[52 Pa.B. 4497]
[Saturday, August 6, 2022]
[Continued from previous Web Page] (Editor's Note: This document continues from Part II which begins at 52 Pa.B. 4497 (August 6, 2022).)
Year Code
CitationSubject Date Issued Bulletin Number Information Sharing Policies and Procedures for Communication Between Agencies and Individuals Who Supervise and Care for Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Placement and the Physical Health and Behavioral Health Managed Care Organizations 05/23/14 00-14-01 YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective July 1, 2014 05/30/14 00-14-02 Act 80 of 2012 and Act 91 of 2012 10/16/14 Special Transmittal Ch. 3130 Youth Independent Living Services Guidelines 12/08/14 3130-14-01 Ch. 3130, 3700, 3800 Implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act relating to the Registration of Juvenile Offenders 09/17/14 3130-14-02 3700-14-01 3800-14-02 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2015-16 Children, Youth and Family's Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2014-15 Implementation Plan Instructions 05/14/14 3140-14-01 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2014-15 Act 148 Invoicing and Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services 11/21/14 3140-14-02 Ch. 3800 Search and Seizure in Programs that Serve Children and Youth 02/28/14 3800-14-01 2015 YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective July 1, 2015 07/01/15 00-15-02 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2016-17 Children, Youth and Family's Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2015-16 Implementation Plan Instructions 05/15/15 3140-15-01 Ch. 3490 Implementation of Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review and Report Protocols as Required by Act 33 of 2008 and Act 44 of 2014 07/15/15 3490-15-01 2016 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2015/2016 Act 148 Invoicing & Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services 01/08/16 3140-15-02 YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Fiscal Year 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 07/01/16 00-16-01 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2017-18 Children, Youth and Family's Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2016-17 Implementation Plan Instructions 06/06/16 3140-16-01 2017 YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Fiscal Years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 07/10/17 00-17-01 Ch. 3350 Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network Unit of Service Payment Rates and Programmatic Changes 05/23/17 3350-17-01 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: Conflict of Interest in CPS Investigations; Agents of the County Agency-Foster/Adoptive Parents 11/9/17 3490-17-03 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: Direct Reports to the County Children and Youth Agency 11/28/17 3490-17-05 2018 Ch. 3140 Federal Title IV-E Invoicing Procedures Manual 02/15/18 3140-18-02 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2019-20 Children, Youth and Family's Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2018-19 Implementation Plan Instructions 05/14/18 3140-18-03 Ch. 3350 Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network Unit of Service Payment Rates and Programmatic Changes 06/11/18 3350-18-02 YDC-YFC Interim Per Diem Rates FYs 2018-19 and 2019-2020 06/27/18 00-18-01 Ch. 3130 Revised and Reissued Indian Child Welfare Act 07/20/18 3130-18-06 Ch. 3130 Concurrent Planning Policy and Implementation 07/20/18 3130-18-02 Relative Notification and Definition of a Sibling ISSUED 09/05/18; REVISED 09/13/18 Special Transmittal Ch. 3130, 3700, 3800 Reasonable and Prudent Parenting Standards 09/27/18 3800-18-01 3700-18-03 3130-18-04 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: Release of GPS Referral Source 11/06/18 3490-18-01 Ch. 3680, 3700 Policy Clarification: Immunization Requirements for Prospective Resource Parents 11/06/18 3680-18-02 3700-18-02 2019 Ch. 3350 Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network Unit of Service Payment Rates and Programmatic Changes 06/07/19 3350-19-02 Ch. 3130 Policy Clarification: Use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or similar vaping devices by foster youth or in foster homes or residential facilities 07/2/19 3130-19-02 3700-19-01 3800-19-01 YDC-YFC Interim Per Diem Rates FYs 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 07/17/19 00-19-01 Ch. 3130 Serving Child Victims of Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania 09/30/19 3130-19-04 Ch. 3490 Information Sharing in Custody Filings (Act 107 of 2013) 11/01/19 3490-19-03 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2020-21 Children, Youth and Families' Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2019-20 Implementation Plan Instructions (NBPB Guidelines FY 2020-21) 11/22/19 3140-19-02 2020 Ch. 3140 Federal Title IV-E Invoicing Procedures Manual 01/02/20 3140-20-01 Ch. 3130 Policy Clarification: Determination on resumption of jurisdiction 02/12/20 3130-20-02 Ch. 3680, 3800 Specialized Residential Settings for Children and Youth 02/14/20 3680-20-02 3800-20-03 Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) Adoption Assistance Program, Delay of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Delink for Applicable Child 03/02/20 Special Transmittal COVID-19 Intake at Youth Development Centers (YDCs) and Youth Forestry Camps (YFCs) to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic 04/06/20 Memo/DHS Website Post COVID-19 Educators: Essentials Tips for Preventing Child Abuse 05/15/20 Memo/DHS Website Post Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) Emergency Situation Submission Guidelines 05/19/20 Special Transmittal COVID-19 Guidance Regarding Suspension of Regulatory Requirements for OCYF Licensees During the COVID-19 Pandemic 05/26/20 Memo/DHS Website Post Ch. 3130, 3350, 3490, 3680, 3700, 3800 Notification Protocol for Formal Licensing Actions and Incidents 05/12/20 00-20-01 3130-20-03 3350-20-02 3490-20-03 3680-20-01 3700-20-02 3800-20-02 Ch. 3490 PA Safe Haven—Act 201 of 2002 Entitled ''The Newborn Protection Act'' as Amended by Act 91 of 2014 05/18/20 3490-20-01 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Act 148 Invoicing & Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services 06/24/20 3140-20-02 YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates FYs 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 07/02/20 00-20-02 Ch. 3350 Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) Unit of Service Payment Rates and Programmatic Changes Bulletin 07/09/20 3350-20-04 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2021-22 Children, Youth and Families' Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2020-21 Implementation Plan Instructions 09/02/20 3140-20-04 Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodian (SPLC)—Successor 07/17/20 Special Transmittal Ch. 3140 Policy Clarification: Adoption Assistance Suspension 08/17/20 3140-20-06 Voluntary Certification as a Specialized Setting 08/17/20 Special Transmittal Ch. 3490 Statewide General Protective Services (GPS) Referrals Bulletin 09/11/20 3490-20-08 Ch. 3130 3140
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3800Procedures to Request Waiver of Regulation 12/01/20 3130-20-04 3140-20-03 3150-20-01 3170-20-01 3350-20-03 3490-20-07 3680-20-03 3800-20-05 Initial and Ongoing Approval of Foster Family Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic 12/09/20 Special Transmittal 2021 Ch. 3140 Policy Clarification: Title IV-E Eligibility and Verbal Court Orders 01/13/21 3140-21-02 Ch. 3800 Reporting Requirements of Incidents Involving Children Served in Child Residential Facilities 01/19/21 3800-21-01 COVID-19 Guidance to Support a Phased Approach to Ongoing Mitigation Efforts Preventing the Spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 ISSUED: 06/05/20 REVISED: 01/22/21 Memo/DHS Website Post COVID-19 Guidance to Support Mitigation Efforts in the Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services to Prevent the Spread of covid-19 02/16/21 Memo/DHS Website Post Ch. 3130 Appointment of Legal Counsel for a Child in a Contested Termination of Parental Rights Hearing 03/04/21 3130-21-01 Ch. 3130 Policy Clarification: School Immunizations 03/26/21 3130-21-02 School Vaccination Requirements (Immunization) 03/26/21 Special Transmittal Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: Act 10 of 2018 and CPSL Language on Megan's Law Tiers 03/26/21 3490-21-02 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: Consistency of Agency Foster and Adoption Records 03/26/21 3350-21-01, 3490-21-03, 3700-21-01 Title IV-E Reimbursement of Administrative Costs of Independent Legal Representation of Children, Youth and Parents in Dependency Proceedings 03/31/21 Special Transmittal Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2020-21 Act 148 Invoicing & Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services 04/01/21 3140-21-01 Public Law (P.L.) 116-220, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division X—Supporting Foster Youth and Families Through the Pandemic, Sections 3 and 4 04/13/21 Special Transmittal Ch. 3170 Requirements for Reimbursement of Placement Services to Children in Substitute Care 06/07/21 3170-21-01 Ch. 3700 Policy Clarification: Firearms in Resource Homes 06/07/21 3700-21-03 Ch. 3680, 3800 Policy Clarification: COVID-19 Reporting Requirements (for licensees using the Home and Community Services Information Systems) 06/07/21 3680-21-01, 3800-21-02 Act 54 of 2018 Amendments to the Child Protective Services Law Regarding Expungement 06/07/21 Special Transmittal Ch. 3490 Developmental Evaluation and Early Intervention Referral Policy 06/07/21 3490-21-01 Release of the updated Model Set of Standards for Multidisciplinary Investigative Teams 7/21/21 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: Release of Referral Source in CPS Reports 8/16/21 3490-21-07 Ch. 3140 Needs-Based Plan and Budget Guidelines for Fiscal Year 22-23 9/7/21 3140-21-03 Policy Clarification: Child Support for PLCS and SPLCS 10/13/21 3140-21-02 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: Delay of Notification 10/21/21 3490-21-05 Ch. 3140 Random Moment Time Study Policy and Procedures for County Children and Youth Agencies 10/25/21 3140-21-06 Random Moment Time Study Policy and Procedures for Juvenile Probation Offices 10/25/21 3140-21-07 Unknown Specific Start and End Dates for Incidents of Child Abuse 11/19/21 Special Transmittal Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: Information Sharing 12/7/21 3490-21-10 Human Trafficking Bulletin Attachment Update: Model Standards for MDITs 12/9/21 3130-19-04 Re-release 2022 Completing Outcome Narratives; the Allegation Outcome Explanation and Investigation (overall) Outcome Explanation portions of the Child Protective Service Investigation Report (CY-48 Form) 1/6/22 Special Transmittal Ch. 3140 Act 148 and Medicaid Invoicing 1/26/22 3140-22-01 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: Unknown Perpetrators Later Identified 2/10/22 3490-22-01 Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2021-22 Special Grants Initiative Invoicing Procedures 4/11/22 3140-22-01 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification: GPS Assessments by Outside Agencies 5/2/22 3490-22-02 Ch. 3490 Changes to the Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. § 6344, as it Pertains to Clearances 05/19/22 3490-22-03 Office of Developmental Programs—Contact: Julie Mochon (717) 783-5771
