OPWDD has released a chart that will serve as a quick reference to identify the COVID-19 statuses that require phone notification and when only IRMA entry is required. Please ensure it is distributed to all parties assigned to complete COVID-19 notification. 

This guide should be used in association with the guidance document Positive COVID-19 Notification & IRMA Requirements for OPWDD Providers Updated 12/30/2021 which was emailed to your agencies’ email addresses on December 31, 2021.

After more than a decade of neglect, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), the nonprofits and workforce that provide supports are getting the investment they deserve. During the State of the State address, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans for a significant investment in our workforce, supports and services.  

Go to www.cpstate.org/advocacy and take a moment to thank the Governor for her commitment to New Yorkers with disabilities!

Stanfort Perry, Executive Director of AHRC NASSAU, and member of NYAEMP, is having a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Virtual Conference on May 18, 2022.  There is no cost to participate, however you must register.