The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 26-048 ODP Asks Residential Provider Agencies to Participate in the 2025-2026 IM4Q External Evaluation. The purpose of this announcement is to request that ODP residential providers participate in an external evaluation of the IM4Q process.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 26-044 Residential Habilitation: The Need for More Qualified Providers for Individuals with a Medically Complex Condition (MCC). The purpose of this communication is to clarify qualification requirements for Residential Habilitation in the Consolidated Waiver specifically for individuals with a Medically Complex Condition (MCC).

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 26-023: NOW AVAILABLE: Room and Board Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Version 2. The purpose of this announcement is to inform all interested parties of the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) publication of the Room and Board FAQ Version 2.

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.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-056: Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Residential Provider Directory - Now Available. The purpose of this communication is to announce that all Residential Providers have been assigned PBC tiers and the assignments are now available to view in a directory on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania website. Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication; ODPANN 25-042: Now Available: Room and Board Residency Agreement Translated into Spanish. This announcement provides access to stakeholders to a DP 1077-S form in Spanish.

Please review the announcement for additional information on accessing the form.

The Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) is excited to announce the Room and Board Bulletin (00-25-01), which was released in March 2025.

ODP extends gratitude to all stakeholders who participated in the development of the bulletin.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication update; ODPANN 22-068 Update #2: Transition to Independent Living Payments. This communication provides updated guidance for providers and teams of individuals who may choose to receive and transition to Supported Living or Lifesharing services. Changes are bolded and underlined.

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing Bulletin 00-25-01: Room and Board for Individuals Enrolled with the Office of Developmental Programs and 5 of the accompanying attachments. The sixth attachment referenced in the bulletin, a version of the Room and Board Agreement translated in Spanish, will be released soon. Stakeholders will be notified when this version of the agreement is ready for use. 

The purpose of this bulletin is to clarify Room and Board requirements outlined in 55 Pa. Code Chapter 6100 (relating to Services for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Autism).

The Office of Developmental Programs requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 24-129 Changes to Enrollment Process for Residential Habilitation, Life Sharing, and Supported Living Services Effective January 1, 2025. The purpose of this announcement is to inform potential providers and stakeholders of changes to the enrollment process for Residential Habilitation, Life Sharing, and Supported Living services under the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP).  

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 24-109 Cameras and Video Monitoring Equipment in Individual Bedrooms and Bathrooms. The purpose of this announcement is to inform providers of updated guidance regarding the use of cameras and video monitoring equipment in individual bedrooms and bathrooms.  

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 24-105: Now Available: Revised Room and Board Residency Agreement § 6100.687 (DP 1077) and the accompanying attachment. The purpose of this communication is to announce the release of an updated Room and Board Residency Agreement.

Please review the announcement for additional information and detail.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 24-103: Performance-Based Contracting: Residential Pay-for- Performance Details Now Available and its attachment: Residential Performance-Based Contracting – Pay-for-Performance (P4P) FY24-26. The purpose of this announcement is to provide details about the Residential Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Pay-for-Performance (P4P) initiatives. 

Please review the announcement and its attachment for additional information and details.

The purpose of this announcement is to inform residential providers that the link to the Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Data Submission Tool is now available.

Please review for additional information.

The purpose of this announcement is to inform stakeholders that the PBC 1915(b)4 Waiver and 1915(c) Waiver amendments have been submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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

The purpose of this bulletin is to announce the performance standards that will be used to assign providers of Residential Habilitation, Life Sharing, and Supported Living services (hereafter referred to as “Residential services”) to a tier as part of the Office of Development Programs’ (“ODP”) implementation of performance-based contracting. Attachment 1 provides the expected timeline for implementation of residential performance standards and tier assignment. Attachment 2 provides the evaluation standards that will be used to assign tiers to providers.

Please review the announcement and attachments for additional information.