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Year Code Citation Subject Date Issued Bulletin Number 1981 Search of Visitors and Residents at State Centers and Mental Retardation Units 9/19/81 99-81-40 Policies and Procedures Governing Admissions, Commitment, Transfers, and Discharges at State-Operated Mental Retardation Facilities 12/01/81 99-81-51 1982 Guidelines for State Center Boards of Trustees 2/17/02 99-82-02 Responsibility for Collection of Tuition Expenses Under Act 199 for Out-of-State Residents 3/17/82 199-82-01 Notice of Assessments 4/16/82 99-82-15 New Vecchione Petition Forms 8/20/82 99-82-39 Monitoring the Guardianship Petitioning Process at State Centers and State Mental Hospitals 9/24/82 99-82-47 State Supplemental Security Income Supplement for Licensed Personal Care Boarding Home Residents 297-82-73 Personal Care Boarding Home Resident Assessment Summary 12/31/82 II-30-82-02 1983 Guardianship Petitioning Process at State Centers 2/11/83 99-83-05 Payment of Residential Placement Costs for Mentally Retarded or Severely Emotionally Disturbed Children in Residential Facilities 3/8/83 99-83-10 Guidelines for State Center Board of Trustees—Revision 8/18/83 99-83-21 1984 County Indirect Cost Allocation Plan Guidelines 6/13/84 99-84-22 Personal Care Boarding Home Supplement 6/27/84 297-84-43 1985 County Indirect Cost Allocation Plan Guideline Update—Maintenance in Lieu of rent as a Direct Cost 8/22/85 99-85-17 Tobacco Products Purchase (with State Funds) for Client use in MR Facilities 10/15/85 99-85-19 1986 Revised Definition of Developmentally Disabled Persons Who Receive Services in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICRs/MR) 12/31/86 42-435-86-01 Choking Prevention and Management 12/4/86 00-86-14 1987 Clarification of Definition of Developmentally Disabled Persons Receiving Services in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded 12/9/87 4398-87-01 CH. 4305 Client Liability—Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services 5/21/87 4305-87-02 Documentation Requirements—Waiver Requests for Increases for Workers' Compensation Costs 9/25/87 99-87-15 Conversion of Comm. Res. MR Facilities to ICF/MR 10/23/87 99-87-17 Case Management Services 11/19/87 99-87-18 State Employees Acting in Voluntary Capacity to Control Client Funds 11/19/87 00-87-18 1988 Quarterly Liability Summaries 1/29/88 4305-88-01 Ch. 6000 Change in Zoning Requirements for Licensing Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded 10/3/88 6000-88-07 Ch. 1181 OBRA-87—Nursing Home Reform 12/28/88 1181-88-08 Ch. 6000 Administration and Management of Client Funds 10/05/88 6000-88-08 Applicability of Appropriate Life Safety Codes 8/9/88 00-88-09 1989 Ch. 6000 Guidelines for Enhancing and Conducting Direct and Independent Assessment 10/16/89 6000-89-01 Ch. 1101 Copayment Exemption for Targeted Case Management Services 11/4/88 1101-89-01 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Relief of Upper Airway Obstruction 3/1/89 SC-89-01 Care and Services Policy for State Centers and MR Units 8/25/89 SC-89-02 New Federal ICF/MR Regulations 2/7/89 00-89-03 Account Code Structure—Offices of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Cost Center Definitions 7/28/89 00-89-05 Abatement of Liability for Psychological Evaluations 09/14/89 00-89-17 LEKOTEK 11/1/89 00-89-18 1990 Ch. 6000 Family-Driven Family Support Services 12/12/90 6000-90-01 Children's Cardiac Program 1/31/90 00-90-03 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 4/9/90 00-90-12 Department of Health Programs for Young Children 4/9/90 00-90-14 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Benefits for Children 9/27/90 00-90-24 1991 Mental Health/Mental Retardation Annual Income and Expenditure Reports 10/21/91 OMH-91-13 Opportunities and Supports for Older Persons with Mental Retardation 11/1/91 00-91-17 Joint Statement by the Department of Public Welfare and The Department of Aging 7/31/91 00-91-18 Applicability of OMB Circular A-133 for Non-State Operated Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICFs/MR) 10/31/91 00-91-26 1992 Special Innovative Services Expenditures Under Family Support Services 1/16/92 00-92-03 Issuance of Audit Guide for Non-State Operated Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded 8/31/92 00-92-22 1993 Supporting People in the Community 2/24/93 00-93-02 Tuberculosis Surveillance and Management 9/21/93 SMH-93-03 Immunization of Patients/Residents and Employees 7/9/93 SMH-93-04 Medical Assistance for Children 9/15/93 00-93-23 Family Support Services Subcommittee Observations and Recommendations 8/31/93 00-93-25 Western Center Settlement Agreement 11/1/93 00-93-28 Providing Services to Persons with Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder 11/9/93 00-93-29 OBRA Procedures for Individuals with Mental Retardation 12/30/93 00-93-30 1994 Closure of Admissions of Children to State-Operated Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded 12/14/94 SC-94-01 Federal Regulations on Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens 2/1/94 00-94-02 Facilitated Communication 3/1/94 00-94-11 Community Resource Development in Family Support Services Projects 3/10/94 00-94-12 Additional Interpretive Guidelines for Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded 6/7/94 00-94-17 Assessments: Lifetime Medical History 12/6/94 00-94-32 Facilitated Communication-Best Practices and Guidelines 12/30/94 00-94-34 1995 Educational and Vocational Training in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded 3/28/95 00-95-04 Medical Assistance Funded Services for Children 9/20/95 00-95-19 Act 28 of 1995 00-95-25 1996 Ch. 6000 Criteria for Approval of New Intermediate Care Facilities for People with Mental Retardation 04/06/96 6000-96-01 Tuberculosis Infection Control Program 8/9/96 SMH-96-01 Social Security Administration Alternate Vocational Rehabilitation Provider Initiative 3/19/96 00-96-05 Revised Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) Guidelines 4/12/96 00-96-07 Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Memorandum of Understanding with the Offices of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 7/31/96 00-96-11 Regulation Interpretation Unobstruction Egress 11/8/96 00-96-19 Survey Guidelines and Procedures Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mental Retarded (ICFs/MR) 11/18/96 00-96-20 Regulation Interpretation—Family Living Medication Administration Training 11/19/96 00-96-21 1997 Quarterly Liability Summaries: Supplement and Amendment 2/7/97 00-97-02 OMR Statewide Peer Review Committee 3/17/97 00-97-04 Act 26 of 1997 (Amending Act 28 of 1995) 8/29/97 00-97-06 1998 Guidelines to Supporting People Moving from State Centers into The Community 03/27/98 00-98-03 1999 Sanctions Policy for Noncompliance with Mental Health & Mental Retardation Income & Expenditure, Consolidated Waiver, and Cost Settlement Reporting Requirements 11/2/99 OMHSAS-99-10 2000 The Roles and Responsibilities of County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Programs in the Development of a Child's Individual Education Program 10/4/00 OMHSAS-00-04 Guidelines for Identifying Persons with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness for State Mental Health Hospital Discharge 5/15/00 00-00-04 Domiciliary Care for Persons with Mental Retardation 5/23/00 00-00-05 2002 Performance Expectations and Recommended Guidelines for the County Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) 6/6/02 OMHSAS-02-02 Ch. 4210 Clarifying Eligibility for Mental Retardation Services and Supports 05/31/02 4210-02-05 Pro Re Nata Medication Usage for Psychiatric Treatment—Clarification of Interpretation 7/11/02 00-02-09 Need for ICF/MR Level of Care 08/07/02 00-02-13 Coordination of Treatment and Support for People with a Diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness who also have a Diagnosis of Mental Retardation 12/17/02 00-02-16 2003 Passage of Act 171 relating to the Older Adults Protective Services Act (OAPSA) 2/11/03 00-03-01 OBRA Time-Limited Determinations 5/13/03 00-03-04 Principles for the Mental Retardation System 6/13/03 00-03-05 Medication Administration Training Program 8/12/03 00-03-07 Payments for Psychological Testing to Diagnose Mental Retardation in Children and Adults 10/21/03 00-03-10 Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities in the Community Mental Retardation Program 11/25/03 00-03-11 2004 Ch. 6000 Incident Management 02/18/04 6000-04-01 MH/MR Services for Children Placed Out-of-County in Pre-Adoptive or Foster Homes 7/19/04 00-04-02 Positive Approaches 1/9/04 00-04-05 Home and Community Based Waiver Provider's Billing of HIPAA Compliant National Codes Based on Authorized Plans of Care Through the Home and Community Services Information System and PROMISe 3/10/04 99-04-06 Determining Medical Assistance Eligibility for Individuals Age Three and Older Who Apply for Supports and Services Authorized by a County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program 5/10/04 00-04-08 Certified Investigations 9/16/04 00-04-11 Limited English Proficiency (LEP) 1/20/05 00-04-13 Determining Medical Assistance Eligibility for Families of Infants and Toddlers Who Apply for Supports and Services Authorized by a County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program 1/28/05 00-04-14 Alternative Sanction Guidelines for ICF/MR Medical Assistance Certification 1/28/05 00-04-15 2005 Cost Settlement Policy and Procedures for Community-Based Medicaid Initiatives 8/15/05 OMHSAS-05-01 Issuance of Audit Guide for Non-State Operated Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded 11/30/04 00-05-01 Services Requiring Third Party Insurance Review Prior to Consideration for Waiver Payment 7/5/05 00-05-03 Life sharing through Family Living 8/8/05 00-05-04 Office of Mental Retardation Policy on Employment 12/20/05 00-05-07 2006 Employment for Individuals in ICFs/MR 4/5/06 00-06-08 Elimination of Restraints through Positive Practices 5/1/06 00-06-09 Payment for Sign Language Interpreters and/or Translators 5/10/06 00-06-10 Service Review Protocol for Individuals in the Consolidated and Person Family Directed Support Waivers 9/7/06 00-06-13 2007 Overview of Supports Intensity Scale© (SIS©) and the PA Plus (Attachment) 4/26/07 00-07-02 Ch. 4300 Administrative Entity and Provider Contracts (Statement of Policy) 8/17/07 4300-07-05 2008 Implementation of Act 179 of 2006 and Act 73 of 2007 Amending the Child Protective Services Law 06/27/08 3490-08-03 Procedures for Service Delivery Preference 1/30/08 00-08-03 Due Process and Fair Hearing Procedures for Individuals