The New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) serves individuals 21 years of age and older. Please read the important information below sent out by DDD on June 8, 2017. 
Posted by DDD on 6.8.17
 
Dear Division Constituents and Community Partners,
 
With the  March 30 approval of its Community Care Waiver renewal, the Division is now moving toward full implementation of the Medicaid-based fee-for-service system , under which completion of the New Jersey Comprehensive Assessment Tool (NJ CAT)  is required   for individuals receiving Division-funded services in the new system.
 
Since 2015, the Division has sent multiple notifications regarding mandatory completion of the NJ CAT to individuals who receive or are eligible to receive Division-funded services. This week, a  FINAL NOTIFICATION letter will be sent to individuals currently receiving Division-funded services and residing in their own home or with family who have not yet completed the NJ CAT.
 
To prevent discontinuation of Division-funded services, the NJ CAT must be completed by July 31, 2017.
 
Please see instructions below for submitting a request to complete the NJ CAT.
 
And please share this communication as widely as possible to ensure that individuals and families are aware of this important deadline.

 
Thank you,

Elizabeth M. Shea
Assistant Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Requesting to Complete the NJ CAT
 
For individuals receiving Division-funded services and residing in their own home or with family
 
Go to  www.DDPIAssessmentUpdate.com  and submit the following information:
  • Individual's name, six-digit DDD ID#, and email address
  • Informant's name, email address, phone number, and relationship to the Individual (the informant is a person who best knows the individual and his/her needs)
One to two weeks after the information is submitted, the  identified informant will receive an email with a link to complete the NJ CAT online and a password. (If the  informant does not have access to a computer, the information can be submitted by calling  732.640.0730, and the NJ CAT can be completed over the phone with a DDPI representative.)
 
For contracted residential providers
 
Complete these four steps:
  1. Create a spreadsheet with the following information for individuals who are served residentially by your agency and have not yet completed the NJ CAT:
Client Name
Client MIS#
Client Email
Respondent Name
Respondent Email
Respondent Relation to Client
Respondent Phone
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 


 

2. Go to:  https://secureupload.dhs.state.nj.us/su.  

3. From the DDD SD Unit dropdown menu, select Residential Assessment Request.

4. Upload the spreadsheet.