PAR Mail 2017-246 | December 1, 2017
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DHS/ODP
1. ODP Communication 125-17 : Guidance for Individual Cap Exceptions for Person/Family Directed Support Waiver
2. Updated Save the Date January 9-11: ODP Everyday Lives Conference 2018
ANCOR
DHS/ODP
1. ODP Communication 125-17 : Guidance for Individual Cap Exceptions for Person/Family Directed Support Waiver
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) announced steps that need to be taken to implement individual cap exceptions for individuals who had 6-month authorizations because rate changes resulted in the individual exceeding the Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) waiver cap with no change in services.

2. Updated Save the Date January 9-11: ODP Everyday Lives Conference 2018
View the updated announcement from The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) containing information about their upcoming Everyday Lives Conference.

Self Advocates United as 1 (SAU1) has been chosen by the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) to provide trainings for individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism through the Self Advocacy Power Network for All (SAPNA) project. View this flyer for more information.
ANCOR
In line with the current Administration’s goal of providing greater state flexibility and reducing regulatory burden, CMS released guidance on November 16 on how states can interpret certain provisions of the rule and efforts that will be made to ease any regulatory burden. That guidance   can be accessed here . ANCOR's full article can be read here . 

The National Council on Disability (NCD), a nonpartisan, independent federal agency released its issue brief, “Neglected for too Long: Dental Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.” Click to view ANCOR's full article and the full report .

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