To announce the availability of the webinar recording which provides guidance on theCPS service changes in the most recently approved ID/A waivers. Attachment 1: ODP Announcement 23-104 Webinar Recording Now Available: Community Participation Support (CPS) Waiver AmendmentChanges in the Intellectual Disability/Autism (ID/A)Waivers
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-048: Required Communication Specialist Provider Qualification Training UPDATED. The purpose of this announcement is to remind Communication Specialist providers that in order to provide services after January 1, 2024, the Communication Specialist training must be completed. ODP Announcement
To communicate that registration for the January – April 2024 CI Initial Certification Course classes (also known as cohorts) is now open in MyODP. ODP Announcement 23-102: Now Open: Registration for Certified Investigator (CI) Initial Certification Course
To provide information on 2024 class dates and the registration process for ODP’svirtual QM Certification classes. Attachment 1: ODPANN 23-098: Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Quality Management (QM) Certification Classes: Registration for 2024 Virtual Classes
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
The purpose of this communication is to inform all interested parties that the Consolidated, Community Living, P/FDS and AAW amendments were approved by CMS and become effective November 1, 2023. The waiver amendments are available on the Department of Human Services’ (DHS) website. ODP Announcement 23-085: Amendments to the Office of Developmental
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-083 Consolidated Waiver Fee Schedule Addition of Residential Needs Group 5 (NG5) and Updated Rate Exception Process. The purpose of this announcement is to notify ODP providers, AEs and SCOs of an updated NG5 rate exception process. ODP
To provide a list of current AWC FMS organizations that are available to support participants and surrogates who have chosen to self- direct some or all of their Participant Directed Services (PDS) using the AWC FMS model and are in the Consolidated, Community Living, or Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) waivers. ODP Announcement 23-073: Agency with
This communication’s purpose is to inform all interested parties that the recording of the Clarifications and Guidance for the Community Participation Support (CPS) Service in the Intellectual Disability/Autism (ID/A) Waivers is now available on MyODP. Clarification and guidance on the CPS service and CPS flexibilities that will be ending with Appendix K
Since 2016, Regional Collaboratives for Supporting Families have been a key strategy for transformational change in PA's Community of Practice for Supporting Families. The 2023 Summit for Regional Collaboratives is an opportunity to share between collaboratives to both: • celebrate and highlight the work over the past year and to identify potential