PAR
ODP Deputy Secretary Nancy Thaler is holding a series of regional meetings with providers, including CEOs, CFOs and residential directors to help inform providers about key issues relating to the federal government’s heightened scrutiny of group homes funded under Medicaid and ODP’s review of incidents and trends in the state’s residential system.
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for the August 27, 2018 PAR 2380/2390 Services Workgroup meeting from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Harrisburg Hilton! This workgroup meets quarterly is and open to all PAR members.
PAR is delighted to join forces with AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities to promote REV UP!
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PAR Mail 2018-157
: Invitation to Establish Direct Support Professional Federal Classification
Joined by The National Association of Direct Support Professionals, ANCOR, PAR and 17 associations are supporting an effort to convince the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Department of Labor to upgrade the DSPs in the DOL's reports.
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PAR Mail 2018-158
: Register to hear from Lisa Ritter, Rick Smith, and Fellow PAR Members at the August 23 PAR Fiscal Officers Roundtable
The PAR Fiscal Officers Roundtable meets quarterly and is open to all PAR members. PAR is an approved sponsor of State Board of Accountancy Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Director of the Bureau of Financial Management Rick Smith will join us to discuss various fiscal topics. Lisa Ritter, CPA of Maher Duessel, will provide training.
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PAR Mail 2018-159
: PAR Action Plan: Building Healthy Relationships and Preventing Abuse
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has asked each organization represented on ODP's Information Sharing and Advisory Committee (ISAC) to develop an action plan to describe how it will address the issue of sexual abuse of people with intellectual disability or autism.
