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ExclusiveNew Parameters for Vaccination Eligibility groups - as of 1-14-2021

NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities William England - January 20, 2021

See the newly announced groups/ descriptions of who can start making vaccination appointments.
More groups will become eligible in the coming weeks. See link below

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12/28/2020

DDD Update COVID 19 for Families and Providers 12-10-2020

 COVID-19
 December Webinars
 FY21 DSP Wage Increase
 Holiday Visitation Policy
 Preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Information
 Resources
 EVV 10

Use links below for Webinar viewing and downloading of Slides for webinar and EVV Overview

12/29/2020

Division Update 12-29-2020: Webinars, Wage Increases and Temp Residential Funding

FY2021 Wage Increase for Direct Support Professionals and Supervisors
Temporary Residential Provider Funding
Register for DDD COVID-19 Update Webinars for January 2021

12/30/2020

DDD Communications: Vaccine Announcement 12-30-2020

Beginning in mid-December and continuing into early 2021, vaccine access will be given to New Jersey’s Phase 1A Group: health care workers, who are paid and unpaid persons serving in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials. Phase 1A also includes long-term care residents and staff.

The Phase 1A definition of health care workers includes Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in the State’s Developmental Centers and IDD group homes, day programs, and Self-Directed Employees in private homes.

12/31/2020

DHS Mental Health Resource Booklet
NJ SNAP Recipients to Receive at Least a 15 Percent Increase in Food Assistance Benefits in January

1/5/2021

DDD Update COVID 19 for Families and Providers 12-23-2020

 COVID-19
 January Webinars
 FY21 DSP Wage Increase
 Residential Enhancement (20%)
 Temporary $3 Per Hour Increase for Group Homes
 COVID-19 Vaccine Information
 Resources

1/7/2021

Reminder: COVID-19 Vaccinations are Free to all; No Need to have insurance

Pursuant to the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement, all providers must vaccinate individuals regardless of whether they have health insurance coverage or what type of coverage they have, and are prohibited from balance billing or otherwise charging vaccine recipients.

“As we continue to roll out our robust statewide vaccination program, we want to make it clear to New Jerseyans that no one will have to pay for the vaccine itself, regardless of whether or not they have health insurance coverage,” said Governor Murphy. “We strongly encourage everyone to join hundreds of thousands of their fellow New Jerseyans in preregistering to receive the vaccine and taking another step toward ending this pandemic.”

1/8/2021

DDD Update COVID 19 for Families and Providers 1-7-2021

 COVID-19
 January Webinars
 FY21 DSP Wage Increase
 Residential Enhancement (20%)
 Temporary $3 Per Hour Increase for Group Homes
 Day Service Payments
 Day Program Re-Opening
 COVID-19 Vaccine Information
 Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
 Resources

1/20/2021

New Parameters for Vaccination Eligibility groups - as of 1-14-2021

See the newly announced groups/ descriptions of who can start making vaccination appointments.
More groups will become eligible in the coming weeks. See link below

1/21/2021

COVID-19 Update: DDD Webinar January 21, 2021

 COVID-19
 February Webinars
 Updated Incident Reporting Guidance
 PPL Webinar Series for Vendors
 Day Program Re-Opening
 COVID-19 Vaccine Information
 Resources

1/22/2021

Walmart closed-POD (point-of-dispensing) program that launched the week of January 18, 2021.

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is pleased to share updated information related to the Walmart closed-POD (point-of-dispensing) program that launched the week of January 18, 2021.

1/25/2021

New Resource for the ID/DD community

1-25-2021 Announcement from DDD:

The following is a helpful resource for our individuals/families to use. www.NJHelps.org is a website that offers straightforward, plain language resource information. What I think is awesome is that it has a screening tool—a 9-step questionnaire—that, depending on the info you plug in, will suggest different programs you may be eligible for:

1/27/2021

NJ SNAP Recipients to Continue to Receive Enhanced Food Assistance Benefits in February

15 Percent SNAP Boost Will Come Along with Maximum February SNAP Benefit Payments (TRENTON) – New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in February to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(TRENTON) – New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in February to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (TRENTON) – New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in February to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (TRENTON) – New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in February to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2/4/2021

DDD Update COVID 19 for Families and Providers 2-4-2021

 COVID-19 Statistics

 February Webinars

 Updated Incident Reporting Guidance

 Day Program Re-Opening  COVID-19 Testing

 COVID-19 Vaccine

 Resources

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