The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-075: Now Available: Waiver Amendment Submissions and Supporting Documents for Supports Coordination (SC) Performance-Based Contracting. The purpose of this announcement is to inform stakeholders of the submission of amendments to the Targeted Support Management State Plan, 1915(b)(4) Waiver, Consolidated Waiver, Community Living Waiver and Person/Family Directed Support Waiver (P/FDS) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the availability of supporting publications. Links are provided throughout the announcement to the waiver amendment submissions and to the supporting documents and resources.

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing Bulletin 00-25-03: Performance Standards for Supports Coordination Organizations (SCOs) and its 2 accompanying attachments. The purpose of this bulletin is to announce the performance standards Supports Coordination Organizations must meet as part of the Office of Development Programs’ (ODP) implementation of performance-based contracting for Supports Coordination and Targeted Support Management services. Attachment 1 outlines the performance standards and measures. Attachment 2 provides the expected timeline for implementation of performance-based contracting for Supports Coordination and Targeted Support Management services.

Please review the bulletin and attachments for additional information and details.

Please be advised that ODP has received reports from providers that they have received emails that appear to be from ODP. When clicking on the link, you are asked to enter credentials. Please note, that ODP has not sent this message, and will never send you an email requesting you to provide credential information. If you receive an email you were not expecting, doesn’t look right, or just want to err on the side of caution, please follow up with ODP Customer Service Line at 1-888-565-9435 or [email protected].

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-074: Initial Qualification Process for Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Provider Applicants. The purpose of this announcement is to communicate the updated process for ODP’s Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations (BSASP) to initially qualify new provider applicants for the AAW effective 08/01/2025.

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-073: Agency with Choice (AWC) Financial Management Service (FMS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026. The purpose of this announcement is to provide a list of current AWC FMS organizations available to support participants and surrogates who have chosen to self-direct some or all of their waiver-funded services using the AWC FMS model under the Consolidated, Community Living, or Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) waivers.

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

• July 24, 2025, 10:00 AM–10:30 AM
• July 24, 2025, 11:00 AM–11:30 AM
• July 24, 2025, 12:00 PM–12:30 PM
• July 24, 2025,   1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-070: Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Choking Prevention Website Now Available. The purpose of this announcement is to inform stakeholders about the new DHS Choking Prevention website. Please review the announcement for information on accessing the webpage and other details about this new site.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication; ODPANN 25-071: Now Open: Registration for Certified Investigator (CI) Initial Certification Course. This announcement communicates that registration for the September-December 2025 CI Initial Certification Course classes (also known as cohorts) is now open in MyODP. Please review the announcement for details on registering for the course.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-069: Clarification for the 6100 Annual Incident Management (IM) Training Requirements. The purpose of this communication is to announce:

• A direct path to annual training requirements for IM and protective services for Providers and Supports Coordination Organizations (SCOs) as outlined in the Chapter 6100 Regulations.
• A new condensed IM training module that meets 6100.143 (c) (4) requirements.

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

Attached are the PA Family Network workshop and support groups for August. Thank you for sharing these important workshops and support groups with your networks! Register for upcoming events at www.pafamilynetwork.org/events

Good Life Support Groups

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-068: Webinar Recordings Now Available: The Basics of Incident Management and the Incident Fidelity Initiative. The purpose of this communication is to announce the availability of the recordings of two webinars providing a general overview of the Basics of Incident Management and the Incident Fidelity Initiative for providers. Both webinar recordings are available on MyODP. Please review the announcement for details on how to access the recordings.

It has come to our attention that the previous release of the Office of Developmental Programs Training and Events Calendar had an incorrect link. We are reissuing the communication with corrected links to the two training sessions. Please use this version going forward to register for these sessions.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-067: Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) 2024 Annual Waiting List Report. This communication announces the release of the 2024 Annual Waiting List Report. Please review the announcement for information on how to access the report.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached revised communication; ODPANN 21-073: Skin Integrity Initiative Tools and Methodology. The revised document details changes made to the process of identifying those with pressure injuries and how the Health Care Quality Units will prioritize outreach to participants. Changes in the document are in red.

Please review the revised document for additional information and details.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Product Recall Alert!

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is sharing this important announcement from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached ODP Health Alert, Choking: A Medical Emergency. This Alert discusses the different causes of choking and provides information on how to prevent choking from occurring. Please review the document for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-065: Medication Administration My Agency Report, Updated Materials, and July-September Train-the-Trainer Face-to-Face Schedule. The purpose of this announcement is:

• To announce that the “My Agency” report is available to Agency Administrators and Primary Contacts in the “Reports” tab.
• To announce that materials have been updated on the Trainer Resources page and a New Provider tab has been added.
• To announce the Face-to-Face schedule for July through September 2025.

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-064: Temple’s Quality Review Process Beginning. The purpose of this announcement is:

• To announce the renaming of Temple University’s Reviews to Quality Investigation Reviews (QIR)
• To introduce the launch of the new 2025-2026 QRP conducted by Temple University’s Quality Investigations Unit (QIU) formerly known as Temple University’s Peer Review (PR) Unit
• The creation of an electronic form to obtain updated contact information for ODP-affiliated organizations
• Notify provider agencies that the QRP will include the tracking of certification/recertification dates to ensure CI certifications were current at the time of investigation assignment)
• Provide instructions on how to submit a Quality Review Request (QRR) form to Temple's QIU.

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing ODPANN 25-063: Now Available: Room and Board (R&B) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and its accompanying attachment. This communication informs all interested parties of the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) publication of the first version the R&B FAQs. Please review both the announcement and attachment for additional information and detail.