with Mental Retardation 4/10/08 00-08-05 Licensing Protocols and Procedures 6/17/08 00-08-10 Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) and PA Plus Manual 7/28/08 00-08-11 Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent Financial Management Services 8/13/08 00-08-14 Disability Rights Network Access to Records and Joint Investigations 2/13/09 00-08-15 Communication Supports and Services 1/20/09 00-08-18 2009 Ch. 3800 Strategies and Practices to Eliminate the Use of Unnecessary Restraints 12/19/09 3800-09-01 Ch. 3800 Prone Restraints in Children's Facilities 12/19/09 3800-09-02 Ch. 6200 Social Security Economic Recovery One-Time Payment 07/10/09 6200-09-05 2010 Medication Prescribing Practices of CRNPs in Mental Health Programs and Mental Retardation Programs 3/27/10 OMHSAS-10-01 Educational Portions of ''Non-Educational'' Residential Placement 1/4/10 OMHSAS-10-02 Complex Case Planning 12/28/10 00-10-02 Planning and Managing Unanticipated Emergencies 7/1/10 00-10-03 Recording Information on the Target of an Individual to Individual Abuse Incident Report in HCSIS 07/01/10 00-10-04 Supports Coordination Services 05/26/10 00-10-06 Referral to the Early Intervention Program for Children Under Three Years of Age Placed in ICFs/MR 05/26/10 00-10-08 Prior Authorization for Supplemental Habilitation and Additional Individualized Staffing 05/26/10 00-10-09 Obsolete Licensing Indictor System, Licensing Inspection Instruments and Licensing Weighting Systems Applicable To 55 Pa Code Chapters 2380, 2390, 6400 and 6500 08/16/10 00-10-11 Supports Coordinator Training Waiver Requirements 12/30/10 00-10-13 Provider Monitoring 12/30/10 00-10-14 2011 Ch. 6000 Procedures for Surrogate Health Care Decision Making 01/27/11 6000-11-01 2012 Adult Autism Waiver Services and Procedure Code Changes and Rates 9/7/12 00-12-01 Rate-Setting Methodology and Rates for Department-Established Fees for Ineligible Residential Habilitation Services 9/7/12 00-12-02 2013 Ch. 6400 Clarifying the Applicability of Chapter 6400 to Private Homes—Statement of Policy 1/14/13 6400-13-01 Ch. 6400 Participant Rights—Statement of Policy 2/11/13 6400-13-02 Ch. 6000 Rescission of Class 3 Intellectual Disability Bulletins 4/5/13 6000-13-03 Crosswalk Between ODP Cost Center Codes and Block Grant Codes 8/21/13 00-13-04 Rescission of Joint Bulletins Released By OMHSAS, OIM and ODP 12/24/13 00-13-05 2014 Listing of Obsolete and Current Intellectual Disability Bulletins 3/13/14 00-14-03 Accessibility of Intellectual Disability Services for Individuals Who Are Deaf Program 4/8/14 00-14-04 2015 Rescission of OMH-94-10, Account Structure Manual—Revised Cost Centers for County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Programs 09-16-2015 00-15-03 2016 Regulations—Use of Appropriate Terminology 06-20-16 00-16-05 Proposed Regulations—Home and Community-Based Support and Licensing 11-7-16 00-16-07 2017 Quality Management Strategy of the Office of Developmental Programs 06-20-17 00-17-01 Claim and Service Documentation Requirements for Providers of Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Support Waiver Services and Targeted Services Management 7-21-2017 00-17-02 2018 Guidelines Concerning Sexual Health, Personal Relationships, and Sexuality 04-13-18 00-18-01 Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Eligibility/Ineligibility/Change Form (PA 1768) and Instructions 05-10-18 00-18-02 Health Care Quality Units 07-24-18 00-18-03 Interim Technical Guidance for Claim and Service Documentation 07-25-18 00-18-04 Fee Schedule Rates and Methodology for Waiver Services TSM and Base-Funded Program Services 09-13-18 00-18-05 Variance Form and Process: Requesting a Variance 09-17-18 00-18-06 2019 OVR Referrals for ODP Employment Related Services 02-14-19 00-19-01 OVR Referrals During a Period When OVR's Order of Selection is Closed 7-1-19 00-19-02 Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS) Manual 7-23-19 00-19-03 Individual Eligibility for the Consolidated, P/FDS and Community Living Waivers 11-26-19 00-19-04 2020 Ch. 6400 Regulatory Compliance Guide for Community Homes for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Autism 2-3-20 00-20-01 Individual Support Plans for Individuals Receiving Targeted Support Management, Base-Funded Services, Consolidated, Community Living or P/FDS Waiver Services, or Who Reside in an ICF/ID 2-7-20 00-20-02 Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for Personal Care Services (PCS) 9-10-20 00-20-03 Participant-Directed Services: Agency with Choice Financial Management Services Model 12-16-20 00-20-04 2021 Guidance for Human Rights Teams and Human Rights Committees 2-5-21 00-21-01 Incident Management 3-1-21 00-21-02 2022 Targeted Support Management for Individuals Served by ODP 3-1-22 00-22-01 Requesting a Waiver of Office of Developmental Programs Regulations 6-2-22 00-22-02 GUIDANCE MANUALS:
• Everyday Lives, Values in Action
• Office of Developmental Programs Quality Assessment and Improvement Process
• Pennsylvania's Guide to Participant-Directed Services
• Individual Support Plan (ISP) Manual for Individuals Receiving Targeted Services Management, Base Funded Services, Consolidated Waiver Services, Community Living, P/FDS Services or Who Resides in an ICF/ID
• Office of Developmental Programs Supports Coordinator Orientation
• Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) Manual
• Enterprise Incident Management System (EIM) Manual
• Certified Investigator Manual
• Peer Review Process Manual
• PUNS Manual
• Supports Intensity ScaleTM1 (SISTM) and PA Plus User's Manual
• Gold Book
• Supports Coordinator's Guide to the Harry M. Communication Assessment and Reassessment
• Incident Management Family Guide
• A Guide to Victim's Assistance
• 2021 Administrative Review Manual EIM Incident Report Final Section Extension Notification Resource Guide: Understanding Policy, Process, and the Incident Reporting Overview Dashboard Connection
• Revised crosswalk—EIM Reporting Extensions Reference Guide
• ODP Incident Reporting Overview Dashboard Tip Sheet
• ODP Incident Reporting Overview Dashboard Reference Guide
• Supports Coordination Return to In-Person Individual Monitoring Guidance for SCOs
• ODP Operational Guide for ID/A Waivers during the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Appendix K General Guidance Version 3.0
• ODP Operational Guide for the Adult Autism Waiver during the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Appendix K General Guidance Version 3.0
• AAW Provider Manual—Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations (BSASP)
• AAW Provider Information Table
• Practice Guidelines—BSASP
• Supports Coordinator Manual—BSASP
• Behavioral Specialist Manual—BSASP
• Participant Handbook—BSASP
• Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) Manual—BSASP
• Reference Manual on Community HealthChoices (CHC)
• ACAP Participant Handbook—BSASP/Keystone Autism Services
• ACAP Provider Manual—BSASP/Keystone Autism Services
• Best Instructional Practices Manual—BSASP
• Periodic Risk Evaluation (PRE) Manual—BSASPINFORMATIONAL PACKETS:
• PROMISe Billing Quick Reference Error Status Codes Informational Packet (# 014-09)
• Prudent Pay of Claims Policy Enforcement Informational Packet (# 075-11)
• Use of SNAP for Individuals Residing in GLAs Informational Packet (# 015-12)
• Amendments to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 6000, Statements of Policy, Subchapter Q as a result of
• Adult Protective Services (# 031-15)INFORMATIONAL MEMOS:
• Viewing Service Utilization in HCSIS for AEs Informational Memo (# 005-09)
• Electronic Funds Transfer Option Informational Memo (# 006-09)
• Remittance Advice Quicktip # 7 Informational Memo (# 015-09)
• Individual Purchases and Item Storage Informational Memo (# 049-10)
• How to Request a Reissue or Copy of Cashed Check Informational Memo (# 138-11)
• Uniform Construction Code Clarification for Licensed Providers Informational Memo (# 180-11)
• DRN Review Informational Memo (# 019-12)
• Admissions to State Operated ICFs/ID Informational Memo (# 045-12).
• Clarification to ODP Communication # 098-12 Residential Vacancy Management Informational Memo (# 103-12).
• Implementation Instructions on QM Plans Informational Memo (# 107-12)
• NPI Number Required on All Claim Types Informational Memo (# 001-13)
• Secondary Transition Website Informational Memo (# 059-13)
• Communication Assistance Compliance Standards for Individuals who are Deaf (# 018-15)
• Helpful Resources from the PA Department of Transportation (# 034-15)
• Implementation Instructions for Providers, including SCOs on Quality Management Plans (# 038-15)
• Enforcement Actions against Noncompliant ODP Intellectual Disability Waiver Providers (# 062-15)ODP ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Provider Payment for Start-Up (Per Chapter 51) And Family Living Initiative (# 055-16)
• Scheduling Support Service Workers to Work More than 40 Hours per Week in the Consolidated and P/FDS Waivers
(# 068-16)• Clarifying the Provision of Home and Community Habilitation and/or Companion Services by Relatives and Legal Guardians in the Consolidated and P/FDS Waivers (# 069-16)
• Everyday Lives Conference Session Materials Now Available (# 070-16)
• CMS Quality Review Reports for the Consolidated and P/FDS Waivers Available Online (# 071-16)
• ODPs Quality Management (QM) Certification Program Prerequisite Courses Available (# 079-16)
• Professional Development Opportunities: SELN Employment Webinars (# 081-16)
• MyODP.org Registration (# 086-16)
• Individual Monitoring Tool Clarification of the New Employment Questions (# 088-16)
• Policy clarification surrounding the role of Direct Care Workers (# 094-16)
• Updated Administrative Fee Services Related to the Delivery of Vendor Services (# 100-16)
• Everyday Lives Webinar Recording and Transcript Posted to MyODP (# 101-16)
• Everyday Lives: Values in Action—Information Sharing and Advisory Committee Recommendations, Strategies, and Performance Measures is Available on MyODP.org (# 004-17)
• Voter Registration Responsibilities (# 011-17)
• Chapter 51: Office of Developmental Programs Home and Community-Based Services Regulation Questions and Answers (# 021-17)
• Ordering or Prescribing Provider: National Provider Index Number Required on Claims (# 022-17)
• New Resource for Individuals and Families Available: Find, Choose, and Keep Great DSPs (# 023-17)
• Quality Management Planning Resources Available on MyODP (# 025-17)
• 2017 Updated Certified Investigator Manual Now Available (# 029-17)
• Right to be Free from Abuse Notification Handout REISSUE, Update Pending (033-17)
• Process for 180-Day and 365-Day Timely Filing Edits: Exception and Special Handling Requests (Request Form) (# 037-17)
• Discontinuation of Life Sharing Ineligible Fees (# 046-17)
• Provider Closure Notification Form (DP 1061) (# 050-17)
• Guidance, Information and Resource Materials for Administrative Entities to Support the Inclusion of Individuals with the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Targeted Services Management (TSM), Consolidated and P/FDS Waivers (056-17)
