Below are DDA-related messages from the last year, sorted by topic. Sign up for GovDelivery to receive these updates via email. DSHS press releases are also available for review.
Emergency Alerts
Employment and Contracting Opportunities
Information
- Protection from Financial Exploitation (May 2019)
- Lakeland Village Holds Final Celebration of CIRV Program (May 2019)
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month (May 2019)
- New Care Provider Bulletin: Aspiration (April 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (April 2019)
- New Mental Health Referral Service for Children and Teens (April 2019)
- DSHS Maintains Certification for Section of Rainier School (April 2019)
- April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (April 2019)
- New Text to 911 Option in Pierce County (March 2019)
- Public Comment period for IFS, Basic Plus, Core, CP and CIIBS waiver amendments (March 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (March 2019)
- Flu Alert (March 2019)
- Invitation to comment on waiver amendment (March 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (March 2019)
- CMS decertifies section of DSHS facility for persons with developmental disabilities (March 2019)
- March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (March 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (March 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (March 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (March 2019)
- New Employment Report (February 2019)
- New Agreement between DDA and DVR (February 2019)
- Save the Date for Community Summit 2019: Enriching Lives (February 2019)
- New Subscription Topics (February 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (February 2019)
- Winter Storm Watch (February 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (February 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (February 2019)
- DOH Warns of Measles Outbreak (February 2019)
- New Care Provider Bulletin: Life Sustaining Equipment (January 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (January 2019)
- DDA Strategic Plan (January 2019)
- DDA Ellensburg Office is moving! (January 2019)
- DDA Fact Sheets Updated (January 2019)
- Invitation to comment on waiver amendments (January 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (January 2019)
- Care Provider Information: Oral Health (January 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (December 2018)
- Governor’s Budget Released December 13, 2018 (December 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (December 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (December 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (November 2018)
- New Care Provider Bulletin: Reporting Abuse and Neglect (November 2018)
- E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce (November 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (November 2018)
- DOH Announces Resource Site on Disability Organizations (October 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (October 2018)
- New Care Provider Bulletin: Identity Theft (October 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (September 2018)
- DSHS Agency Budget Released (September 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (September 2018)
- New Housing Choice Vouchers Available (September 2018)
- New Care Provider Bulletin: Fall Prevention (September 2018)
- New Care Provider Bulletin: Dehydration (August 2018)
- Proposed legislation related to background checks (August 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (August 2018)
- Background Check System Issue with Fingerprint Sharing (August 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (August 2018)
- Waiver Amendment Extension (August 2018)
- Waiver Public Comment Period (July 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (July 2018)
- New Care Provider Bulletin: When to Call 911 (July 2018)
- Press Release: DSHS names Dr. Brian Waiblinger agency medical director (July 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (July 2018)
- New Care Provider Bulletin: Managing Medications (June 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (June 2018)
- 2018 Town Hall Meetings - Save the Date (June 2018)
- Overnight Planned Respite Services - new locations (June 2018)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (June 2018)
- Public Comment period for Core and Community Protection waiver amendments (June 2018)
- Invitation to join DDA conversation on waiver amendments (June 2018)
Projects
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (May 2019)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (April 2019)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (March 2019)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (February 2019)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (February 2019)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (February 2019)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (January 2019)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (December 2018)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (November 2018)
- Electronic Visit Verification Stakeholder Open Door Forum (October 2018)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (September 2018)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (August 2018)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (July 2018)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (June 2018)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (June 2018)
Provider Information
- DD Ombuds Office (May 2019)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Reminder (May 2019)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Update (April 2019)
- Training Opportunity: Individual Instruction and Support Plans (April 2019)
- Complaint Hotline Intermittent Outages (April 2019)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Update (March 2019)
- Training Opportunities: Individual Instruction and Support Plans (March 2019)
- Cost Report Information (March 2019)
- Supported Living Housing Options (March 2019)
- Companion Home WAC Training Announcement (February 2019)
- Group Training Home Application (January 2019)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Reminder (January 2019)
- Training Opportunities: Functional Assessment and Positive Behavior Support Plans (January 2019)
- Transition to Tiered Rates (January 2019)
- New DDA Mortality Review Provider Form (January 2019)
- Loss of electronic benefits transfer (EBT) funds (December 2018)
- Protecting Clients from Financial Exploitation (December 2018)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Update (December 2018)
- Webinar for Cost Of Care Adjustments and Staff Add-Ons (December 2018)
- Get the latest information on completing a Residential Allowance Request (December 2018)
- Updated Information for 2018 Overtime Consideration (December 2018)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Update (November 2018)
- ProviderOne Outage (November 2018)
- Companion Home WAC Changes Effective December 7, 2018 (November 2018)
- Train-the-trainer Calendar 2019 (November 2018)
- ProviderOne Outage (November 2018)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Update (October 2018)
- New rate methodology trainings (October 2018)
- Licensed Staffed Residential Contract Update (October 2018)
- 2018 Cost Report Training Schedule (September 2018)
- New Resources: Actions to Take Before and After Someone Passes Away (September 2018)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Update (August 2018)
- New Residential Allowance Request form (July 2018)
- New Residential Rate Structure (July 2018)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Reminder (July 2018)
- Residential provider benchmark increase update (July 2018)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Reminder (July 2018)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Announcement (June 2018)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Update (June 2018)
- Residential Allowance Requests and Cost of Care Adjustments (June 2018)
Surveys
Trainings and Events
- Person-Centered Thinking Workshop (May 2019)
- Training Opportunity: Community Guide/Community Engagement/Peer Mentor (April 2019)
- Person-Centered Thinking Workshop (April 2019)
- Community Summit 2019: Enriching Lives (March 2019)
- Training Opportunity: Community Guide/Community Engagement/Peer Mentor (March 2019)
- Person-Centered Thinking Workshop (February 2019)
- Person Centered Thinking Training Opportunity (January 2019)
- A Courageous Conversation with Peter Berns (September 2018)
- DDA Meet and Greet - Tukwila (September 2018)
- Person Centered Thinking Workshop (August 2018)
- New Background Check System Training (July 2018)
- 2018 Town Hall Meetings (June 2018)