Welcome to our Self-Directed Services monthly newsletter, where we share updates, reminders, and helpful information to support you in self-directing your services.

Happy Holidays!

We wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season and are looking forward to a wonderful 2025. 

 

As a reminder, The Arc will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25, in observance of Christmas. However, you can still reach a Stakeholder Relations Specialist at our main number on December 24. 


The Arc will also be closed on Wednesday, January 1, in observance of the New Year. 


2025 Payroll and Accounts Payable Calendars

What is the deadline for shifts being approval locked this pay period?  When are this month’s mileage reimbursement forms due? Check out the links below, which can also be found on our website’s Forms and Resources Page

 

2025 Payroll Calendar 

2025 Accounts Payable Calendar 

 

2024 Payroll Calendar 

2024 Accounts Payable Calendar 


Monthly Webinar Series

We will not be hosting a webinar in December 2024.  


Need to catch up on previous webinars? Find links to our previous webinars on our Forms and Resources page under "Webinars and Presentations."

Forms & Resources

Pay Rates

No pay rate, other than overtime, may exceed the maximum rates listed under DDA’s Reasonable and Customary Rates found in DDA’s Self-Directed Services Manual. 


When requesting a rate above the standard rate, a Wage Exception Form is required. Please note the Wage Exception Form must be completed by the Coordinator of Community Services (CCS). 


Once the wage exception is approved by DDA, please submit an Employee Change Form to FMSEmployeeUpdates@thearcccr.org 


Overlapping Shifts

The Evvie system is not able to process employee shifts that overlap by more than 7 minutes. If two shifts overlap, the overlapping portion of the shift cannot be approved. Services that can overlap with direct support services are Training, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays Off, Support Broker, Day to Day Admin, and authorized 2:1 services. 

  

If any shift overlaps with another shift by more than 7 minutes for services that are not authorized to overlap, the following message will appear in the Evvie Portal when the Participant or Employee attempts to Approval Lock an individual shift: 

  

Unable to Lock as Approved: This shift overlaps with another shift and cannot be locked as approved. Shifts for 1:1 services cannot overlap by more than 7 minutes. Participants should work with their Employees to ensure shifts do not overlap. 

  

When Batch Approval Locking shifts, shifts that are not authorized to overlap will not be eligible to be Approval Locked and will need to be adjusted. Please pay close attention to the number of shifts that are successfully locked upon batch Approval Locking shifts, as overlapping shifts cannot be Approval Locked. 

  

Only shifts with a “Denial Locked” status in the Evvie Portal are fully denied and will not count as an overlapping shift. Both the Participant Employer and their Employee must deny the shift. It does not matter who does which step. The first person to deny the shift will select “Deny.” The second person will select “Lock as Denied.” If a shift on the Evvie Portal main page has a status of “Denied,” it will still count as an overlapping shift. The shift must have a “Denial Locked” status to not count as an overlapping shift. 

  

Services that are allowed to overlap with direct support services are Training, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays Off, Sick & Safe Leave, Support Broker, Day to Day Admin, Nursing, and 2:1 services. 

 

Either a Participant or Employee can adjust a shift manually in the Evvie Portal if it requires editing. Please view our Tools & Technology page for helpful Evvie resources, including our How to Adjust a Shift quickstart guide.

Paycom Access for Paystubs

Please note that Pay Period 25 (pay date December 6, 2024) will be the last pay period that paper pay stubs are mailed to employees. Going forward, all employees can view their pay stubs by logging in to Paycom. 

  

Employees of self-directing participants have the option of viewing their paystubs by logging into Paycom using the Employee Self-Service portal.  

  

On Monday, December 2, The Arc sent a Paycom Employee Self-Service invitation email to the email address on file for all employees who have not already accessed their Paycom Employee Self-Service account. 

  

This email is titled “Login Instructions” and is from systemmessage@paycomonline.com

  

Employees can follow the instructions in the invitation email to access their account and set up their password. 


The Arc is here to assist with all your Self-Directed Services needs.


If you have questions or need assistance, our Stakeholder Relations team is available by phone 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday-Friday at 866.252.6871.


You may also place a ticket by clicking Open a Customer Service Ticket


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Questions about using Evvie or using FMSE? Click Here!


Phone: 866.252.6871

Fax: 866.272.2236