checklist and ODP Measures
- Introduction to Pay for Performance (P4P)
- Resources and Reminders
For those of you who were unable to attend, the handouts are available here.
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.
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RCPA to Host Third Members-Only PBC Town Hall on January 30
Performance-Based Contracting Virtual Office Hours
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) will be hosting four 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, and we recommend sending the person who is most closely working with the PBC data submission process.
Please register for one session only, using the links below:
- February 6, 2025, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
- February 21, 2025, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
- March 7, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
- March 10, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
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ODP Reissues PBC Residential Services Implementation Guide
The Office of Developmental Programs has shared an updated copy of the PBC Implementation Guide that was released yesterday.
In Attachment 1 — Performance Based Contracting (PBC) Residential Services Implementation Guide, Appendix F: Performance-Based Contracting Residential Scoring Tool, a typo has been corrected within Measure RD.01.1 and now displays the correct date (January 1, 2026).
The updated Implementation Guide is available here or at the Performance-Based Contracting Information web page on MyODP.
PBC Residential Services Implementation Guide Updates
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is informing stakeholders of updates to the Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Residential Services Implementation Guide. Revisions to the Implementation Guide appear in red.
Some significant changes to the Performance-Based Contracting Proposal (Appendix A) are as a result of public comment and feedback from the first round of tier determinations. These changes include:
Performance Standard:
- Revision: (RM-IM.01.3) Data pull will be for 2024 calendar year (CY) quarters 1-2 (Q1-2), and an adjustment variable of 1% will be applied.
- Revision: (RM-IM.01.3) Temporarily changing the threshold from 90% to 86%. For fiscal year (FY) 2027-28, the threshold will return to 90% using CY 2026 data.
- Revision: (RM-IM.01.4) Moved to future measure in FY 2027/28 using CY 2026 data.
Scoring Tool:
- Revision: Measures RM-IM.01.1, RM-IM.01.2, and RM-IM.01.3, RM-IM.01.1 – RM-IM.01.3 Scoring as composite requiring 2 out of 3.
Attachments:
- Attachment 1: Performance-Based Contracting Residential Implementation Guide
- PBC Residential Services Provider Self-Assessment Toolkit
- Attachment 2A: Provider Performance-Based Contracting Preparedness Self-Assessment
- Attachment 2B: Provider Preparedness Workbook 2025 Updates (20250107)
- Attachment 3: Residential Performance-Based Contracting Attestation
Please view ODPANN 25-003 for additional changes, information, and details.
The updated version of the PBC Residential Services Implementation Guide is located on the Performance-Based Contracting Information web page on MyODP.
Webinar Announced for Navigating the HRST Report Suite for PA Providers
The Department of Human Services will be holding a webinar designed for provider agency leadership, supervisors, and anyone responsible for quality assurance or health outcomes. This is to share with providers how to get information out of the Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) that can drive quality assurance initiatives, improve quality of care, and support agency outcomes. You will also look at reports to monitor compliance and identify areas of highest health risks for the people you support as well as cover HRST reports related to performance-based contract standards and customizing reports to get exactly what you are looking for quickly!
Please note the following:
- This is supplemental training with no pre-requisites.
- IntellectAbility does not provide certificates of attendance.
- No CEUs are being offered for attending this training.
- All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
**When registering, if you do not see your agency name under the “client” section — look for your state, and then your agency name will appear in the “provider agency” section.**
Presenters:
Tammy Armstrong: Client Engagement Manager, IntellectAbility
Ingrid Durbin: HRST Clinical Services Representative, IntellectAbility
Audience: Those with an active Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) account
January 17, 2025, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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