To clarify that ridesharing services, such as Lyft, Uber, or other similar transportation services, may be reimbursed through the public transportation service. ODP Announcement 22-044: The Use of Public Transportation Services for Ridesharing Expenses
This guidance describes actions the AEs and SCOs must take when an Office of Developmental Programs’(ODP) waiver or base participant is admitted to a NF to ensure a coordinated transition to Long Term Care (LTC) services and prevent service interruptions ODPANN 22-039: Transition of Individuals Into a Nursing Facility (NF)
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance distributing the attached communication, Health Alert: Respirator Recall. Please review the information provided in the Health Alert for information regarding the recall of certain Philips Respironics ventilators. Office of Developmental Programs Health Alert - Respirator Recall
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance in sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 22-025 UPDATE: Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent (VF/EA) Wages Ranges and Benefit Allowance for Specific Participant Directed Services (PDS) Effective March 1, 2022. Updates appear in red. This Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) communication is intended to provide the
The purpose of this announcement is to notify licensees that training in First Aid, Heimlich techniques, and/CPR provided to staff and caregivers in ODP-licensed settings on or after April 1, 2022, must have an in-person component. Attachment: ODP Announcement 22-028: Requirements for First Aid, Heimlich Techniques, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training in Office
The purpose of this bulletin is to communicate and clarify the requirements for TSM that were approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Attachment: ODP Bulletin Bulletin 00-22-01 Targeted Support Management for Individuals Served by ODP
This Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) communication is intended to provide the hourly wage and benefits ranges for specific PDS provided to participants utilizing the AWC FMS model effective March 1, 2022. Attachment: ODPANN 22-024: Agency with Choice (AWC) Wage Ranges and Benefit Allowance for Specific Participant Directed Services (PDS) Effective March
The purpose of this communication is to announce that the following rates and fees have been published as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Attachment: ODP Announcement 22-026: Final Department-Established Fees and Fee Schedule Rates for Services Funded Through ODP’s Waivers and Base-Funding
The Office of Developmental Programs requests your assistance distributing the attached communication, ODPANN 22-020: Department of Human Services (DHS) Adult Protective Services (APS) Media Toolkit. The toolkit, developed by DHS, was designed to help promote awareness of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of adults ages 18 to 59 living with a disability
Please assist the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs in disseminating the attached communication: ODPANN 22-012 - AAW SCO Reporting Requirements. The purpose of this communication is to clarify the responsibilities of SCOs to report and investigate incidents for individuals enrolled in the AAW. Attachment: ODPANN 22-012 - AAW SCO Reporting Requirements
