​Long-Term Care Providers

Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Improvement Funding Opportunity

• HCBS Quality Improvement Funding Opportunity Guidelines and Request Form - Updated May 13, 2022
  

Agency with Choice-Public Input

• Public Comments on Agency with Choice RFI - Updated April 21, 2022
  

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding 

Act 54

• Nursing Facility Ventilator/Tracheostomy (Vent-Trach) Provider Payment ($4,283,000)
  
• Personal Care Home (PCH) and Assisted Living Residences (ALR) ($26,767,000)
  
• Agency Personal Assistance Provider Payment ($59,957,000)
  
• Adult Daily Living Provider Payment ($6,959,000)
  
• Residential Habilitation Provider Payment ($535,000)
  
• LIFE Provider Payment ($5,353,000)
  
• Nursing Facility Medicaid Days Payment ($104,926,000) - Updated October 14, 2022
  
• Nursing Facility Licensed Bed Payment ($26,231,000)
  
• Act 54 Funding Distribution
• American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Act 54 Payments - Notification, Instructions, and Timelines for Personal Care Homes (PCH) and Assisted Living Residences (ALR)
  
• American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Act 54 Payments - Notification, Instructions, Timelines for Nursing Facilities (NF) Not Enrolled in the Medical Assistance (MA) Program
  
• Act 54 Payment Letter to Nursing Facility Providers
  
• Act 54 Payment Letter to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and Living Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) Providers
  
• Act 54 Payment Letter to Personal Care Home (PCH) and Assisted Living Residence (ALR) Providers 
  

Strengthening the Workforce

• Strengthening the Workforce and Adult Day Services (ADS) Payment Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Updated February 15, 2022
  
• Strengthening the Workforce Letter to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Providers
  
• Strengthening the Workforce Letter to Adult Day Services (ADS) Providers
  
• Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) Provider Attestation form for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Providers
  
• Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) Provider Attestation form for Adult Day Services (ADS) Providers
  
• Strengthening the Workforce Payments to Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Providers
  
• Strengthening the Workforce Payments to Residential Habilitation (Res Hab) Providers
  
• Strengthening the Workforce Payments to Adult Day Services (ADS) Providers
  
• Strengthening the Workforce Payments Communication
  

Direct Care Workers Through Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL)

• Questions and Answers on Rate Increase
  
• Direct Care Worker Billable and Pay Rate Update
  
• How to Determine Direct Care Worker's Maximum Wage
  

Act 24

• Nursing Facility Payment 1 ($198,000,000)
  
• Nursing Facility Payment 2 ($49,000,000)
  
• Personal Care Home (PCH) and Assisted Living Residence (ALR) Payment 1 ($27,000,000)
  
• Personal Care Home (PCH) and Assisted Living Residence (ALR) Payment 2 ($3,000,000)
  
• Facility Acceptance Forms Received by DHS
  
• Facility Acceptance Form
  
• ARPA Payment Letter to Providers
  
• ARPA Funding Distribution
• Indoor Air Management Strategies Grant Program - Request for Applications (eMarketplace)
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 1
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 2
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 3
  
• Indoor Air management Approved Grants - Week 4
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 5
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 6
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 7
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 8
  
• Indoor Air Management Approced Grants - Week 9
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 10 & 11
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 12 & 13
  
• Indoor Air Management Approved Grants - Week 14 
  

CARES Act Cost Report Forms

• COVID-19 Personal Care Home (PCH) Act 24 Cost Reporting Form
  
• COVID-19 Non Public Nursing Facility (NF) Act 24 Cost Reporting Form
  
• COVID-19 Agency Personal Assistance Services (PAS) and Home Health Agency (HHA) Act 24 Cost Reporting Form
  
• COVID-19 Adult Day Care Act 24 Cost Reporting Form
  
• COVID-19 Licensed Residential Habilitation (Res Hab) Act 24 Cost Reporting Form
  
• Non Submitter Payment Amounts
  

CARES Act Payments

• Adult Day Services (ADS) Payment ($13,000,000)
  
• Home Health Care and Home Care Agency Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Payment ($112,000,000)
  
• Nursing Facility Payment 1 ($196,000,000)
  
• Nursing Facility Payment 2 ($49,000,000)
  
• Personal Care Home (PCH) and Assisted Living Residences (ALR)
  Payment ($45,000,000)
  
• PCH Payment ($5,000,000)
  
• Living Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) Payment ($10,000,000)
  
• Community HealthChoices (CHC) Managed Care Organizations (MCO) Payment ($50,000,000)
  
