Round Up January 2019

In this Round Up: Electronic Visit Verification Membership Renewals OPRA CEO Training OPRA Board of Directors Election New OPRA Vendor Partnership OPRA/OACB DBU/MRC Training OPRA Member Spotlight Upcoming Events

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Electronic Visit Verification

State Update: Providers and alternate EVV vendors can begin the certification process for Phase 2 services on January 7th, 2019. Each provider must go through the certification process with their alternate EVV vendor. Requirements for alternate EVV systems and information about the certification process can be found here.

OPRA is closely watching the evolution of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) at both the federal and state level. Monitor the development of EVV in Ohio on OPRA's EVV web page.

OPRA Membership Renewals

OPRA Membership renewals are happening now! If you have questions about your OPRA Membership or the renewal process, please contact Sonya Summers.

Renew Here

OPRA CEO Training

Thank you to everyone who attended our CEO Training on December 19th held at Recreation Unlimited! If you attended the training you should have received a certificate of participation at the email you registered with. If you have not received the certificate, please email Rhonda Jacob.

Speaker Joshua Anderson and attendees

OPRA Board of Directors Elections

Congratulations to the six OPRA Members who were recently elected or reelected to the OPRA Board of Directors! This year, members in OPRA District 6 (central Ohio area) and District 8 (multi-district) held elections for three representatives to serve three-year terms and, for the first time in OPRA history, both elections lead to a run-off election! Read about each of the representatives here.

District 6 Representatives

Adam Guinther RHAM

Robert Heinzerling Heinzerling Community

Liz Owens The Alpha Group

District 8 Representatives

Than Johnson CRSI

John Swanson Echoing Hills Village, Inc.

Felicia Hall ResCare

‌	New OPRA Vendor Partner : Intellinetics

OPRA is excited to announce the addition of Intelletics as our newest partner in our Member Discount Program. The Member Discount Program partners with other businesses to bring OPRA Members discounts on services and products like software, administrative services, training opportunities and insurance products. Intellinetics has been helping Ohio-based Providers and County Boards go paperless for over 10 years and now supports a network of Ohio Providers that serve over 60,000 Individuals. The Intellinetics IntelliCloud TM platform and has a library of out-of-the-box “digital filing cabinets” for Provider’s that include modules to support various administrative functions. Read more about the partnership here. For more information on the Member Discount Program, contact Anita Allen .

OACB/OPRA: MSS- Daily Billing Unit and Monthly Rate Calculator Training

Event Details: Date:  January 15, 2019 Time:  Noon - 3:00pm Location:  Xenos Community Center 1394 Community Park Drive Columbus, OH 43229 Cost:   $40 (boxed lunch included) View full agenda and register here .

The Ohio Association of County Boards (OACB) and OPRA will be jointly hosting an in-person training on January 15th on the new daily billing unit and monthly rate calculator tools. This training is open to provider and county board staff. Speakers include Laurel Geist, Lori Horvath and other staff from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities. There will be an hour at the end of the session to review Frequently Asked Questions and to give attendees an opportunity to ask their own questions.

OPRA Member Spotlight

Dreamshine

OPRA Member Dreamshine has embraced their motto “Where Dreams Shine On” in all aspects of their business. Mark Minard, CEO of Dreamshine, isn’t afraid to push himself or the members of his “Dream Team” to grow personally and professionally. Members of the Dream Team display some of their personal and professional goals on boards in a common space. During each monthly all-staff meeting, members of the Dream Team share their successes in any realm of their life and can ceremoniously cross off goals as they achieve them.

One way Mark has personally challenged himself as the CEO is by looking outside of the intellectual and developmental disabilities field for leadership inspiration, such as EntreLeadership. Mark strives to create a work culture that encourages self-reflection and healthy conflict resolution. Ultimately Dreamshine hopes their services are not just as a platform for the individuals they support to realize their full potential but for their direct support professionals as well. Their efforts seem to be paying off, last year the staff turnover at Dreamshine was at 11%.

To learn more about Dreamshine, visit their website here.

Upcoming OPRA Events

1/10: OPRA Nursing Committee 1/15: OACB/OPRA Daily Billing Unit Training 1/21: Office Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/22: OPRA Policy Committee 1/24: OPRA ADVANCE Leadership Training 1/25: Till Death Do Us Part – How to Build Mutually Beneficial Relationships with Your Legislators 1/28: Train the Trainer: Tools for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Save the Date! OPRA 2019 Spring Conference April 3rd-5th, 2019 Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center Submit a speaker proposal here. Reserve an exhibitor space here.

For a full calendar of events, please visit the OPRA website.

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