Substantive Changes Made to the Consolidated and P/FDS Waiver Renewals Effective July 1, 2017 This document is intended to be used as a tool to help understand where substantive changes were made to the Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) waiver renewals as a result of public comment. This document does not contain every change made to the waiver renewals. Please read the Consolidated and P/FDS waiver renewal documents for all changes made. Key: Strikethrough Text = Text has been removed Bold Text = Text has been added Waiver(s) Impacted Appendix/Service Proposed Language Released For Final Language Submitted to CMS Reason for Change Definition Public Comment on December 3, 2016 Appendix A Consolidated and Appendix A-4: Role of The Office of Developmental The Office of Developmental Public comment P/FDS Local/Regional Programs (ODP) has an agreement Programs (ODP) has an recommended that we State Entities with County Mental agreement with County Mental reference Chapter 6100 Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) Health/Intellectual Disability regulations will not be programs under the control of local (MH/ID) programs under the promulgated by July 1, 2017. elected officials to perform control of local elected officials to For this reason, we have delegated waiver and operational perform delegated waiver and inserted its regulatory “or administrative functions. The 55 Pa. operational administrative successor” and will replace Code Chapter 51 regulations functions. The 55 Pa. Code references to Chapter 51 authorize Department Designees, Chapter 51 regulations or its when we amend the waivers Administrative Entities (AEs), to regulatory successor authorize after July 1, 2017. perform waiver administrative Department Designees, functions. Each of these public Administrative Entities (AEs), to Public comment agencies are delegated functions perform waiver administrative recommended that we through an AE Operating Agreement. functions. Each of these public provide the name of the The AE implements these agencies are delegated functions waiting list assessment of responsibilities and meets the through an AE Operating need. ODP may be revising requirements specified in the AE Agreement. The AE implements the Prioritization of Urgency Operating Agreement. these responsibilities and meets of Need for Services (PUNS) in
Substantive Changes Made to the Consolidated and P/FDS Waiver Renewals Effective July 1, 2017 This document is intended to be used as a tool to help understand where substantive changes were made to the Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) waiver renewals as a result of public comment. This document does not contain every change made to the waiver renewals. Please read the Consolidated and P/FDS waiver renewal documents for all changes made. Key: Strikethrough Text = Text has been removed Bold Text = Text has been added Waiver(s) Impacted Appendix/Service Definition Proposed Language Released For Public Comment on December 3, 2016 Final Language Submitted to CMS Reason for Change Appendix A Consolidated and P/FDS Appendix A-4: Role of Local/Regional Entities The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has an agreement with County Mental Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) programs under the control of local elected officials to perform delegated waiver and operational administrative functions. The 55 Pa. Code Chapter 51 regulations authorize Department Designees, Administrative Entities (AEs), to perform waiver administrative functions. Each of these public agencies are delegated functions through an AE Operating Agreement. The AE implements these responsibilities and meets the requirements specified in the AE Operating Agreement. The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has an agreement with County Mental Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) programs under the control of local elected officials to perform delegated waiver and operational administrative functions. The 55 Pa. Code Chapter 51 regulations or its regulatory successor authorize Department Designees, Administrative Entities (AEs), to perform waiver administrative functions. Each of these public agencies are delegated functions through an AE Operating Agreement. The AE implements these responsibilities and meets Public comment recommended that we reference Chapter 6100 regulations will not be promulgated by July 1, 2017. For this reason, we have inserted “or its regulatory successor” and will replace references to Chapter 51 when we amend the waivers after July 1, 2017. Public comment recommended that we provide the name of the waiting list assessment of need. ODP may be revising the Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS) in State
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