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• DDS Responds to CCPA Comments on Draft Contract on 2/11/09.  View the memo here or more information on our Executive Page.

• DDS released revised  Budget Reduction Options (1/16/09).  View them on our Executive Page

View the 1/26/09 Operations Center Update for updates on Fee for Service Rates, Contracts, and Draft Contract language changesMore information is available on our Executive Page.

• Click on the link to view the latest information from DDS.

 

                                                  

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CCPA Developmental Disabilities Division Updates

  • CCPA Development Disabilities Division meets with State Representative, Betsy Ritter, Co-Chair of the Public Health Committee at the 10/27/09 meeting.
  • Memo from Gary Richter, Director, CON & Rate Settings, Vincent O' Connell, Chief, Fiscal & Administrative Services, regarding PA 10-179 (Section 37) Implementation Capital Repairs and Improvement Requests, June 9, 2010
 
  • Memo from Joe Drexler, Operations Center Director, DDS, to Private Providers of Contracted Day Services regarding Process for Reviewing Agency Hardship as part of the shift to Utilization Based Payments, March 2010
 
  • View the 09/24/2009 DDS Trades Meeting Webcast
 
  • DDS Breakdown of Provider Agency Based on Proposed Rates - Attendance Not Factored Into Calculations, July 2009 - Click here to read document
 
  • Representative Tom Reynolds asks DDS to delay implementation of their new attendance based fee-for-service reimbursement.   Read his letter, dated May 27, 2009.
 
  • Letter from the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities (NASDDDS) regarding attendance concerns regarding the swine flu
 
  • View the DDS Response To CCPA and CT Nonprofits Unfunded Mandates
 
  • View the new OLR report concerning various data for Southbury Training School.
 
 
  • Update on Shift in Reimbursement Structure – IMPORTANT CHANGES – 3/6/09 Waiver Workgroup Updates ~ CCPA has been advocating for increases in the base rate of $14.20 for several months and we were successful in these efforts.  We’ve identified Department of Labor data on wages in similar positions and reviewed your COR data to emphasize the inadequacy of the $14.20.  Current COR data on staff wages show an average of approximately $14.80 for day programs. As you will see in your provider specific data from DDS, the base rate has been increased from $14.20 to $14.75.  This is a major victory for providers in the DDS system.  We wanted to make sure you were aware of this change so that you can understand the details of the rate/ consumer sample sheets you will be receiving from DDS.

     

    Joe Drexler reviewed the documents linked below.  Providers should expect to receive samplings of clients, similar to the first document linked below, identifying contracted dollars, levels of need and funding under the new rate system.  Please note that this is only a sample of your consumers.  You will be asked to fill out the document to identify areas of concern or disagreement.  I urge you to write an explanation of why you disagree, instead of simply checking off that you disagree.

    DDS/Private Provider Waiver Work Group Meeting 3/6 ~ View the handouts from the Friday, 3/6 Waiver Workgroup meeting here: 

 
  • Legislation regarding ICF-MRs and CLAs ~ SB 843 AA Implementing the Governor's Budget Recommendations Concerning Social Services has language on the DSS rates for ICF-MRs and CLAs.  See CCPA's excerpts here.
 
  • Changes to DDS Medication Administration Regulations ~ Please use the link below to access the proposed, amended Administration of Medications regulations for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and a copy of the Notice of Intent to Amend Regulations and Notice of Public Hearing that was submitted for publication in the Connecticut Law Journal.  As noted, the department will accept written comments for thirty (30) days following publication of the notice and held a public hearing on Monday, February 2, 2009.

    The Department of Developmental Services anticipates that the notice for these amended regulations will appear in the Connecticut Law Journal on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 and therefore will accept written comments through Wednesday, February 18, 2009.  All written comments should be sent to:

    Department of Developmental Services

    Rod O'Connor, Legislative and Regulations Analyst 460 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106

    or e-mailed to:  rod.oconnor@ct.gov or submitted at the public hearing

    DDS Proposed, Amended Regulations Concerning the Administration of Medications ~ View the Draft Regulation 17a-210 and the Notice of Intent to Amend and Notice of Public Hearing in the CT Law Journal.

 
  • DDS Provider Council Updates – New Staffing Ratios/ Rates Proposed ~ DRAFT Rate System Update – Please review this description of the rate system implantation plan distributed by Peter Mason at the January 9th Provider Council Meeting.  This was written in response to CCPAs request that DDS write a simple explanation of the upcoming changes in services and payment methodologies for providers.  This is a draft of a future section of the DDS Executive Briefs.  Please let me know if you have questions on this or suggestions about how to make it more useful so that I can communicate those to DDS.

    DRAFT GSE Potential Costs and Staffing Ratios - Click on this link to view the most up to date version of rates and staffing ratios from the January 9th Provider Council Meeting.  Joe Drexler will be explaining this chart in more detail at our January 27th Division meeting. Please note that there has been an increase in the percentage for fringe benefits and a reduction (from 14% to 12%) in the percentage for A & G. 
 
  • Methodology for Budget Options ~ CCPA receives response to FOIA request.  View the full explanation of the FY10/11 budget reduction options that propose creating an hourly cap on service costs.
 

Documents
 
  8/10/10     DDS FY2010 Financial Reporting Requirements
  6/16/10     Residential Contract Cover Memo
  5/10/10     DDS - Operations Plan (OP-Plan) Software and User's Guide.  Click here to see this guide.
  3/12/10     Private Provider Council Meeting
  1/08/10     Private Provider Council Meeting
 

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Private Provider Council Minutes 4/16/09

 

 

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CCPA/CAN Business Managers Forum Meeting Notes 4/7/09

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