• Now Available: The ''Why''—Everyday Lives Module 1 of the Required Community Participation Supports Training (# 075-17)
• Issuance of the Corrected Waiver Level of Care Reevaluation Form (079-17)
• FAQs Updated for Quality Assurance and Improvement Process Now Posted on My ODP (080-17)
• NOW AVAILABLE: Transition of Behavioral Support in Residential Services Question and Answer Document (083-17)
• REISSUE SISTM Urgent Request Process Quick Tips Sheet (084-17)
• New Courses on Person Centered Thinking and Dementia Care Are Available on MyODP (085-17)
• Community Participation Support Training Module 4: Inclusion/Integration Now Available on MyODP (090-17)
• Now Available: New Community Participation Supports Training Module 5, Person Centered Planning (106-17)
• Guidance for Supports Coordinators and Administrative Entities for the Transition of Behavioral Supports for People Who Receive Residential Services in the Consolidated Waiver (111-17)
• Now Available: New Community Participation Supports Training Module 6: Introduction to Community Mapping (112-17)
• 117-17: Now Available: New Community Participation Supports Training Module 7 Building Relationships That Sustain a Community Life
• 119-17 Required Deaf Services Trainings on MyODP
• 120-17: New Supports Coordinator (SC) Orientation
• 125-17: Guidance for Individual Cap Exceptions for Person/Family Directed Support Waiver
• 016-18: Everyday Lives Conference Presentations Now Available
• 018-18: Supports Coordinator Orientation Curriculum New Course: You are the Keystone for Individuals and Families
• 026-18: Clarifications on Residential Service Staffing Ratios and Supplemental Habilitation in Residential Habilitation Services
• 028-18: Now Available: Life Sharing and Respite Question and Answer Document
• 029-18: REISSUE Community Participation Support ISP FY 18-19 Renewal Template
• 037-18: Launch of the ISAC hub
• 039-18: Charting the Life Course Webcasts Now Available on MyODP
• 040-18: Guidance Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 ISP Renewal Period
• 041-18: College of Employment Services
• 046-18: College of Employment Services ACRE Supplement Update
• 053-18: Certified Investigator Report Administrative Review Manual and Supporting Items Are Now Available
• 066-18: Palco, Inc. to be Statewide Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent
• 072-18: KEPRO to Administer SIS Assessments
• 073-18: Updated Contact MyODP Resource Accounts and New Listing of Archived Communications
• 076-18: Required Dual Diagnosis Training for Providers Newly Enrolling to Provide Residential Habilitation Services
• 079-18: College of Employment Services Webinar: (ACRE) Basic Employment Certification Overview August 28, 2018
• 080-18: Now Available: Quality Assessment and Improvement (QA&I) Annual Statewide Report for Cycle 1 Year 1 Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018
• 083-18: Housing Transition and Tenancy Sustaining Services
• 087-18: ODP Announces KEPRO's New SIS Scheduling Portal
• 090-18: College of Employment Services ACRE Update Unlimited Seats Available
• 096-18: Office of Developmental Program's First Comprehensive Employment Report
• 099-18: Requesting an Enhanced Communication Rate for Services for Individuals Who Use Sign Language
• ODP 101-18 (REISSUE): Support People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Special Training Series
• ODP 103-18: ISAC Action Plan for Sexual Abuse Prevention Now Available
• ODP 105-18: Expectations for Supports Coordinators Regarding the Right to Be Free from Abuse
• ODP 106-18: Final Public Notice for Fee Schedule Rates and Department-Established Fees for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
• ODP 108-18: Home & Community-Based Services Settings Provider Self-Assessment Update 5
• ODP 109-18: Fair Hearing Request Form & Instructions
• ODP 19-001: 2017 ODP Quality Management (QM) Certificate Holders Now Due For Recertification by Dec. 31, 2019
• ODP 19-003: New Process for Residential Habilitation Vacancies
• ODP 19-007: Improving the Quality of Residential Services Report Available
• ODP 19-010: The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Provides Written Notice of Provider Re-qualification Requirements
• ODP-19-011: 2018 Everyday Lives: Values in Action--Information Sharing and Advisory Committee Recommendations, Strategies, and Performance Measures Now Available on MyODP.org
• ODP 19-012: UPDATED New Documentation Requirements for Individual Support Plans (ISPs) Within the Consolidated Waiver
• ODP 19-013: Now Available-Interim PUNS Guidance and Revised PUNS Form
• ODP 19-014: Rate Exception Request Process Re-issue, Consolidated Waiver
• ODP 19-016: Notice to the Increase to the Federal Reimbursement of Transportation Costs for 2019
• ODP 19-017: Transition of Individuals from a Nursing Facility into an ODP Waiver
• ODP 19-018: Chapter 6100 Quality Management Planning Requirements for Adult Autism Waiver Supports Coordination Organizations and Providers
• ODP 19-025: Now Available—Updated ID/Waiver Employment Service Definition Question and Answer Document and ID/A Waiver Employment Service Definition Quick Guide
• ODP 19-029: Quality Investigation Unit at Temple University
• ODP 19-030: 2019-20 Fiscal Year (FY) Renewal Guidance
• ODP 19-032: Launch of the Quality Assessment and Improvement (QA&I) Process for the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW)
• ODP 19-033: ODP Releases 2017-2018 Annual Data Report
• ODP 19-036: Process to Implement Participant Direction Transfers from the Adult Autism Waiver to an ID/A Waiver
• ODP 19-039: AAW SCO and Provider Contact Information for the Quality Assessment and Improvement Process
• ODP 19-041: ODP Releases Quality Assessment & Improvement Annual Statewide Report of Self-Assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019
• ODP 19-042: Generation of EIM Notifications for Supports Coordinators and Supports Coordination Supervisors
• ODP 19-043: EIM Alerts for Incidents not submitted within 72 hours of Creation
• ODP 19-045: Updated Employment Resources Page on MyODP
• ODP 19-047: Quality Assurance Analyst Employment Positions through Autism2Work
• ODP 19-049: "Getting Connected to the Community" Training Available
• ODP 19-051: Additional (2nd) FY19-20 Renewal Guidance
• ODP 19-052: Health Risk Screen Tool Implementation
• ODP 19-053: Announcing the Relaunch of Positive Approaches Journal
• ODP 19-057: Special Populations Unit's Virtual Targeted Trainings Now Posted and Accessible on MyODP.org
• ODP 19-059: Clarification of the Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) Implementation for AAW and ACAP
• ODP 19-060: NOW AVAILABLE: FAIR HEARING REQUEST FORM (DP 458) TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH
• ODP 19-061: Final Fee Schedule Rates and Fiscal Year Renewal Guidance for Community Participation Support
• ODP 19-063: IM4Q and NCI Reports Now Available
• ODP 19-065: Health Risk Screening Tool Implementation Update--Identifying Raters and User Accounts
• ODP 19-069: Process Modification in the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Provider Enrollment Process
• ODP 19-071: Process for Updating Entity Contact Information for Quality Assessment and Improvement (QA&I)
Process
• ODP 19-078: Exceptions to the Annual Fiscal Limit for the Person/Family Directed Support Waiver
• ODP 19-080: Quality Assessment & Improvement Process, Cycle 1, Year 3: Changes for Fiscal Year 2019-2020
• ODP 19-082: Waiver Amendment Webinar Recording Now Available on MyODP
• ODP 19-083: New Regulations to be Explored During Human Services Licensing Renewal Inspections
• ODP 19-084: Delay for Requirements Regarding the Number of Individuals Served in Licensed Facilities that Provide Community Participation Support or Day Habilitation Services
• ODP 19-085: Quality Assessment & Improvement Process, Cycle 1, Year 3: All Self-Assessments Begin July 1, 2019
• ODP 19-086: ODP Launches Online Provider Profiles
• 19-089: Clarifying the Requirement for the Master Provider Index Number for Claim and Service Documentation
• ODP 19-090: Continued Guidance: Community Participation Support Implementation
• ODP 19-091: Revisions to the Annotated ISP and Related Trainings
• ODP 19-098: Clarification on Identification of Staffing Ratios for Facility Time in the Community Participation Support Service
• ODP 19-099: Clarification to AAW and ACAP Providers and SCOs about the New SPeCTRUM 2.0 Training
• ODP 19-105 Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Contact Information for ID/Autism Coordinators—Updated 8-14-19
• Bulletin 00-19-01 Attachment Updated 8-14-19
• ODP 19-107: Now Available Version 3 of the Community Participation Support Question and Answer Document
• ODP 19-110: e-CIS Business Partner Access Key Registration Dates
• ODP 19-111: ODP Responds to Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigens
• ODP 19-115: e-CIS Business Partner Access—Registration Open
• ODP 19-119: Now Available—ODP Comprehensive Employment Report—3rd Quarter, Fiscal Year 2018-2019
• ODP 19-120: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Training Registration and ODP Technical Guidance
• ODP 19-121: SpeCTRUM 2.0 Training Deadline Extended
• ODP 19-123: Update to the Quality Assessment and Improvement Process: Claim and Service Documentation Review
• ODP 19-126: Adult Autism Waiver Amendment Webinar Recording Now Available on MyODP
• ODP 19-127: REVISED Investigations by an ODP-Certified Investigator Required by Chapter 6100: ODP's Expectations and Implementation Strategy
• ODP 19-129: Publication of New Chapter 6100 Regulations and Revisions of Licensing Chapters
• ODP 19-130: Now Available—Amendments to the Consolidated, Community Living and P/FDS Waivers Approved by CMS
• ODP 19-131: Residential Individual Support Plan (ISP) Staffing Training
• ODPANN 19-137: Additional Information for eCIS Business Partner Transition
• ODP 19-138: Approved Program Capacity (APC) and updated Noncontiguous Clearance Form
• ODP 19-142: Delegated Admin Registration Reminder—CIS to eCIS Transition
• ODP 19-143: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Error Status Codes (ESCs) to Become Active November 1, 2019
• ODP 19-144: Bureau of Autism Services—New Name Announced
• ODP 19-145: Free Online Orientation Training Meets Regulatory Requirement
• ODP 19-146: Health Risk Screen Tool Statewide Progress Update
• ODP 19-147: Clarification of the Billing Process of Respite Services in Non-Residential Setting
• ODP 19-148: Revised: Community HealthChoices (CHC) to ODP Service Form Instructions
• ODP 19-149: Now Available—Residential and Non-Residential HCBS Provider Settings Self-Assessment Reports
• ODP 19-150: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Good Faith Effort (GFE) Update
• ODP 19-152: Final Public Notice for Fee Schedule Rates and Department-Established Fees
• ODP 19-153: Revisions to SC Individual Monitoring Tool for AAW Supports Coordinators
• ODP 19-154: Individual User Registration Reminder—CIS to eCIS Transition
• 19-155: NOW AVAILABLE! Positive Approaches Journal: Volume 8, Issue 3: ''Rights, Risks, and Restrictions.''
