CMS Reports on PennsylvaniaODP Consolidated and PFDS Waiver Services Available

 
On August 30 the PA Department of Public Welfare (DPW) Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) released ODP Announcement Number 113-11 on  Quality Strategy and the ODP Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waivers. The purpose of ODP Announcement 113-11is to provide an update on Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Reports and the Quality Strategy for ODP Home and Community Based (HCBS) Waivers. ODP says that on June 30, 2011, DPW received final reports from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CMS review of the Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waivers. The reports are in accord with the CMS protocol to conduct a review and issue a report to the state prior to the expiration of each HCBS Waiver. ODP says that CMS continues to strengthen oversight of the waivers and has recently clarified and emphasized some important expectations for states. ODP encourages
stakeholders to read the reports in their entirety.
The report on the ODP Consolidated Waiver is at: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ucmprd/groups/webcontent/documents/report/p_011594.pdf
 
The report on the Person and Family Directed Services Waiver is available at
 http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ucmprd/groups/webcontent/documents/report/p_011593.pdf