DDD Communication Archives: 2023

2023 Communications

December

• 12/20/23 - DDD Communication - DDD Announces Approval of Adult DD Waiver Amendment
• 12/15/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; DDD Supported Employment Program Expansion to SODC's In January; Update DDD Forms For Use; DDD Transformation Updates; Health Risk Screening Tool Update; Rule 116 Surveyors For Community Day Services
• 12/1/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; DDD Staff Update' Extension on DSP Hours Pause; EVV Updates and Reminders; Rule 115 Update on Proximity Requirement and Waiver Process; IDHS Strategic Planning Survey

November

• 11/22/23 - DDD Communication - Guidehouse CILA Rate Calculator Update; ISC Grant Program Update
• 11/13/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; DDD Proposed Rate Table Posted: CILA Rates Update; DDD Information Bulletin on HBS Increase Posted; Adult DD Waiver Amendment and State Plan Amendment Update; Monthly Rule 116 Tool Technical Assistance Webinars
• 11/06/23 - DDD Communication - Day Program Rates and Regionalization Update

October

• 10/27/23 - DDD Communication - Community Capacity Investments
• 10/27/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; DDD Draft Rule 119 Published For First Notice; Electronic Visit Verification Update; Reminder: Unusual Incident Reporting For Child Group Home Providers
• 10/13/23 - DDD Communication - CILA Rate Calculator Update; Child Group Home Rate Increases Announced; Adult Waiver Amendment Posted; Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Updates
• 10/10/23 - DDD Communication - CILA Rate Calculator Update

September

• 09/22/23 - DDD Communication - ICF and MC/DD Proposed Rate Changes Posted for Public Comment
• 09/15/23 - DDD Communication - BALC Announcement
• 09/11/23 - DDD Communication - A Note From Director Piephoff; Final Information Bulletins Posted; DDD Waiver Amendments Update; CILA Rate Calculator Update
• 09/07/23 - DDD Communication - Adult Waiver Amendment Posted for Public Comment
• 09/06/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; Statewide DSP Training Update; ROCS Duplicate Payments; FY2023 Children's PUNS Selection Update; Rule 116 Tool Technical Assistance (TA) Webinar; Legislative Update

August

• 08/31/23 - DDD Communication - EVV Go-Live Reminder
• 08/16/23 - DDD Communication - Updated EVV Live-In Caregiver Attestation Forms and Process
• 08/07/23 - DDD Communication - DSP/ICF Aide Wage Attestation

July

• 07/28/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; FS Releases Provider Notice on ICF and MC/DD Rate Increases; DD Transformation Update; DDD Missing Payment Vouchers; Rule 116 Tool Technical Assistance Webinar; Lapse Period Deadline Reminder
• 07/26/23 - DDD Communication - EVV Communication
• 07/21/23 - DDD Communication - Director's Note; ISC NOFO Feedback Sessions; EVV Line-In Caregiver Exemption Update; HCBS Settings Rule Information Bulletins
• 07/20/23 - DDD COMMUNICATION - EVV LIVE-IN CAREGIVER EXEMPTION UPDATE
• 07/11/23 - DDD Communication - Webinar Reminder: Guardianship 101 and HCBS Settings with GAC/OSG; Rule 115 Update - BQM and BALC Tools; FY23 Lapse Period Billing for DDD Providers and Grantees

June

• 06/23/23 - DDD Communication - Provider Billing Issue Update; Independent Service Coordinator (ISC) Update as of July 1, 2023; Olmstead Anniversary
• 06/15/23 - DDD Communication - Governor Signs FY2024 Budget; Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Implementation Update; DDD Information Bulletin Update; Training Compliance Survey Responses Needed
• 06/02/23 - DDD Communication - Rule 115 Update; Call for Nominations for NEW Illinois Respite Task Force

May

• 05/24/23 - DDD Communication - EVV 101 Overview Sessions; Upcoming HCBS Settings Webinar; Feedback Requested Related to Start-Up Funds; DDD DSP Training - Help Needed; Intellectability and HRST Update
• 05/22/23 - DDD Communication - DDD Director Update
• 05/17/23 - DDD Communication - Upcoming Trainings; DDD EVVV Website; EVV Update on Live-In Caregivers
• 05/12/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; ISC Region H Grant Update; CILA Rate Summaries Update; DDD DSP Training - Help Needed!; Personal Needs Allowance for DDD Residential Programs; Upcoming DDD Webinars; Respite Caregiver Survey - We Need Your Voice!
• 5/10/23 - DDD Communication - HFS Announces Exemption from EVV for Live-in Caregivers

April

• 04/27/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; DDD To Host Intermittent CILA Training; DRS SWTCIE Notice of Funding Opportunity; DDD Supported Employment Program FY23 Revalidation Reminder; Ongoing Person-Centered Planning Trainings; Reminder, Medicaid Continuous Enrollment is Ending
• 04/26/23 - DDD Communication - CILA Rate Calculator
• 04/10/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; Ligas Family Advisory Townhall This Week; Update on 53R Reimbursements; DRS Wants to Hear From You - Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment Survey; Caregiver Survey
• 04/04/23 - DDD Communication - EVV Feedback Sessions

March

• 03/24/23 - DDD Communication - DDD Draft Rule 120 Published Fist Notice; FY23 SEP Revalidation Process; Upcoming EVV Webinars
• 03/21/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; Billing Updates; DDD Rules Update; Person-Centered Planning Training Update
• 03/10/23 - DDD Communication - CILA Rate Calculator
• 03/08/23 - DDD Communication - Governor Announces FY24 Proposed Budget; CILA Billing Updates; HFS Public Notice Regarding Approval of Illinois' Final Statewide Transition Plan; Updated Information - Representative Payee Responsibilities and Reviews; New Webinar - Meeting Your Obligations as a Rep Payee While Complying With the Settings Rule and Other Laws; NCI State of the Workforce Survey Released

February

• 02/23/23 - DDD Communication Guidehouse Update
• 02/19/23 - DDD Communication CILA Update
• 02/14/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; DDD Billing System Update; Guidehouse Staffing Tables Webinar Slides and Recording Available; DDD Children's Waiver Transition to Managed Care Delayed; Representative Payee Program Reviews and Background; HFS Posts Heightened Scrutiny Site Visit Report; DRS Releases RFP for Community Engagement Program
• 02/01/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; Medicaid Continuous Enrollment is Ending; Emergency SNAP Allotments to End in February; Reminder on Staff Training Reimbursement Changes; DDD/DRS Training Series; IDHS Hiring Peer Self Advocate Positions

January

• 01/27/23 - DDD Communication - CILA Rate Calculator
• 01/18/23 - DDD Communication - Quick Notes; January 1st Rate Changes Information Bulletin Released; Updated Person-Centered Planning Forms are Available; Supportive Housing Institutes - Application Due This Week; UIC's Institute on Disability and Human Development is Hiring

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