• ODP 19-156: New ODP Regulation Updates for Incident Management, Med Admin Annual Training
• 19-157: Open For Public Comment: Proposed Transportation Trip Fee Schedule Rates in the Adult Autism Waiver
• 19-158: Announcing MyODP News Online
• 19-159: Updated Variance Form DP 1086 and Instructions
• 19-160: Enrolling as an AAW Transportation Provider
• 19-162 Now Available Amendment to the Adult Autism Waiver Approved by CMS
• 19-163: Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) Interviews to include Adult Autism Waiver
• 19-164: Delay in Implementation of the Transportation—Trip Service in the Adult Autism Waiver
• 19-166: Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations (BSASP) Required Program Assessment: Changes to Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-r) Administration
• 20-002 Open for Public Comment: Proposed Heightened Scrutiny Information for Residential Service Locations and Accompanying Attachments
• 20-003: Now Available--The Quality Assessment and Improvement (QA&I) Annual Statewide Report for Cycle 1, Year 2 Fiscal Year 2018-2019
• 20-004: Clarifications and Training Requirements for AAW Employment Services
• 20-005: Notice for Administrative Entities (AEs) Regarding Level of Care Evaluations (LOC) for the Adult Autism Waiver
• 20-006: e-CIS Business Partner Access—Individual User Approval
• 20-008: What the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation's Announcement Regarding the Order of Selection Waiting List Means for Office of Developmental Programs' (ODP) Services
• 20-009: Provider Closure Notification Form (DP 1061)
• ODPANN 20-010: The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Provides Written Notice of Provider Requalification Requirements
• 20-011: Revision to the Enhanced Communication Rate for Services
• 20-012 Broadening Provider Qualifications for the Benefits Counseling Service
• 20-013: Quality Management (QM) Recertification for 2016 and 2018 ODP QM Certificate Holders
• 20-014 New ODP Regulation Update Clarification Regarding Medication Administration Requirements
• 20-015: Using the Correct Medication Administration Website and Spring 2020 Face-to-Face Training Information
• 20-016: Open for Public Comment: Electronic Visit Verification for Personal Care Services
• 20-017: Business Partner Access—eCIS Transition Planning—User Materials
• 20-021: Heightened Scrutiny Onsite Tools for Residential Service Locations Finalized and Now Available Online
• UPDATED ODP Announcement 20-023: COVID-19 Statewide Suspension of ODP Functions—Updated 4-3-2020
• ODP Announcement 20-025: Registration Information Update for eCIS-ODP Business Partners
• 20-026: Provider Re-qualification Deadline Extension of for Cycle 1 Year 3
• 20-030: Provider Tracking ISP Revisions
• 20-031: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Retainer Payments for Community Participation Supports (CPS)
• ODP Announcement 20-033: Now Available--Supports and Services Directory for Shift Nursing in the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW)
• ODP Announcement 20-034: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Provisional Hiring Process for staff serving Older Adults
• ODP Announcement 20-035: Guidance for Preventing and Responding to Behavioral Crises
• ODP Announcement 20-036: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): ISP Revisions in the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW)
• ODP Announcement 20-037: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Modification of Key Tasks and Activities in Response to Incidents• ODP Announcement 20-038: Guidance and Alerts on Mitigating COVID-19 in Long Term Care Facility Settings 4-4-2020
• ODP Announcement 20-039 COVID 19: Response to Requests for Provider Retainer Payments
• ODP Announcement 20-042: Final Public Notice for Transportation Trip Fee Schedule Rates in the Adult Autism Waiver
• ODP Announcement 20-043: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Communication
• Attachment: COVID-19 Communication Toolkit
• ODP Announcement 20-044: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Supports Coordinator Check-In for Well Being Tool
• ODP Announcement 20-045: Adding the Transportation Service to an Individual Support Plan in the Adult Autism Waiver
• ODP Announcement 20-046: Adult Autism Waiver Provider Information Table Reissued
• ODP Announcement 20-048: Temporary Changes to the College of Employment Services ACRE Fieldwork Assignments During COVID-19 Pandemic
• ODP Announcement 20-050—Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Requesting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Licensed Residential Facilities from the Pennsylvania Department of Health
• ODP Announcement 20-051: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Available Behavioral Specialists
• ODP Announcement 20-053: Revised Timeline for Incident Management Bulletin and Enterprise Incident Management System Enhancements
• ODP Announcement 20-054—Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Guidance for Modifications to Medical Examinations for Residential Staff and Individuals and to Service Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• ODP Announcement 20-055: Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 Renewal Guidance
• ODP Announcement 20-056 UPDATE: COVID 2019 Supports Coordinator Guide for Community Reintegration
• ODP Announcement 20-057: Health Risk Screening Tool Timeline Update
• ODP Announcement 20-058: Additional Fields in HCSIS Service Notes Now Available for the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW)
• ODP Announcement 20-059: COVID-19—Appendix K FAQ—IDA Waivers and AAW
• ODP Announcement 20-060: COVID-19 Reinstatement of Quality Assessment & Improvement Cycle 1 Year 3 Activities
• ODP Announcement 20-061: Requesting Provider Information—New Process for Reporting COVID-19 for Provider Staff Due June 4
• ODP Announcement 20-063 UPDATE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Reinstatement of the Supports Intensity Scale-AdultTM and Pennsylvania Supplement Assessments
• ODP Announcement 20-064: AAW and ACAP Periodic Risk Evaluation (PRE) Revisions and Training
• ODP Announcement 20-065: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)--Clarification for Reporting Cases of COVID-19
• ODP Announcement 20-069 Update: Coronavirus Disease 2019: 2020-2021 Waivers Cap Exceptions Guidance for the Person/Family Directed Support and Community Living Waivers
• ODP Announcement 20-070: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)—Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Funding for Providers of ODP Waiver Services
• ODP Announcement 20-072 UPDATE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) At-A-Glance by Level of Community Transmission
• ODP Announcement 20-073: New Procedure Codes for AAW Behavioral Specialist Services
• MyODP Announcement 20-074: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)--Community Participation Support (CPS) Retainer Payments Update
• ODP Announcement 20-076: Coronavirus Disease—Diagnoses Associated with Elevated Risk of Severe Illness or Death Following COVID-19 Infection 6-18-2020
• ODP Announcement 20-079: Agency with Choice (AWC) Financial Management Services (FMS) Organization Listing
• ODP Announcement 20-080: EIM Enhancements
• ODP Announcement 20-081: Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) Virtual Training Now Available on MyODP
• ODP Announcement 20-083: Provider Requalification for Cycle 1 Year 3
• ODP Announcement 20-084: Update—AAW and ACAP Restriction Intervention Plan Indicator
• ODP Announcement 20-085 UPDATE: Provider Attestation Form for Retainer Payments—Clarification for CPS Providers added
• ODP Announcement 20-086: COVID-19—Notifying Designated Persons and Providers of an Individual's COVID-19 Exposure or Diagnosis (UPDATE)
• ODP 20-088 UPDATE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Guidance on Masks, Close Contact, Screening, and Handwashing
• ODP Announcement 20-089: COVID-19 Guidance for Community Participation Support Providers in Counties in the Green Phase of the Process to Reopen Pennsylvania
• ODP Announcement 20-090: COVID-19 Clarification Regarding Hours of Intellectual Disability/Autism (ID/A) Waiver Services Provided by Relatives or Legal Guardians
• ODP Announcement 20-091: Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Delay in Employment Credentials and Certificates
• ODP Announcement 20-093: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)—Solving Disagreements and Individualized Planning for Individuals Receiving Residential Habilitation and Community Participation Support or Day Habilitation
• ODP Announcement 20-094: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Quality Assessment & Improvement Interim Review Process
• ODP Announcement 20-095 Update: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Community Participation Support (CPS) Retainer Payments—New Updates 9-21-2020
• ODP Announcement 20-096: Government Benefits and Representative Payee Services Frequently Asked Questions
• ODP Announcement 20-097: Appendix K Second Submission and Approval: Emergency Preparedness and Response for ODP Waivers• ODP Announcement 20-098: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Appendix K Update: Waiver Services Provided to Individuals in Hospital Settings and Specialized Supplies
• ODP Announcement 20-099 UPDATE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19):Clarification of Staff Reporting of COVID-19
• ODP Announcement 20-100 REMINDER: Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Quarterly Progress Notes (QPNs) Updates
• ODP Announcement 20-101 UPDATE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Temporary Closure of Older Adult Daily Living Centers, Structured Day Habilitation, and Licensed Facilities Where CPS is Provided Due to Community Spread or When Staff or Individuals are Diagnosed with COVID-19
• ODP Announcement 20-103: Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) New Individual Support Plan (ISP) Signature Form
• ODP Announcement 20-105: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Version 2 of the Operational Guide for Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response for the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW)
• ODPANN 20-106 REISSUE: ODP Non-Residential Heightened Scrutiny Announcement
• ODP Announcement 20-107: Revised Timeline for Incident Management Bulletin and Enterprise Incident Management (EIM) System Enhancements
• ODP Announcement 20-108: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Version 3: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About the Office of Developmental Programs' (ODP) Requirements During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• ODP Announcement 20-109: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Guidance for Providing the Life Sharing Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• ODP Announcement 20-110: New Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Provider Qualification Process
• ODP Announcement 20-111: New Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Supports Coordination Organizations (SCOs) Qualification Process
• ODP Announcement 20-112: Now Available: Registration for the Department—Certified Incident Investigator (CI) Initial Certification Course
• ODP Announcement 20-113: Public Comment Starts December 18, 2020 for Proposed Amendments to the ID/A Waivers and Adult Autism Waiver
• ODP Announcement 20-114 UPDATE—COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Modifications to Medication Administration Course Requirements as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
• ODP Announcement 20-115: Open for Public Comment: Proposed Amendments to the Office of Developmental Programs' Waivers
• ODP Announcement 20-116: Medication Administration Train-the-Trainer Course—Scheduled Maintenance
• ODP Announcement 21-001: ODP Quality Management (QM) Certification Virtual Classes: 2021 Interest Survey
• ODP Announcement 21-003: Medication Administration—System Access and Required Maintenance
