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PM10-81 RHD Sponsoring Budget Rally Tuesday, March 9 |
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Resources for Human Development (RHD), a member of PAR, is sponsoring a Rally and Summit for a Smart Budget that Preserves Essential Services on Tuesday March 9. RHD invites all who are interested to join them at this event in the State Capitol Rotunda at 11:00 a.m.
Register for the Budget Summit
RHD Rally Flyer
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PM10-80 ODP Delivers FY10-11 Budget Briefing |
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PM10-079 ODP Alert #033-10 – Automated Correction for Claim Issue |
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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) issued alert #033-10 entitled Automated Correction Planned for Claim Issue, intended to inform ODP direct service providers that a claim issue has been identified and an automated correction is planned for the first week of March. Specifically, 7,554 paid PROMISe claims were processed incorrectly in December 2009.
ODP Alert
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PM10-078 Draft IRS Disclosure Requirements – Comments Requested |
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The IRS recently announced plans for a new schedule requiring certain business taxpayers to report uncertain tax positions on their tax returns. Tax-exempt organizations who are required to disclose FIN 48-related footnotes on their Form 990 may be impacted and are encouraged to review the IRS’s announcement and respond to their request for comments.
IRS Notice and Instructions
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PM10-077 Keep up the Good Work! Sen Approps Cmte Mems Denounce MR Cuts |
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The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee held a budget hearing with Harriet Dichter, Acting Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare. PAR staff was present at the hearing where seven of the seventeen Senators who spoke asked the Acting Secretary to defend the recommendation to cut $6.1 Million in state funds and $11.2 million in matching federal funds from the Community Mental Retardation Waiver appropriation. This bipartisan group of Senate Appropriations Committee members made it clear to the Secretary that her proposed $6 Million cut is “unconscionable” and “of great concern.”
MH/MR Coalition Funding Request FY2010-2011
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PM10-076 Save the Dates! PAR's Spring Conference April 14-15 |
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PAR’s Spring Conference is back by popular demand! Last year’s conference was a huge success and offered participants essential training and multiple opportunities to engage with key policymakers and colleagues.
Reserve Overnight Rooms for PAR's Spring Conference
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PM10-075 ODP Staff Development Courses Offered at State Centers |
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The Office of Developmental Programs recently distributed March 2010 training calendars for staff development courses offered at the State Centers. Details are included in the files below. If you need assistance opening these files, please contact tori@par.net. These documents are also available to PAR members on PAR’s website (www.par.net).
Ebensburg Center
Polk Center
Selinsgrove Center
White Haven Center
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PM10-074 Reminder - Recovery of Certain PROMISe Claims This Month |
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As discussed in PM10-008, within the next two weeks, ODP will initiate the recovery of certain claims in PROMISe. The universe of claims that will be subject to analysis, to determine if they meet the conditions established for the recovery, include Waiver-Funded and Base-Funded Residential, Therapeutic, and Medical Leave claims submitted during the period 7/1/2009 – 9/23/2009.
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PM10-073 DPW Requests Comments on IDEA Part C |
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The Department of Public Welfare (DPW), Office of Child Development and Early Learning is inviting public review and comment on the state’s proposed grant application for Federal Fiscal Year 2010 in accordance with Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 2004. The State is required to submit an application at least annually to receive federal funds under IDEA. The state’s application describes the DPW’s Early Intervention services for eligible infants and toddlers from birth to 3 years of age and their families, including the state policies, procedures, methods and descriptions as well as assurances and other provisions required by Part C of the IDEA.
Department of Public Welfare Website
Department of Education Website
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PM10-072 New Study on Residential Options for Adults w Autism |
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PM10-071 ODP Info Packet #030-10 - Provider Qualifications |
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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) issued Informational Packet #030-10 the subject of which is Provider Qualification. According to ODP, the purpose of the packet is to provide guidance regarding the application and review of Provider Qualification within HCSIS.
ODP's Informational Packet
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PM10-070 TIME DATED ODP Budget Briefing - March 4 |
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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has scheduled a briefing on the Governor’s Executive Budget for FY10-11 to highlight the impact of the budget on ODP and to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to ask questions. The briefing is scheduled for March 4 at 1:00 p.m. at PaTTAN in Harrisburg.
Letter From Deputy Casey
Directions to PaTTAN
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PM10-069 Enhanced FMAP Update |
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As reported in PAR Mail 2010-64, Governor Ed Rendell’s proposed FY 2010-2011budget relies heavily on $800 Million in enhanced FMAP funding which has not yet been approved by the federal government. The federal stimulus bill signed into law last year, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provided $87 Billion for a nine-quarter enhancement in the FMAP federal matching percentage. Without Congressional action, the enhanced FMAP funding will expire on December 31, 2010, right in the middle of the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year, leaving PA’s budget about $800 Million short of the Governor’s projections.
Governor's Co-Signed FMAP Letter
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PM10-068 ODP Announcement #032-10 – Website Navigation Videos |
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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) issued Announcement #032-10 regarding the availability of individualized website navigation videos for each of the following ODP Websites/Information Centers.
ODP Announcement
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PM10-067 Action Alert - Seclusion and Restraint Call-in Today |
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Several national Associations including the Alliance to Prevent Restraint, Aversive Interventions and Seclusion, the Disability Policy Consortium and the American Association of People with Disabilities are supporting a national call-in day in support of the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act (H.R. 4247, S. 2860).
Find Your Representative
PAR Action Center
AAPD's Justice for All Blog
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PM10-066 ODP Alert #031-10 – Mileage Reimbursement Change |
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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) issued &#lert #031-10 to announce that the rate for mileage reimbursement changed to $0.50 per mile effective January 1, 2010 and that effective July 1, 2010, procedure code W7271 (Transportation – Mile) will no longer be available as a traditional provider service. ODP recommends that all providers transition to the vendor model for this procedure code.
ODP Announcement
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PM10-065 Upcoming SSA Work Incentive Seminars in PA |
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The U.S. Social Security Administration is hosting a series of free community events around the country for beneficiaries with disabilities and their families. These Work Incentive Seminar Events are held by local organizations and can help people receiving Social Security disability benefits learn more about the Ticket to Work Program, connect with local training and employment resources, and explore opportunities to increase income.
PA's Wise Programs
www.disability.gov
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PM10-064 Good News! House Approps Cmte Mems Denounce MR Cuts |
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Appropriations Committee held a budget hearing with Harriet Dichter, Acting Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare. At the hearing a majority – ten of seventeen – members of the Appropriations Committee who asked questions asked the Secretary to reconsider her recommendation to cut $6.1 Million in state funds and $11.2 million in matching federal funds from the Community Mental Retardation Waiver appropriation.
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PM10-063 MHMR Coalition Sends Budget Letter to all State Legislators |
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We in the MH/MR Coalition have drafted and signed onto a letter regarding the $17.3 Million in cuts to community MR services in the Governor’s FY 2010-2011 proposed state budget. This letter has been hand delivered to members of the House Appropriations Committee and mailed to all other members of the General Assembly.
MH/MR Coalition Budget Letter to all State Legislators
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PM10-062 ODP Info Packet #029-10 – Resubmit Denied TSM and SC Claims |
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The Office of Developmental Programs issued Informational Packet #029-10 to advise Supports Coordination Organizations and Supports Coordinators (SCs) to resubmit claims for Target Services Management and SC services that denied on error status code 636 during the period 10/4/2010 through 1/14/2010.
ODP Announcement
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