The Office of Developmental Programs requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 23-036: Guidance: Life Sharing for Individuals with a Medically Complex Condition. Effective June 1, 2022, the approved waiver amendments included expanded eligibility for individuals with a medically complex condition. The Consolidated Waiver amendment specifically included new qualification criteria for
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has started the process to update and restructure ODP’s required SC Orientation Training Curriculum. The new training plan identifies requirements and recommendations for SC Orientation and First Year Training for SCs. The revised SC Training Plan applies to all SCs including those supporting individuals receiving services
To communicate the availability of the updated 2023 Administrative Review Process Manual Attachment ODP Announcement 23-034: 2023 Administrative Review Process Manual Now Available
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached One Page Reference for Supports Coordination (Sc) Billing for Cross-Systems Meetings. The reference document was developed to help Supports Coordinators in determining when to bill for a multi-agency meeting. Please review and share. Attachment One Page Reference for Supports Coordination
To announce further formatting and content updates to 55 Pa.Code Chapter 6400 Regulatory Compliance Guide released on February 15th, 2023. Attachment 1: ODP Announcement 23-020: 55 Pa.Code Chapter 6400 Regulatory Compliance Guide Updated
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 22-017: Provider Qualifications, Provider Enrollment, and Revisions to Individual Support Plans (ISPs). The announcement provides additional guidance about requirements for the new Remote Supports service definition approved in the Consolidated, Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS), and Community Living waiver
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) is pleased to share with you resources available through PDE. The Special Education 101 presentation available through the YouTube link is a great overview for all human service staff who in a variety of capacities serve children and their families. The links to supporting
The purpose of this announcement is to provide updated guidance and information relating to a qualification requirement that has been added to the Residential Habilitation, Life Sharing, and Supported Living services (“residential services”). The updated guidance reflects a change from the original accepted training related to this requirement. Changes are highlighted in
The purpose of this announcement is to provide clarification to Supports Coordination Organizations (SCOs) and County Program/Administrative Entities (AEs) with regards to the SCOs’ role related to administrative reviews as part of the incident management process. ODP Announcement 22-126: Incident Management Clarification of Roles for the Supports Coordination Organizations and Administrative Entities
The purpose of this communication is to announce the release of updated protocols for the Health Risk Screening Tool. ODP Announcement 22-116: Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) Protocol Update