• ODP Announcement 21-004: The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Provider Qualification (PQ) Form (DP 1088) for the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW)
• ODP Announcement 21-005: Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) Protocol Update
• ODP Announcement 21-006: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Guidance for Individual Support Plans That Are Effective Through June 30, 2021
• ODP Announcement 21-007: The Office of Developmental Programs (OD) Provides Written Notice of Provider Requalification Requirements
• ODP Announcement 21-008: Waiver Amendment Public Comment Period Extended and Webinar Recordings Now Available on MyODP
• ODP Announcement 21-009: Medication Administration: Webcast Access and Extended Maintenance
• ODP Announcement 21-010: Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Quality Management (QM) Virtual Certification Classes: Registration Now Open for Spring 2021
• ODP Announcement 21-011: Invitation to Apply for the Capacity Building Institute (Year 5)
• ODP Announcement 21-012: Medication Administration: Student Course Access and System Restore Error
• ODP Announcement 21-013: AAW Written Notice of SCO Requalification Requirements
• ODP Announcement 21-015: New Orientation for Adult Autism Waiver Supports Coordination Organizations
• ODP Announcement 21-016: COVID-19—Guidance for Maintaining Regulatory Compliancy in CPS facilities
• ODP Announcement 21-017: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)—Temporary Fee Schedule Rates for Community Participation Support and Transportation Trip Services
• ODP Announcement 21-018 REISSUE: Quality Management (QM) Recertification for ODP QM Certificate Holders
• ODP Announcement 21-019: COVID-19--Updated Government Benefits and Representative Payee Services Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• ODP Announcement 21-020: Incident Management Bulletin Webinars
• ODP Announcement 21-021: Covid 19—Managing the Impact of Temporary Enhanced Rates for Community Participation Support and Transportation Trip on Individual Support Plans (ISP) and Annual Fiscal Limits
• ODP Announcement 21-022 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Department of Human Services (DHS) COVID019 Vaccine Administration Tracker Now Available for Immediate Use
• ODP Announcement 21-023: Human Rights Webcasts
• ODP Announcement 21-024 Reissue: Open for Public Comment: Renewal of the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW)
• ODP Announcement 21-025: Respite for a Participant Receiving Life Sharing Services
• ODP Announcement 21-026: Medication Administration—Webcast Guidance
• ODP Announcement 21-027 REISSUE: COVID-19—Approval of Appendix K Extension
• ODP Announcement 21-028: Now Available: Adult Autism Waiver Renewal Public Comment Webinar Recording
• ODP Announcement ODPANN 21-029—Quality Management (QM) Virtual Certification Classes: Registration Now Open for July—December 2021
• ODP Announcement 21-030: Open for Public Comment: Temporary Fee Schedule Rate Changes in Community Participation Support and Transportation Trip Services
• ODP Announcement 21-031: Prudent Payment of Claims Suspended April 2022
• ODP Announcement 21-032 UPDATE: Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 Individual Support Plan (ISP) Renewal Guidance
• ODP Announcement 21-033: Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) to Participate in the 2020 National Core Indicators (NCI) Staff Stability Survey
• ODP Announcement 21-034: Regulation Update Orientation Annual Training Question and Answer Document and Annual Training Clarifications
• ODP Announcement 21-035: Now Available—Amendments to the Consolidated, Community living and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) Submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• ODP Announcement 21-036: 2018-2019 Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) Statewide Reports Added to MyODP
• ODP Announcement 21-037: 2019-2020 Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) Provider Reports and Profiles Update
• ODP Announcement 21-038: Incident Management Bulletin Training Now Posted on MyODP
• ODP Announcement 21-039: Incident Management Update Regarding Individual-to-Individual Abuse and Serious Injury
• ODP Announcement 21-040: Open for Public Comment: Appendices I and J, Proposed Fee Schedule Rates, and Proposed Department-Established Fees for the Renewal of the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW)
• ODP Announcement 21-042: ODP Enterprise Incident Management (EIM) Changes related to the 6100 Regulations Webinars and Question and Answer Sessions are Now Available
• ODP Announcement 21-043: Incident Management Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)—Version 1
• ODP Announcement 21-044: Notice to Providers Regarding Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) Deadlines and Future Planning
• ODP Announcement 21-045: Community Participation Support Provider Transformation Training and Regional Learning Collaboratives
• ODP Announcement 21-047: ODP Quality Management (QM) Revised Prerequisite Modules and Handbook Now Available
• ODP Announcement 21-048: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): COVID-19 Update—Guidance for Infection Control and Mitigation for ODP Home and Community Based Services Providers
• ODP Announcement 21-049: Incident Management (IM) Clarification of Responsibilities for Supports Coordination Organizations (SCOs)
• ODP Announcement 21-050: OVR Referral Process for Employment-Related Services Effective July 1, 2021
• ODP Announcement 21-051: Incident Management (IM) Bulletin Effective July 1, 2021
• ODP Announcement 21-052: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Quality Assessment & Improvement (QA&I) Interim Year 2 Review Process
• ODP Announcement 21-054: Delay in Effective Date of July Amendments for the Consolidated, Community Living and Person/Family Directed Support Waivers
• ODP Announcement 21-055: Changes to Deaf Services and the Harry M. Class
• ODP Announcement 21-057: Individual Support Planning for Residential Services: Review of Staffing Ratio Guidance and Upcoming Training
• ODP Announcement 21-058: Listening Sessions for the Renewals of the Consolidated, Community Living and Person/Family Directed Support Waivers
• ODP Announcement 21-059: Temporary Enhanced Rate Load for CPS and Transportation Trip
• ODP Announcement 21-060: Guidance for 24-Hour Annual Training Requirements in Training Years 2021 and 2022
• ODP Announcement 21-061 UPDATE: Residential Individual Support Plan (ISP) Virtual Training Sessions
• ODP Announcement 21-062: Certified Investigator (CI) Training Program Update: New Manual, Certified Investigator Forums, Initial Certification Courses Now Available
• ODP Announcement 21-064: Changes to Coverage of Home Accessibility Adaptations
• ODP Announcement 21-065: Registration Now Open for the Certified Investigator Friday Forums
• ODP Announcement 21-066: Incident Management Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Version 3
• ODP Announcement 21-067: Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Renewal Submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• ODP Announcement 21-068: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Guidance for Regulatory Suspensions Related to Act 73 of 2021
• ODP Announcement 21-069: Quality Assessment and Improvement (QA&I): Annual Statewide Report—Cycle 1 Fiscal Years: 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
• ODP Announcement 21-070: Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Quality Management (QM) Virtual Certification Classes Registration Now Open for January—June 2022
• ODP Announcement 21-071: Incident Management (IM) Trainings available on MyODP
• ODP Announcement 21-072: Now Available: Open for Public Comment: Proposed Amendments and Fee Schedule Rates for Services Impacted by Waiver Amendments
• ODP Announcement 21-073: Skin Integrity Initiative: Tools and Methodology
• ODP Announcement 21-074: Enterprise Incident Management (EIM) Enhancement Release
• ODP Announcement 21-075: Human Rights Webinars: Making a Determination
• ODP Announcement 21-076: Office of Developmental Programs (ODP)2021 Annual Waiting List Report
• ODP Announcement 21-077: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Infection Control Procedures and Mitigating the Spread of COVID-19 in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with and Intellectual Disability
• ODP Announcement 21-078: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Booster Doses for Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen Vaccine Recipients
• ODP Announcement 21-079: 2021 Administrative Review Process Manual and Overview Document Are Now Available
• ODP Announcement 21-081: Heightened Scrutiny Onsite Tools for Non-Residential Service Locations Finalized and Now Available Online
• ODP Announcement 21-082: Quality Assessment and Improvement (QA&I) Annual Statewide Report for Interim Year 1 (Fiscal Year 2020-2021)
• ODP Announcement 21-083: Determining When an Event Constitutes Neglect for Purposes of Reporting Incidents Involving Provider Employees
• ODP Announcement 21-084: Now Available: Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Renewal Approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• ODP Announcement 21-085: Now Open: Registration for Certified Investigator (CI) Initial Certification Course
• ODP Announcement 21-086: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): American Rescue Plan Act: One-Time Supplemental Payment to Address Recruitment, Retention, and COVID-19 Related Staff Expenses
• ODP Announcement 21-087: Now Available: Waiver Amendments to the Consolidated, Community Living, and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) Waivers Approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• ODP Announcement 21-088: Revised Certified Investigator Peer Review Manual (CIPR) Now Available and 2021-2022 Temple Peer Review Process Beginning
• ODP Announcement 21-089: Change to Enterprise Incident Management (EIM) Functionality Regarding Incident Report Extensions
• ODP Announcement 21-090: Guidance for Use of Assistive Technology and Remote Supports in Residential Settings
• ODP Announcement 21-091: Social Security Administration (SSA) Announces 2022 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
• ODP Announcement 21-092: Now Available: Home and Community-Based Settings Rule Assessments Licensing Results for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
• ODP Announcement 21-093: Revalidation of Service Locations
• ODP Announcement 21-094: Changes to the Remote Supports Component of Assistive Technology in the Consolidated, Community Living and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) Waivers
• ODP Announcement 21-095: Open for Public Comment: Proposed Department-Established Fees and Fee Schedule Rates for Services Funded Through ODP's Waivers and Base-funding
• ODP Announcement 22-001: The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Provides Written Notice of Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Supports Coordination Organizations (SCOs) Requalification Requirements
• ODP Announcement 22-002: Quality Management (QM) Recertification for Office of Developmental Programs' (ODP) QM Certificate Holders
• ODP Announcement 22-003: Registration Now Open for the Certified Investigator (CI) Forums
• ODP Announcement 22-004: Now Available: Amendments to the Office of Developmental Programs' (ODP) Waivers Submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• ODP Announcement 22-005: Provider Qualification Process
• ODP Announcement 22-006: The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Provides Written Notice of Provider Requalification Requirements
• ODP Announcement 22-007 UPDATE: Preparation for the Upcoming Rate Increases
• ODP Announcement 22-008: Guidance for Administrative Entities and Supports Coordination Organizations on Discussing Resources and Programs Available Outside of the Office of Developmental Programs
• ODP Announcement 22-010: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Now Available: Version 3 of the ODP Operational Guide—For the Intellectual Disability/Autism Waivers During the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• ODP Announcement 22-011: Targeted Support Management Bulletin Training
