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2018

• REMINDER - BDDS system downtime (09/14/2018)
• Update on access to BDDS portal (09/06/2018)
• SAVE THE DATE - DDRS Stakeholder Quarterly Meeting (09/05/2018)
• BDDS server replacement and case management timelines (09/04/2018)
• Train-the-Trainer Core A/B Medication Administration (09/04/2018)
• Access to BDDS Portal (08/28/2018)
• Claims Payment System VR vendor registration deadline (08/28/2018)
• CANCELLED: Building Bridges meeting scheduled for August 9, 2018 (08/07/2018)
• Data Forum: National Core Indicators webinar (07/31/2018)
• Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services waiver amendments approval (07/24/2018)
• Caregiver Support Services Application Process (07/03/2018)
  • Caregiver Support Services FAQ
• First Steps policy manual webinars (07/02/2018)
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services Staff Awards (06/22/2018)
  • 2018 VR Staff Award Nomination Form
• Reminder: DDRS Stakeholder Quarterly Meeting and webinar information (06/21/2018)
• Interpreter and Interpreting Agencies’ announcement (06/19/2018)
• Bureau of Quality Improvement Services staff announcement (06/15/2018)
• Request for Information re-opened (06/01/2018)
• Person Centered Individualized Service Plan (PCISP) now fully implemented (06/01/2018)
• SAVE THE DATE - DDRS Stakeholder Quarterly Meeting (05/25/2018)
• Train-the-Trainer Core A/B Medication Administration (05/23/2018)
• Data Forum: Mortality Review webinar (05/23/2018)
• Building Bridges: Supporting families and self-advocates through engagement (05/21/2018)
• Data Forum: Mortality Review webinar reminder (05/14/2018)
• Waiver amendments update  (05/10/2018)
• Request for Information (05/07/2018)
• Medicaid category changes and provider actions (05/01/2018)
• Reminder: BDDS waiver amendments for public comment (04/20/2018)
• Data Forum: Mortality Review webinar (04/20/2018)
• Claims Payment System VR vendor registration available (04/19/2018)
• Person Centered Individualized Support Plan update (04/02/2018)
• Information Technology System Changes update (04/02/2018)
• BDDS waiver amendments for public comment (03/21/2018)
• Recommendation of selection for DDRS Requests for Funds 18-001 - Day Services Provider Grant (03/14/2018)
• Waiver public notice and comment webinar (03/14/2018)
• Information technology system changes update JIRA (03/12/2018)
  • JIRA help desk web portal user guide - providers
• Case Management Visits – Individuals and Families  (03/08/2018)
  • Flexibility in Supporting Individuals webinar
• Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Part C Early Intervention Program For Infants And Toddlers With Disabilities (03/07/2018)
• State plan public hearing presentation (March 2018)
• Update - VR Vendor Registration and Claims Payment System (03/01/2018)
• Bureau of Quality Improvement Services staff announcement (02/28/2018)
• Public Hearings for Draft Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Unified State Plan (02/23/2018)
  • Vocational Rehabiliation section of Draft WIOA Unified State Plan
• BDDS Portal core implementation reminder (02/19/2018)
• Update - Request for Funding, Day Service Provider Grant Opportunity (02/13/2018)
• Waiver amendments for case management (02/09/2018)
• VR Claims Payment System (02/08/2018)
• DDRS Newsletter (02/05/2018)
• Guidance on Individualized Service Plans and Person Centered Individualized Service Plans (02/01/2018)
• Train-the-Trainer Core A/B Medication Administration (01/26/2018)
  • Living in the Community: Medication Administration Manual
• Person Centered Individualized Service Plan trainings – Makeup dates for case managers and BDDS staff (01/24/2018)
• BDDS Portal core implementation (01/24/2018)
• Residential Habilitation Services Budget Flexibility   (1/24/2018)
• Update Home- and Community-Based Settings Rule (01/24/2018)
• Request for Funding - Day Service Provider Grant Opportunity – Q&A available  (01/23/2018)
  • RFF Questions & Answers
• 2018 First Steps Conference  - Call for presentations (01/12/2018)
• Train-the-Trainer Core A/B Medication Administration 2018 training dates (01/08/2018)
•  Information Technology System Changes Update (Advocare) (01/05/2018)
• Presentation:  Facilitating a Pathway to a ‘Good Life’ for Hoosiers with Disabilities (01/05/2018)
• Request for Funding - Day Service Provider Grant Opportunity (01/03/2018)
  • Day Services Provider Grant
  • Attachment A - Respondent Information Form
  • Attachment B - Grant Agreement

