ODPANN 24-041: Now Available: Waiver Amendments for One-time Workforce Recovery Supplemental Payments Approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 24-041: Now Available: Waiver Amendments for One-time Workforce Recovery Supplemental Payments Approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the accompanying survey. The purpose of this communication is to announce that amendments to the Consolidated, Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS), Community Living, and Adult Autism Waivers were approved by CMS. The Department amended the waivers to allow providers to request a one-time supplemental payment to cover recruitment, retention, and any unusual staffing expenses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic for direct support professionals, frontline supervisors, program specialists or supports coordinators (SCs).
Please review the announcement and survey for additional information including how to apply for the one-time workforce recovery supplemental payment.
Attachment 2: ODP Workforce Recovery Supplemental Payments