• ODP Announcement 22-012: Clarification of Incident Management Responsibilities for Supports Coordination Organizations in the Adult Autism Waiver
• ODP Announcement 22-013: 2020-2021 Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) Statewide Reports Now Available
• ODP Announcement 22-014: Notice of a Change to the Federal Reimbursement of Transportation Costs for 2022
• ODP Announcement 22-015 UPDATE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Now Available: Version 3 of the Operational Guide for the Adult Autism Waiver During the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• ODP Announcement 22-016: 2021 Information Sharing and Advisory Committee (ISAC) Annual Report
• ODP Announcement 22-017: Residential Individual Support Plan (ISP) Staffing: It's About the Person, Not the Numbers Training Sessions 2022
• ODP Announcement 22-018: Open for Public Comment—Proposed Renewals of the Consolidated, Community Living and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) Waivers Effective July 1, 2022
• ODP Announcement 22-019 UPDATE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding for Respite and Family Driven Support Services
• ODP Announcement 22-020: Department of Human Services (DHS) Adult Protective Services (APS) Media Toolkit Availability
• ODP Announcement 22-021 UPDATE: Preparation for the Upcoming Rate Increases for the Adult Autism Waiver
• ODP Announcement 22-022: Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) to Participate in the 2021 National Core Indicators© (NCI) Staff Stability SurveyODP Announcement 22-023: Modified Medication Administration Training Course Renewal Requirements
• ODP Announcement 22-024: Agency with Choice (AWC) Wage Ranges and Benefit Allowance for Specific Participant Directed Services (PDS) Effective March 1, 2022
• ODP Announcement 22-025 UPDATE: Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent (VF/EA) Wage Ranges and Benefit Allowance for Specific Participant Directed Services (PDS) Effective March 1, 2022
• ODP Announcement 22-026: Final Department-Established Fees and Fee Schedule Rates for Services Funded Through ODP's Waivers and Base-Funding
• ODP Announcement 22-027: Posting of Certified Investigator (CI) Forum Question & Answer (Q&A) Documents and Registration Now Open for April Certified Investigator Forum
• ODP Announcement 22-028: Requirements for First Aid, Heimlich Techniques, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training in Office of Developmental Programs' (ODP) Licensed Facilities• ODP Announcement 22-029: Opportunity for Certification Program for Cornell University's Work Incentives Practitioner Credential
• ODP Announcement 22-030: Open for Public Comment: Proposed Amendment to the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Effective July 1, 2022
• ODP Announcement 22-031: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): American Rescue Plan Act: One-Time Supplemental Payment to Address Staff Training, Credentialing, and Business Associates Programs for Employment
• ODP Announcement 22-032: Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Quality Management (QM) Virtual Certification Classes: Registration Now Open for July—December 2022
• ODP Announcement 22-033: Announcing Infection Prevention Specialist Partnership with Health Care Quality Units
• ODP Announcement 22-034: Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Amendment Approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• ODP Announcement 22-035: Update on ODP's Expectation for Resuming In-Person Individual Monitoring Conducted by Supports Coordinators
• ODP Announcement 22-036 UPDATE: Announcing an Online Tool for Reporting Residential Vacancies
• ODP Announcement 22-037: Dual Diagnosis Professional Conference Series May 11, 2022: Ensuring Responsive Support Options for Persons with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities and Problematic Sexual Behaviors
• ODP Announcement 22-038: Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Provider Information Table Updated
• ODP Announcement 22-039: Transition of Individuals into a Nursing Facility (NF)
• ODP Announcement 22-040: Now Available: Question & Answer (Q&A) Document from April 4, 2022 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Webinar
• ODP Announcement 22-041: New Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) Advanced Rater Training (ART) Course Available May 1, 2022
• ODP Announcement 22-042: April 15th News Alert from Infection Prevention Specialist Partnership with Health Care Quality Units
• ODP Announcement 22-043: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): American Rescue Plan Act: One-Time Supplemental Payment to Provide Funding for Technology That Enhances the Provision of Home and Community Based Services
• ODP Announcement 22-044: The Use of Public Transportation Services for Ridesharing Expenses
• ODP Announcement 22-046 UPDATE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): COVID-19 Vaccine and Boosters
• ODP Announcement 22-047: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Provider Masking Policies for Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)
• ODP Announcement 22-048: Incident Management Family Guide
• ODP Announcement 22-049: Supports Coordination Return to In-Person Individual Monitoring Guidance for SCOs—Q&A Document
• ODP Announcement 22-050: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Individual Support Plan (ISP) Renewal Guidance
• ODP Announcement 22-051: Final Fee Schedule Rates for New Services Funded Through ODP's Waivers
• ODP Announcement 22-052: Gross Adjustments for ODP Waiver Services
• ODP Announcement 22-053: Posting of Certified Investigator (CI) Forum Question & Answer Documents and Announcement of Open Registration for June Certified Investigator Forum
• ODP Announcement 22-054: Upcoming Medication Administration Scheduled Outage
• ODP Announcement 22-055: Qualification Process for New Intellectual Disability/Autism (ID/A) Provider Applicants Update
• ODP Announcement 22-056: Now Open: Registration for Certified Investigator (CI) Initial Certification Course
• ODP Announcement 22-057: Launching and Requesting Feedback for home.MyODP.org
• ODP Announcement 22-058: Linking Existing Data Systems to the Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) Survey
• ODP Announcement 22-059: Now Available: Adult Autism Waiver Amendment Submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• ODP Announcement 22-060: June 3rd News Alerts from Infection Prevention Specialist Partnership with Health Care Quality Units
• ODP Announcement 22-061: Now Available: Amendments to the Consolidated, Community Living and P/FDS Waivers Approved by CMS
• ODP Announcement 22-062: 988: A direct Link for Suicide Prevention and Crisis SupportOTHER:
• Providing Services to Persons with Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• Therapeutic Services & the AAW—7/8/12
• AAW Annual Review Plan Process Timelines—8/20/12
• Additional info about Monthly Progress Notes for SCs—10/03/2012
• AAW Quarterly Summary Reports: Which months to include?—1/18/2013
• New PROMISe Applications—2/20/2013
• AAW Service Utilization Calculator for SCs—4/19/2013
• Excluded Parties List System database migrated to System for Award Management—4/23/2013
• Cost Report Instructions for the Consolidated and P/FDS Waiver Programs
• ACT 62 Letter for Families September 2016
• ACT 62 General Information for Families infographic
• What Is ACT 62? Infographic
• Differences Between Private Insurance & Medical Assistance infographic
• Autism Insurance Act Fact Sheet
• Autism Insurance Act FAQs
• Filing Health Insurance Appeals, a brochure by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department
• How to Appeal
• Appeal: Sample Letter to Request an Internal Review
• Appeal: Sample Letter to Request an External Review
• Act 62 Statute
• Act 62 Letter and Guidelines for Colleges and Universities: How Colleges and Universities Can Help Students Graduate with the Qualifications Needed for a Behavior Specialist License
• Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)—''What SCs and AEs Need to Know'' webinar July 27, 2020, Questions and Answers
• Critical Information for ODP CPS, Residential, and ICF Providers: Pharmacy Partnership (COVID-19 vaccination)
• Everyday Lives 2021: Recommendations, Strategies & Performance Measures
• BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS IN BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT
• American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Staff Training, Credentialing and Business Associates Programs for Employment Q&AOffice of Income Maintenance— Contact: Cathy Buhrig (717) 787-4081
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Year Code
CitationSubject Date Issued Bulletin Number 1983 Ch. 166 Computation of CWEP Hrs. 10/25/83 166-83-57 Ch. 275 Postmark Date as the Receipt Indicator for Appeals and for Requests for Reconsideration 03/15/84 275-84-10 1993 *CH. 166 PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM 08/21/93 166-93-01 1995 *CH. 257 MA ESTATE RECOVERY—CHAPTER 178—
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES; CHAPTER 257—
REIMBURSEMENT06/01/95 257-95-01 1996 *CH. 125 ACT 1995-20 PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONS SENTENCED OR CHARGED FOR A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR 04/05/96 125-96-01 GUIDANCE MANUALS:
• Cash Assistance Handbook
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Handbook
• Medical Assistance Eligibility Handbook
• Long Term Care Handbook
• Supplemental Handbook
• Medicaid in Pennsylvania
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Final State Plan
• Actions for Support
• TANF State Plan
• Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Plan
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Ed (SNAP ED) State Plan
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Outreach State Plan
• County Assistance Office Employee and Visitors Access Policy
• Homeless Assistance Program—Instructions and Requirements
• Emergency Rental Assistance Program—Instructions and Requirements
• Emergency Rental Assistance Program—Procedural Memos
• Pennsylvania's State SNAP Employment and Training Program State Plan
• TANF Work Verification Plan
• LIHEAP Handbook
• Pennsylvania Child Support Handbook
• WORK READY Program and Policy Procedures Manual
• Keystone Education Yields Success (KEYS) Program Policy and Procedures Manual
• Maximizing Participation Project (MPP) Program Policy and Procedures Manual
• Human Services Development Fund Instructions and Requirements
• Early Intervention Annual Expenditure Report Instructions
• Human Services Block Grant Annual Expenditure Report Instructions
• Human Services Non-Block Grant Annual Expenditure Report Instructions
• CAOAA Procedures Manual
• Pennsylvania WorkWear (PAWW) Manual
• Education Leading to Employment and Career Training (ELECT) DHS Manual
• Refugee State Plan
• SNAP E&T Procedures ManualOffice of Long-Term Living—Contact: Jennifer Hale (717) 346-0495
Year Code Citation(s) Subject Date Issued Bulletin Number 1998 — Respite Care Nursing Facility Admissions 04/17/98 35-98-06
36-98-06— Medicare Cost-Sharing Payment for Nursing Facility Residents 07/31/98 35-98-10
36-98-101999 Ch. 1187 Capital Component Payments for Post-Moratorium Beds 06/28/99 1187-99-01
35-99-05
36-99-052008 Nursing Facility Documentation Requirements for Movable Equipment that is Rented or Leased 07/07/08 03-08-04 2009 Provider Rates for Services Funded through the OBRA, Independence and COMMCARE Waivers 06/25/09 05-09-02
17-09-02
36-09-02
41-09-02
43-09-02
55-09-02
59-09-02Electronic Submission of the Cost Report (MA-11) Form for Reporting Periods Ending 12/31/09 and Thereafter 12/22/09 03-10-01 2010 Office of Long-Term Living Home and Community Based Program Policy Clarification Update 11/23/10 05-10-08
51-10-08
55-10-08
59-10-08Nursing Home Transition Outreach Form 10/08/10 05-10-05
51-10-05
52-10-05
55-10-05
