• Palm & Able is a company out of Connecticut that is offering PPE at competitive prices. However, the minimum order is 200,000 units so it might require agencies to collaborate on purchases to meet this threshold. A link to their website can be found here.

• The Managed Care Community of Practice (MCCOP) will be hosting a webinar tomorrow afternoon at 2PM with officials from OPWDD to offer information and guidance on the use of telehealth during the Covid-19 crisis. To learn more, please visit the MCCOP site here.

• If you were not able to attend the MCCOP webinar today on the Appendix K Waiver, the slides and recording should be posted to the MCCOP website in the next few days.  

• Today, Jack Kiely and Adam Pekor from the law firm, Sheppard Mullin, provided their Part 2 Webinar insights into key employment law issues raised by the Covid 19 crisis, including recently enacted legislation and regulations to address the pandemic, wage and hour rules, leave and benefit requirements, disability accommodations, layoff and furlough considerations, and other issues. Both webinars were recorded and can be found here: Part 1 (Held on March 26) & Part 2 (Today). In addition, Jack and Adam answered many questions from provider agencies. Two items referenced during today’s webinar that are helpful are:
• FFCRA Required Poster Questions
• Empire State Development FAQs