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 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 bulletin is to provide the Office of Developmental Programs' (ODP) requirements and standardized processes for preparing, completing, documenting, implementing, and monitoring Individual Support Plans (ISPs) to ensure they are: • Developed to meet the needs of the individual; • Developed and implemented using the core values of Everyday
The purpose of this announcement is to inform interested parties of the 988 lifeline. ODP Announcement 22-062: 988--A Direct Link for Suicide Prevention & Crisis Support
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
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
The Medical Assistance state plan has been updated to cover home accessibility durablemedical equipment used by individuals with a mobility impairment to enter and exittheir home or to support activities of daily living. This communication describes how thischange impacts the coverage of Home Accessibility Adaptations through the CommunityLiving, Consolidated, Person/Family Directed Support
The Office of Developmental Programs requests your assistance distributing the attached communication, ODPANN 21-051: Incident Management (IM) Bulletin Effective July 1, 2021. This communication is a reminder to all stakeholders that on July 1, 2021, the IM Bulletin 00-21-02 (which was issued March 1, 2021) will be effective. Changes to the Enterprise
To inform providers that on July 1, 2021, an investigation will not be mandatory and need tobe completed by a Department-certified Investigator for the following incidents whenreported in the Enterprise Incident Management (EIM) system: Serious Injury-Injury Accidental Abuse-Physical (when the target is another individual recipient of service) Abuse-Psychological (when the target is
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance distributing the attached communication; Announcement 21-023: Human Rights Webcasts. With the recent release of Bulletin 00-21-01 Guidance for Human Rights Teams and Human Rights Committees, ODP is making available a 4-part webcast series titled Human Rights In Depth, which provides additional information and
