The Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) Consolidated, Community Living, and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) waivers were approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with an effective date of November 1, 2023. Included in the approved waivers were several changes to the CPS service. ODP will be hosting an upcoming
Please assist the Office of Developmental Programs in sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-091: Expectations for Supports Coordinators (SCs) Regarding the Right to be Free from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation and its accompanying attachments. The purpose of this announcement is to include all applicable resources related to this topic in one communication.
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The Office of Developmental Program (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-090: Final Fee Schedule Rates for Select Services Funded Through ODP's Waivers and Guidance About Community Participation Support Impacted By the End of Appendix K. The purpose of this communication is to announce that the following Fee Schedule
The Office of Developmental Programs requests your assistance sharing the attached bulletin: 00-23-01: Home and Community Based Waiver Services Provided to Individuals in an Acute Care Hospital along with its accompanying attachment. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide guidance on the delivery of home and community-based waiver services to individuals
The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) has issued the following statement in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights (DD) Act: The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), the NationalDisability Rights Network (NDRN), and the Association of University Centers on
The Milestone Health Care Quality Unit (HCQU) West has published its 2023 Holiday Shopping Guide containing a catalog of businesses and products led and created by individuals with disabilities and/or autism. The twenty-one page virtual catalog will help you support small businesses across the Commonwealth while giving meaningful gifts this holiday season.
To notify ODP providers rendering residential services (including residential habilitation, lifesharing, and/or supported living) that they are required to complete the attached survey no later than November 9, 2023. A separate survey must be completed for each MPI under which an agency renders residential services. ODP Announcement 23-080: Office of Developmental Programs (ODP)
The Office of Developmental Programs requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-086: Individual Support Plan (ISP) Staffing Sessions for Executive Leadership of Intellectual Disability/Autism (ID/A) Waiver-Funded Residential Providers. The purpose of this communication is to announce open registration for two upcoming sessions focused on the Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP)
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-087: Additional Guidance for the End of Appendix K Flexibilities in the Consolidated, Community Living, Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) and Adult Autism Waivers and its accompanying attachments. The purpose of the communication and attachments is to provide additional
