New Provider Orientation Training for CILA and CDS Providers

1. Intended Audience
2. Prior to Attending
3. Orientation Registration
4. Upcoming New Provider Orientation Schedule
5. Participation Verification
6. Contact Information for Assistance

Intended Audience

Prospective Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) and Community Day Services providers seeking basic information about CILA and CDS.

Prior to Attending

Before Registering or Attending, you are strongly encouraged to review the following relevant information:

• Becoming A New Developmental Disability Provider
• Part 50 - Office of Inspector General (OIG) Investigations of Alleged Abuse or Neglect in State-Operated Facilities and Community Agencies
• Part 115 - Standards and Licensure Requirements for Community-Integrated Living Arrangements
• Part 116 - Medication Administration in Specific Community Settings
• Part 119 - Minimum Standards for Certification of Developmental Training Programs
• Tools for CILA and CDS

Orientation Registration

• Space is limited to only 2 persons from each prospective provider. Only 2 persons per camera will be permitted.
• All registrants will receive email instructions prior to the training.
• Registration includes handout materials

Upcoming New Provider Orientation Schedule

Orientation Date	Orientation Times	Course Status
Next orientation will be scheduled for November 13, December 2 and 4, 2025.  All potential new providers must attend all 3 sessions to move on in the process.	9 am - 1 pm	TBD

To register for the orientation, please email DHS.BQMQE@illinois.gov

Participation Verification

• Training begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. Attendance on camera is required per all virtual sessions. "The WebEx link will be open by 8:30AM both mornings.  Each participants will be required to attend both sessions with a video camera turned on and complete the survey following the training to have a successful completion of the new provider orientation." 
• You will be required to sign in and out to verify participation (for virtual trainings attendance is based on WebEx participation).
• A post survey is required to be completed to verify participation.  The link to the survey will be sent with the second day Webex invite.
• After full Participation is verified, the Bureau of Accreditation, Licensure and Certification (BALC) directs the application process, and upon request, will send you an application.
• If you arrive late, leave early or do not remain on camera for the entirety of both sessions of the NPO then a request for an application will not be accepted by BALC.

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Contact Information for Assistance

If you have any questions about this training, please contact: DHS.BQMQE@illinois.gov 

Please include all contact information in each email to all DHS DDD staff members.

This will include your full name, title, agency name if you have one, your phone number.

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