59-10-05Standards and Reimbursement Rates for the Enhanced Older Adult Daily Living Center Program for Medicaid Aging Waiver Participants 04/20/10 03-10-02
41-10-02
55-10-02Ch. 2600 Evacuation of Hospice Residents During Fire Drills—Statement of Policy 03/13/2010 40 Pa B 1411 2011 Accessibility Adaptations and Assistive Technology 10/11/11 05-11-07
51-11-07
52-11-07
54-11-07
55-11-07
59-11-07Community Integration Changes provided in the MA Home and Community—Based Waiver Program 09/29/11 05-11-05
51-11-05
52-11-05
55-11-05
59-11-05Program Fraud & Financial Abuse in Office of Long Term Living MA Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Programs 08/08/11 05-11-04
51-11-04
52-11-04
54-11-04
55-11-04
59-11-04Recissionof OLTL Bulletin 05-10-07, 51-10-07, 52-10-07, 55-10-075, 59-10-07 06/30/11 05-11-03
51-11-03
52-11-03
55-11-03
59-11-032012 CH. 1187 Nursing Facility Participation Review Process and Guidelines—statement of policy 06/30/12 42 Pa.B. 3748 CH 52 OLTL Service Coordination Rate in Effect 07/14/12 42 Pa.B. 4545 CH 52 OLTL Rate for Enrollment 06/30/12 42 Pa.B. 3811 CH 52 OLTL Fee Schedule Rates established 06/09/12 42 Pa.B. 3343 2013 CH 52 Rescission of Office of Long-Term Living HCBS Directives, Bulletins and Other Policy Documents 12/04/13 05-13-11
51-13-11
55-13-11
59-13-11CH 52 Statewide Waiting List Guidelines for Office of Long-Term Living Medicaid Waivers and the Act 150 Program 11/05/13 05-13-08
51-13-08
55-13-08
59-13-08CH 52 Clarification of type, scope, amount, duration and frequency of services 05/16/13 05-13-05
08-13-05
11-13-05
17-13-05
19-13-05
25-13-05
26-13-05
41-13-05
51-13-05
54-13-05
55-13-05
59-13-05CH 52 Providing for Absence Policies in the Enhanced Adult Daily Living Centers Program 03/22/13 03-13-03
41-13-03
55-13-03CH 52 Billing Instructions-Home and Community Based Waiver Provider's Billing of Procedure Codes Based on Authorized Service Plans through PROMISeTM 02/07/13 05-13-02
51-13-02
54-13-02
55-13-02
59-13-02CH 52
CH 52OLTL Enrollment Fee Increase
OLTL Service Coordination Rate Increase01/26/13
01/26/1343 Pa.B. 589
43 Pa.B. 590CH 52 Maintaining Waiver Eligibility While in an Institution 01/24/13 05-13-01
51-13-01
52-13-01
55-13-01
59-13-01— Preventable Serious Adverse Events in Nonpublic and County Nursing Facilities 09/13/14 03-14-08 2014 CH 52 Final Fee Schedule Rates for Personal Assistance Services (Agency) Final Fee Schedule Rates for Personal Assistance Services (Consumer) Final Fee Schedule Rates for Service Coordination Services 09/13/14 09/13/14 09/13/14 44 Pa.B. 5935
44 Pa.B. 5935
44 Pa.B. 5935CH 52 Service Coordination After-Hours Coverage 06/19/14 51-14-07 54-14-07
55-14-07
59-14-07Revised Target Resident (MI, ID, ORC) Reporting Form (MA 408) 02/12/14 03-14-12 CH 52 Release of OLTL Home and Community-Based Services Provider Handbook 01/30/14 03-14-02
05-14-02
08-14-02
11-14-02
17-14-02
19-14-02
23-14-02
25-14-02
26-14-02
41-14-02
51-14-02
54-14-02
55-14-02
59-14-02OLTL Home and Community-Based Services Service Authorization Form 01/15/14 51-14-01 55-14-01 59-14-01 CH 52 Critical Incident Management 04/16/15 05-15-02
51-15-02
54-15-02
55-15-02
59-15-022015 CH 52 Rescission of HCBS Directives, Bulletins and other Policy Documents 10/27/2015 54-15-03, 59-15-03 Medical Assistance Fee Schedule; Addition of Maximum Overtime Rates for Personal Assistance Services (Consumer) and Respite (Consumer) 01/02/16 46 Pa.B. 106 2016 Medical Assistance Fee Schedule Revisions in the Aging, COMMCARE, Independence and OBRA Waivers 01/02/16 46 Pa.B. 107 Overtime and Minimum Wage Requirements in Participant-Directed Models of Service 01/11/2016 54-16-01, 59-16-01 Electronic Submission of Nursing Facilities' MA-11 Cost Reports, Supporting Documentation and Signed Certification Report 03/01/2016 03-16-02 Provider Choice Protocol 03/08/2016 59-16-03 Act 150 Program Guidelines 05/12/2016 54-16-04, 59-16-04 Organized Health Care Delivery System 08/29/2016 59-16-11 Guidance for Nursing Facilities—MDS Section Q 10/03/2016 03-16-10 59-16-10 Individual Service Plan Development, Review, and Implementation 10/14/2016 59-16-13 Nursing Home Transition Program Changes 10/28/2016 59-16-09 Participant Reviews 12/28/2016 59-16-12 Home and Community-Based Settings Requirements 12/28/2016 59-16-14 Medical Assistance Fee Schedule; Final Rates for Additional Services Added to the COMMCARE and Independence Waivers 11/19/16 46 Pa.B. 7398 2018 Standardized Participant Information Packet 01/16/2018 59-18-01 Revised Pennsylvania Preadmission Screening Resident Review (PASRR) Level I Identification Form (MA 376) 08/01/2018 01-18-03 03-18-03 07-18-03 59-18-03 Revised Pennsylvania Preadmission Screening Resident Review (PASRR) Level II Evaluation Form (MA 376.2) 08/01/2018 01-18-04 03-18-04 Electronic Submission of the Cost Report (MA-11) Form for Reporting Periods Ending 12/31/18 and Thereafter 09/04/2018 03-18-05 Rescission of HCBS Directives, Bulletins and Other Policy Documents 09/17/2018 59-18-06 Ch. 2800 Assisted Living Residence Per Bed Fee Adjustment 06/19/18 48 Pa. B 3493 2019 Hearings and Appeals 02/11/2019 59-19-03 Implementation of the Functional Eligibility Determination Process 04/01/2019 IEB-19-04 IAE-19-04 07-19-04 CH 52 Medical Assistance Fee Schedule Revisions in the OBRA Waiver 08/24/2019 49 Pa.B. 4913 CH 52 Medical Assistance Fee Schedule Revisions to the Act 150 Program 11/30/2019 49 Pa.B. 7136 Revised Target Resident (MH, ID/DD, ORC) Reporting Form 12/30/2019 03-19-05 2020 Employment and Employment Related Services 07/09/2020 17-20-02 Revised Standardized Physician Certification Form (MA 570) 08/10/2020 59-20-03 Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for Personal Care Services (PCS) 09/10/2020 07-20-04 54-20-04 59-20-04 00-20-03 2021 Act 150 Program Sliding Fee Scale for Calendar Year 2021 03/25/2021 54-21-01, 59-21-01 Opioid Treatment Program Services for Dually Eligible Individuals 7/08/21 OMHSAS-21-06 Updated Error Status Code Descriptions for Personal Care Services Subject to Electronic Visit Verification 10/22/21 05-21-04, 07-21-01, 54-21-02, 59-21-02, 00-21-03 Ch. 52 Medical Assistance Fee Schedule Revisions in the OBRA Waiver and the Act 150 Program 11/06/21 51 Pa.B. 7001 Act 150 Program Sliding Fee Scale for Calendar Year 2022 12/22/21 54-21-04 59-21-04 Home and Community-Based Settings Heightened Scrutiny Process 12/29/21 59-21-03 GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Fee-for-Service/Home and Community Based Services
• OBRA Medicaid Waiver # 0235
Community HealthChoices Managed Care Program
• Community HealthChoices 1915(b)/(c) waiver—effective January 1, 2022
• Community Health Choices Agreement 2021Nursing Facility
• Interpretive Guidelines—interpretations of the 1187 Nursing Facility regulations used during
• audits of the MA-11 Cost Reports
• Instructions for Financial and Statistical Report-Form MA-11
• MA-11 Cost Report Submission System—End User Manual V.6.0
• Nursing Facility Assessment End User Manual
• Resident Data Reporting Manual
• UB-04 Billing Guide for PROMISeTM Nursing Facilities for County and Nonpublic Nursing
• Facilities and State Restoration Centers—Nursing facility services only applies to county
• nursing facilities and nonpublic nursing facilities. Regulations related to payment for nursing facility services can be found under 55 Pa. Code Chapters 1187 and 1189 and does not include intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability, Federal or State-owned long-term care nursing facilities or Veteran's homes.
• Data Book (Participation Review Workbook)Personal Care Homes/Assisted Living Residences
• Regulatory Compliance Guide for 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2600 (relating to Personal Care Homes) Revised August 1, 2021
• Personal Care Home Regulatory Interpretations—Questions/Answers, DHS BHSL website publications: September, October, November, and December 2014; January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, and December 2015; January, February, April, October, November, and December 2016; April and October 2017; July and November 2018; January 2019.
• Regulatory Compliance Guide for 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2800 (relating to Assisted Living Residences) Revised August 1, 2021
• Assisted Living Residence Regulatory Interpretations—Questions/Answers, DHS BHSL website publications: October, November, and December 2014; January, February, March, April, May, July, August, October, and December 2015; January, February, April, October, November, and December 2016; April and October 2017; July and November 2018; January, March, and March 2019.
• Policy for Administrative Fines in Personal Care Homes
• Sale or change of legal entity process for Personal Care Homes
• Licensing References Manual for Personal Care Homes, Assisted Living, Child Residential, Intellectual Disabilities, and Mental Health Service ProvidersCovid-19 Guidance
• Licensing Regulation Suspension: Personal Care Homes (2600) and Assisted Living Residences (2800)—March 30, 2020
• Operational Recommendations for Long-Term Service and Support (LTSS) Providers—March 13, 2020
• Guidance Suspending and Restricting License Requirements for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences—March 29, 2020
• Temporary Changes to 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Program—March 31, 2020
• Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Implementation Timeline Update—April 8, 2020
• Temporary Medication Administration Training Alternative for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences and Certified Trainer Extension—April 10, 2020
• Clarification Guidance for Pennsylvania Pre-Admission Screening Resident Review (PASRR)—April 14, 2020
• How Do Economic Impact Payments Affect Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) Participants?—April 17, 2020
• Diabetes Training for Unlicensed Staff to Administer Insulin in Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences—May 1, 2020
• Direct Care Staff Orientation Training Program for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences—May 18, 2020
• COVID-19 Reporting in Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences—May 26, 2020
• Guidance for Modifications to Nursing Facility Bed Increase Requests During the COVID-19 Pandemic—June 4, 2020
• 180-Day Claims Exception Requests Process During the COVID-19 Pandemic—June 4, 2020
• Personal Care Home and Assisted Living Residence Administrator Continuing Education—June 15, 2020
• CARES Act Funding for OLTL Home and Community-Based Services Providers—June 22, 2020
• CARES Act Funding for OLTL Community HealthChoices Managed Care Organizations (CHC-MCOs) and Living Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) Organizations—June 22, 2020
• CARES Act Funding for OLTL Nursing Facility Providers—June 22, 2020
• CARES Act Funding for OLTL for Licensed Personal Care Home (PCH) and Licensed Assisted Living Residences (ALR) Providers—June 22, 2020
• CARES Act Funding for OLTL Nursing Facility Providers—July 6, 2020
• Universal Testing of Long-Term Care Facilities—Personal Care Homes (PCH), Assisted Living Residences (ALR), and Private Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF)—Updated: August 3, 2020
• Vaccination Information for Office of Long-Term Living Home and Community-Based Providers—January 12, 2021
• Guidance for Adult Daily Living Providers Delivering Telephonic or Remote Services During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency—January 13, 2021
• Guidance on COVID-19 for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences —Updated: January 11, 2022
• Transition Plan to Phase Out Temporary Changes to the OBRA 1915(c) Waiver—Updated: March 25, 2021
• Temporary Changes to the OBRA 1915(c) Waiver—Updated: March 25, 2021
• Transition Plan to Phase Out Temporary Changes to the Community HealthChoices 1915(c) Waiver—Updated: March 25, 2021
• Temporary Changes to the Community HealthChoices 1915(c) Waiver—Updated: March 25, 2021
• Transition Plan to Phase Out Temporary Changes to the Act 150 1915(c) Waiver—Updated: March 25, 2021
• Temporary Changes to the Act 150 Program—Updated: March 25, 2021
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