• Residential Habilitation (Res-Hab) Payment ($1,000,000)
  
• Ventilator or Tracheostomy (Vent-Trach) Care Payment ($8,000,000)
  
• Act 24 Non-MA Provider Payment Status
  

CARES Act Additional Resources

• Act 24 COVID-19 Nursing Facility Cost Reporting Presentation (11/16/20)
  
• Act 24 COVID-19 Nursing Facility Cost Reporting Presentation Slides (11/16/20)
  
• Act 24 COVID-19 Non-Nursing Facility Cost Reporting Presentation (11/20/20)
  
• Act 24 COVID-19 Non-Nursing Facility Cost Reporting Presentation Slides (11/20/20)
  
• Act 24 COVID-19 Non-Nursing Facility Cost Reporting Presentation (12/1/20)
  
• Act 24 COVID-19 Non-Nursing Facility Cost Reporting Presentation Slides (12/1/20)
  

Abuse, Neglect, Abandonment, 
and Financial Exploitation

Ensuring the health and safety of program participants is one of the waiver assurances required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Additionally, state laws are in place requiring service coordinators and direct service providers to report abuse, neglect, abandonment and financial exploitation. Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) service coordinators and direct service providers are mandatory reporters under the law.

Adult Protective Services

• To report the need for protective services, call the 24-hour statewide Protective Services Hotline at 1-800-490-8505.
  

In 2010, the Adult Protective Services Law, Act 70 of 2010, was enacted to provide protective services to adults between 18 and 59 years of age who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. The law establishes a program of protective services in order to detect, prevent, reduce and eliminate abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of adults in need. Learn more about Adult Protective Services.

Older Adults Protective Services

• Statewide Elder Abuse Hotline: 1-800-490-8505.
  

The Department of Aging is responsible for oversight and implementation of the Older Adults Protective Services Act for individuals over the age of 60.  

Waiver Participant Informational Materials

In order to ensure consistent information throughout each county, OLTL requires all Service Coordination agencies to provide standardized materials to all waiver participants. These materials have been translated from English into the following languages: Chinese (Simplified), Khmer (Cambodian), Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. View corresponding bulletins relating to this material.  

OLTL HCBS Provider Handbook

The Provider Handbook (updated version coming soon) outlines applicable programs, policies, and procedures for all providers serving participants in OLTL HCBS Programs. 

• View copies of appendix forms.
  

Financial Management Services

Financial Management Services are available to participants who receive participant-directed services in the Community HealthChoices (CHC) and Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) waivers or the Act 150 program. For participants that choose to direct their services, a Vendor Fiscal Employer Agent (VF/EA) organization acts as the employer agent on behalf of the participant. The fiscal support services include administrative payroll functions such as the management of federal and state income tax withholding and employment taxes and locality taxes, processing direct care worker timesheets, brokering worker's compensation insurance policies, and preparing and distributing financial reports.

In-Person Drop-In Sessions

• In-Person Drop-In Sessions for Participants in Commuity HealthChoices (CHC)Participant-Directed Services
  

Financial Management Services (FMS) Stakeholder Meeting Materials

• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 9.3.21
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 9.3.21
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 10.1.21
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 10.1.21
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 12.3.21
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 12.3.21
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 1.7.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 1.7.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 2.4.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 2.4.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Agenda 2.18.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 2.18.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 2.18.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Agenda 3.4.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 3.4.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 3.4.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 4.1.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 4.1.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 4.1.22
  
• FMS Transiion Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 5.6.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 5.6.22 (Slides)
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 5.6.22 (Webinar)
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 5.6.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 6.3.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 6.3.22 (Slides)
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 6.3.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 6.17.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 6.17.22 (Slides)
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 6.17.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 7.1.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 7.1.22 (Slides)
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 7.1.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 8.5.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 8.5.22 (Slides)
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 8.5.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 9.2.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 9.2.22 (Slides)
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 9.2.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Agenda 10.7.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 10.7.22 (Slides)
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 10.7.22
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Tempus Presentation 1.6.23 (Slides)
  
• FMS Transition Stakeholder Meeting Q&A 1.6.23
  

OLTL Home HCBS Regulations and Rates

On May 19, 2012, the Long-Term Living Home and Community-Based Service Regulation went into effect. The following documents contain the regulation as it appears in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and instructions on billing for services. The OLTL Billing Instructions Bulletin contains information on quarter-hour unit billing, billable and non-billable activities for service coordinators, and new rates.