2017

• Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services staff announcement (12/15/2017)
• Changes in required team meeting and case manager visits (12/13/2017)
• Increasing budget flexibility for individuals receiving services through the Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver (11/22/2017)
• Task Force for Assessment of Services & Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities to hold first meeting (11/14/2017)
• Revised January 1, 2018, implementation plan for BDDS Portal and Person Centered Individualized Support Plan (11/09/2017)
• New Vocational Rehabilitation Services Claim Payment System (11/02/2017)
• Data Forum: Data Driven Review – Medication Errors (11/01/2017)
• Budget Modification Request Training (10/31/2017)
• Increasing Independence Program grant award (10/31/2017)
• Reminder Direct Care Staff Implementation Plan (10/25/2017)
• 2017 Wellness Guide Publication (09/28/2017)
  • 2017 Wellness Coordination Guide
• Waiver Amendments for Direct Care Staff Wage Increases Approved (09/20/2017)
• Train-the-Trainer Core A/B Medication Administration (09/06/2017)
  • Living in the Community: Medication Administration Manual
• Facility Based Services – Director Announcement (09/05/2017)
• Request for Funding for Case Management Services for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (09/01/2017)
• Public comments on Rate Increase Waiver Amendments (08/30/2017)
  • Waiver comments and response
• Reimbursement rate increase to improve direct care staff wages (08/22/2017)
  • Guidance direct care staff wage calculation example with instructions
• Person Centered Planning Through the LifeCourse (08/09/2017)
• Repeal of 2005 Provision of Medicaid Services Outside of the State of Indiana Policy (07/28/2017)
• Save The Date: Case manager trainings (07/28/2017)
• Future Changes: Person Centered Planning & Individualized Support Plan (07/26/2017)
• Indiana Long-Term Care Transformation Stakeholder Survey (07/19/2017)
• Rate Increase Waiver Amendments (07/12/2017)
• Transition Activities (07/11/2017)
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services Order of Selection Implementation (07/10/2017)
• Caregiver Support Services Application Process  (07/01/2017)
  • Caregiver Supports FAQ
• Train-the-Trainer Core A/B Medication Administration Manual (06/29/2017)
  • Living in the Community: Medication Administration Manual
• Order of Selection FAQ and State Plan Amendment (06/28/2017)
• Registered Nurse (06/27/2017)
• Repeal of High Cost Allocations Procedure #2015-003-DDRS (06/06/2017)
• Indiana Children's Services Survey (5/26/2017)
• Service Provider Agreement (05/11/2017)
• WIOA Unified State Plan public comment follow up (05/08/2017)
• 2016 Mortality Data Review Report available (05/04/2017)
• Train-the-Trainer Core A/B Medication Administration (04/20/2017)
  • Living in the Community: Medication Administration Manual
• Communications survey (04/04/2017)
• Budget Modification Request policies (04/03/2017)
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services public hearings (03/24/2017)
  • WIOA Unified State Plan Amendment presentation
• First Steps staff announcement and shared vision and goals (03/13/2017)
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services Order of Selection (03/10/2017)
• Individual informed choice and day service options (02/28/2017)
• Part C State Application FFY 2017 - Notice of Comment Period (02/27/2017)
• 2004 CPR Bulletin Rescinded (02/02/2017)
• CoreMMIS implementation date of February 13, 2017 (02/01/2017)
• Train-the-Trainer Core A/B Medication Administration (01/23/2017)
  • Living in the Community: Medication Administration Manual
• WIOA – Section 511 and Sub-minimum Wage Requirements (01/18/2017)
• Budget Modification Requests notices to providers (01/06/2017)
• Update on the Home and Community Based Services Final Rule – Non- Residential Settings Self-Assessments Validation Process (01/03/2017)