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
- Request for Qualifications (October 2019)
Information
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (June 30, 2020)
- Developmental Disabilities Administration Bremerton Field Services Office is Moving (June 25, 2020)
- Do you need support due to stress from COVID-19? Call Washington Listens (June 24, 2020)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (June 24, 2020)
- DDA Closures due to Furloughs (June 24, 2020)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (June 18, 2020)
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15, 2020)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (June 11, 2020)
- Updated to Include Letter from Secretary Strange - Proposed Budget Reductions Memo (June 5, 2020)
- Proposed Budget Reductions Memo (June 5, 2020)
- Unsung Heroes Honored (May 20, 2020)
- Are Remote Supports Right for Me? (May 14, 2020)
- Home Survival Guide (May 11, 2020)
- Virtual Town Hall: Home Survival (May 8, 2020)
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month (May 4, 2020)
- Internet and Phone Service Resources for Clients and Families (April 28, 2020)
- April is Child Abuse Prevention Month (April 27, 2020)
- CDC's New PPE Educational Materials (April 27, 2020)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (April 22, 2020)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (April 21, 2020)
- April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April 20, 2020)
- The Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) is excited to announce the reorganization of DDA headquarters (April 15, 2020)
- Developmental Disabilities Community Virtual Town Hall Recorded Sessions (April 14, 2020)
- April is World Autism Month (April 14, 2020)
- New Face Masks Recommendations - Share Your Stories (April 7, 2020)
- COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall (April 3, 2020)
- Free Cell Phones and Minutes (April 1, 2020)
- Did You Know? Back-up Caregivers and Personal Emergency Response System (March 27, 2020)
- Share Your Stories (March 26, 2020)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (March 25, 2020)
- Office of Inspector General (OIG) Message Fraud Alert (March 24, 2020)
- Governor Inslee announced relief for businesses, including long term care inspections (March 19, 2020)
- COVID-19 Information for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (March 18, 2020)
- Developmental Disabilities Administration Commitment to Resident Safety (March 17, 2020)
- Governor Inslee Closes All Schools in Washington State (March 13, 2020)
- COVID-19 Information and Resources (March 9, 2020)
- March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (March 2020)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (March 2020)
- Get to Know DDA Services and Resources (February 2020)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (February 2020)
- Webinars: Waiver Amendments and the Public Comment Process (February 2020)
- Legislative Information (January 2020)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (January 2020)
- Reporting Abuse (January 2020)
- Secure Email Changed (January 2020)
- Governor’s Supplemental Budget 2020 – DDA Budget Items (December 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (December 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (November 2019)
- November is National Diabetes Awareness Month (November 2019)
- Did you Know: November is National Family Caregiver Month (November 2019)
- 2019 DDA Caseload and Cost Report is Now Available! (October 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (October 2019)
- Warning Against Autism "Remedy" (October 2019)
- Preventing Flu and Pneumonia (September 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (September 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (September 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (September 2019)
- Proposed legislation related to State Operated Community Programs (August 2019)
- Proposed legislation related to Voluntary Out-Of-Home Services (August 2019)
- Proposed legislation related to Children's Services (August 2019)
- DDA Rulemaking Notices (August 2019)
Projects
- Consumer Directed Employer Survey Results (January 2020)
- Consumer Directed Employer Webinar (January 2020)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (September 2019)
- Consumer Directed Employer Announcement (August 2019)
- Consumer Directed Employer Information (August 2019)
Provider Information
- Second Cancelation: Phased Reopening of Licensed and Certified LTC Facilities and Agencies: CCRSS (July 8, 2020)
- Rescheduled date/time: Phased Reopening of Licensed and Certified LTC Facilities and Agencies: CCRSS (July 2, 2020)
- CARES Act Funding Available for Medicaid Providers (June 22, 2020)
- Face Coverings for Organizations and Businesses (June 19, 2020)
- Infection Control Practices for Supported Living Providers (June 17, 2020)
- Reopening of Washington State- Community Residential Services and Support Providers (June 17, 2020)
- Adult Community Residential Reporting COVID-19 Cases (June 16, 2020)
- Exceptional Rate Ends for Companion Home and Alternative Living Providers (June 15, 2020)
- Exceptional Rate Ends for Support Living, Group Training Home, & Group Home Providers (June 15, 2020)
- Exceptional Rate Ends for Children's Residential Service Providers (June 15, 2020)
- Infection Control Practices for Supported Living Providers (June 15, 2020)
- Remote Supports Survey for Providers (June 2, 2020)
- New Home Maintenance Quality Assurance tools (June 1, 2020)
- Webinar: Implementation of Client Rights Law for Alternative Living & Companion Home Providers (May 21, 2020)
- Cost Reports Due May 31, 2020 for Supported Living, Group Training Home, & Group Home Providers (May 20, 2020)
