Each quarterly newsletter will share ideas to help SCs fill their buckets to better help them in supporting individuals and families. The Quarterly Connection is brought to you by the Supporting Families’ Supports Coordination Innovation Workgroup. Quarterly Connection for Supports Coordinators
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-080: Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Residential Provider Survey for Selective Contracting. The purpose of this announcement is to notify ODP providers rendering residential services (including residential habilitation, LifeSharing, and/or supported living) that they are required to complete
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-079: Alerting Providers to Risk of Fraud and Encouraging Use of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). The purpose of this announcement is to alert providers to the risk of fraud associated with reliance on paper check payments and strongly
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month. During October, we celebrate all workers with disabilities. We also celebrate the services and supports that allow them to succeed. Please share Governor Shapiro’s proclamation widely! Disability Employment Awareness Month
Please assist the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs in sharing the attached informational flyer: ODP’s Division of Quality Management’s QM Spotlight, the sixth in a series of quarterly publications that debunks the myth that entities are required to develop Quality Management Plans (QMPs) for all CMS/HCBS Quality Framework focus areas. Administrative Entities
Please share the October 2023 Training and Events Calendar from the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP). Office of Developmental Programs' October 2023 Events and Training Calendar
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-078: Approved Revision to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Initiative for Family Support Innovation to Community Participation Support (CPS) Services. This communication announces the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) approval of ODP’s proposal to
The Office of Developmental Programs requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-077: Now Available PA Statewide Transition Plan. The purpose of this announcement is to notify all interested stakeholders that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has approved Pennsylvania’s Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Statewide Transition Plan.
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-075 Medication Administration Paper Course Discontinuation Reminder and Train-the-Trainer Fall 2023 Schedule. The purpose of this communication is to remind Medication Administration trainers that the 2004 paper course as well as the 2004 and 2013 manuals will be
Having meaning or purpose in life is connected to overall health, happiness, and life satisfaction - it can make ANY life worth living. We will talk about ways to support someone to discover their meaning to make even those bad days more bearable. MyODP Supporters Toolbox: A Life Worth Living