- Webinar: Implementation of Client Rights Law for Supported Living, Group Training Home, & Group Home Providers (May 20, 2020)
- ProviderOne Alert (May 12, 2020)
- Nurse Delegation Information and Updates (May 7, 2020)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training (May 6, 2020)
- Urgent Action Required Regarding Medicaid Rate Increase Add-On (May 4, 2020)
- DSHS Employment Pipeline (May 4, 2020)
- Residential Provider Rates Webinar on May 4 (May 4, 2020)
- Residential Care Services Reporting of COVID-19 Reminder (April 29, 2020)
- Fingerprinting Appointments (April 29, 2020)
- Revised Processes: Residential Personal Protective Equipment Ordering and COVID-19 Testing (April 23, 2020)
- Second Edition FAQs for Community Residential Providers (April 23, 2020)
- Supported Living, Group Home, Group Training Home Providers: Temporary COCA and Staff Add-On Process (April 22, 2020)
- Supported Living, Group Home, Group Training Home Providers: 2020 Cost Reporting requirements related to COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)
- Correction to the message sent April 14: Temporary Rate Add on is Available to Claim in ProviderOne (April 15, 2020)
- Temporary Rate Add on is Available to Claim in ProviderOne (April 14, 2020)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Reminder (April 10, 2020)
- Personal Protective Equipment & COVID-19 Testing (April 10, 2020)
- Updated: New Presentation of Residential COVID-19 FAQs (April 10, 2020)
- New Presentation of Residential COVID-19 FAQs (April 10, 2020)
- Community Residential Incident Reporting Clarification (April 8, 2020)
- Provider Temporary Rate Increase - Companion Home & Alternative Living Service Providers (April 7, 2020)
- Community Residential Incident Reporting Clarification (April 7, 2020)
- Provider Temporary Rate Increase - Children's Residential Services (April 7, 2020)
- Provider Temporary Rate Increase (April 3, 2020)
- COVID-19 Licensed Children's Residential Providers Reporting Requirements (April 3, 2020)
- COVID-19 Employment and Day Program Reporting Requirements (April 3, 2020)
- COVID-19 Residential Services Reporting Requirements and Data Collection (April 1, 2020)
- COVID-19 Residential Services Guidance (April 1, 2020)
- Residential COVID-19 FAQ Encore Presentation (March 31, 2020)
- Individual Providers and Personal Protective Equipment Information (March 27, 2020)
- FAQ for Children's Licensed Staffed Residential Providers (March 27, 2020)
- Updated to Zoom Platform: Residential COVID-19 FAQ (March 26, 2020)
- Essential Workers According to Governor's "Stay Home, Stay Health" Proclamation (March 26, 2020)
- Webinar-Residential COVID-19 FAQ (March 26, 2020)
- Updated: FAQ for Community Residential Service Providers (March 25, 2020)
- FAQ for Community Residential Service Providers (March 24, 2020)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Reminder (March 20, 2020)
- Provider Cost Reports (March 18, 2020)
- COVID-19 Related Provider Policy Changes (March 18, 2020)
- Investigation Process Changes (March 17, 2020)
- Get COVID-19 Information Updates (March 14, 2020)
- Updated date/time: Universal Precautions Refresher Webinar (March 12, 2020)
- Guidance for Community Residential Providers during COVID-19 Outbreak (March 10, 2020)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training (March 10, 2020)
- Guidance for In-Home Care Providers during COVID-19 Outbreak (March 7, 2020)
- 2019 Novel Coronavirus (March 3, 2020)
- Reminder: DDA Community Residential Services Training (February 2020)
- Training Opportunity: Quality Assurance Training (February 2020)
- Training Opportunity: Individual Instruction and Support Plans (January 2020)
- Priority Referrals for Residential Services (January 2020)
- Background Checks-Parent Providers (January 2020)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training (January 2020)
- DDA Policy Training (January 2020)
- Enhanced Community Residential Rate Increase (December 2019)
- Training Opportunity: Individual Instruction and Support Plans (December 2019)
- Holiday Claims Submission Deadline Changes (December 2019)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training (December 2019)
- Children’s Residential Services Legislative Appropriated Rate Increase (December 2019)
- Notice to Certified Residential Service and Supports Providers about Payment of Certification Fee (November 2019)
- Thanksgiving holiday ProviderOne payment date change (November 2019)
- DDA Policy Training (October 2019)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training Reminder (October 2019)
- Staff Recruitment Survey (October 2019)
- Training Opportunity: Individual Instruction and Support Plans (October 2019)
- DDA Policy Trainings (October 2019)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training (October 2019)
- Provider Alert (October 2019)
- Adult Family Home Specialty Services Input Sessions (September 2019)
- DDA Community Residential Services Training (September 2019)
- Training Opportunity: Individual Instruction and Support Plans (September 2019)
- DDA Policy 6.12 (September 2019)
- DDA Policy Training (August 2019)
- Training Opportunity: Individual Instruction and Support Plans (August 2019)
- Adult Family Home Specialty Services Input Sessions (August 2019)
Surveys
Trainings and Events
- 2020 Community Summit Webinar Series (June 1, 2020)
- 2020 Community Summit Webinar Series: A Virtual Gathering Place (May 4, 2020)
- Free Webinar: Staying Connected & Involved While Physical Distancing (April 22, 2020)
- Trainings: Personal Protective Equipment Use (April 9, 2020)
- 2020 Community Summit - COVID-19 Update (March 2020)
- The Community Summit and COVID-19 (March 2020)
- Training Opportunity: Person-Centered Thinking Workshop (February 2020)
- Person-Centered Thinking Training (September 2019)
- Person-Centered Thinking Workshop (August 2019)