DCBDD Updates
Upcoming Board Meetings and Closures
Upcoming Board Meeting:
August 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Byxbe building
Health and Welfare Alerts:
To receive health and welfare alerts from DODD, click here
Background Checks:
- To obtain a background check; go online to: Ohio Attorney’s Office; https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/
- Search: web checks
- Click on web check locations
- Type in your zip code
- For background check information such as reason codes and mailing address, please see below.
BCI background checks are required for all providers and agency staff. In addition, FBI background checks are required for those who have NOT lived in Ohio for the past 5 consecutive years.
Agency Providers
- DOO BCI Code 5123.169 Applicant for a supported living certificate
- DOO FBI Code 5126.28 Employees of County Board of DoDD
- Results should be mailed directly from BCI to DODD at:
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
Attn: Provider Certification
30 E Broad St, 13th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Agency Staff
- BCI Code 081 Employment with DoDD, county board of DD or contracting agency
- FBI Code 28 Employees of County Board of DoDD
- Results should be mailed directly from BCI to the Provider Agency address
Independent Providers
- BCI Code 5123.169 Applicant for a supported living certificate
- FBI Code 5126.28 Employees of County Board of DoDD
OPRA Great Provider Series
To read OPRA’s Great Provider Series, click on the slides below.
Incident Reporting Requirements
An Incident Reporting Form (IRF) must be completed for all MUIs and UIs.
All IRFs for MUIs must be sent to MUI@dcbdd.org by 3pm on the following business day.
Monthly Requirement
- All providers are required to complete monthly UI Logs, which are reviewed by DODD and DCBDD during compliance reviews. Please note, logs must show evidence they were reviewed at least monthly, even when no incidents have occurred. Evidence can be shown by signature and date on the log. Here is a link to a UI Log you can use: DODD UI Log
Annual Requirement
- By January 31st of each year, all agency providers shall conduct an in-depth review and analysis of trends and patterns of MUIs occurring during the preceding calendar year and compile an annual report. Agency providers shall send the annual report to the county board for all programs operated in the county by February 28th of each year.
- Annual MUI reports for Delaware County should be sent to MUI@dcbdd.org. Agency providers are required to complete and send this analysis to the County Board even if you do not have any MUIs to report. These forms can be found at the link below:
- Agency Provider- ANNUAL REPORT (dcbdd.org)
Abuser Registry Updates
Kiarra Chantell Robinson 03/23/1987
Jessica Greer 09/12/1969
Hassan Conteh 09/12/1969
Jessica Greer 07/25/1991
Raven McCormick 10/22/1997
Precious Mitchell 10/30/1979
Chukwudi Ozoemeka 07/09/1989
If you believe these individuals are in your employ or seeking employment with your organization, you should follow published procedures for verifying the applicant/employee is not on the registry. If you have questions regarding this information, please contact the DODD registry unit at: 1-866-313-673.
Community Resource Feature
Support for Front Line Workers
Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board are offering support for front line workers. This includes first responders, healthcare workers, educational personal and funeral home workers.
To schedule an appointment call 614-889-5722 ext. 133 or frontline@syntero.org
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Trainings
Multi-Factor Authentication for PNM Portal Access Begins May 4
To enhance the security of the Provider Network Management (PNM) module and protect the State of Ohio’s data, starting May 4, signing into the PNM secure web portal will require Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). MFA is a two-factor authentication process that goes beyond the State of Ohio ID (OHID) and password by using a second source of validation to verify your identity before granting access to State resources.
Immediate Action Required: We strongly urge you to set up MFA before May 4, to ensure uninterrupted access to PNM. If you are an existing PNM portal user and already have MFA set up for the OHID used to sign into the PNM portal, no action is required. Please refer to the multi-factor authentication user guide offering instructions for setting up your MFA.
If you need assistance setting up MFA, please contact the ODM Integrated Help Desk (IHD) at 800-686-1516, option 7 or email IHD@medicaid.ohio.gov.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this critical security update.
DSP and Provider Support Open Door Sessions Changes Schedule
Open Door Sessions are a time for providers, direct support professionals, and county board provider support staff to come together with DODD staff to network, brainstorm, and discuss issues related to the support of providers and direct support professionals.
The sessions were previously held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. Due to low participation, the session held at 4 PM on the 4th Wednesday of the month has been canceled.
Please join us for the DSP & Provider Support Open Door Session the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 9 – 10 AM.
The Academy is seeking DODD Certified RN Trainers for DODD medication courses
Teach Category 1, 2, and 3 initial and renewal classes in the Cleveland and Central Ohio areas.
This is a great opportunity for DODD RN trainers to supplement their current RN position, or for RN trainers who wish to work full or part-time and flexible hours.
Terrific position for current DODD certified RN Trainers.
Essential Functions
- Teach DODD approved Category 1 (Initial Medication Administration And Health-Related Activities); Category 2 (Administration of Food And Prescribed Medication G and J Tube); and Category 3 (Subcutaneous Insulin Injection) trainings – both initial certification and renewal classes.
- With the assistance of the Academy MAIS Secretary, enter medication administration certified staff into the state database upon initial certification, or renew medication administration certification for each student in the state database.
- Travel to a variety of teaching locations is expected; there is the potential for overnight stays on occasion.
- Potential to teach CPR and First Aid certification classes.
- Potential for additional hours, up to full-time employment.
Current DODD RN Training certification required.
Contact Deb Easley at 513-310-8542 or deb@academyforpd.com for more information or to apply.
Health Linkage Program
The Health Linkage Program can help with:
- healthcare providers not understanding disabilities
- being denied appointments
- physical inaccessibility of buildings and places
inaccessibility of equipment like exam tables - inadequate insurance coverage
- lack of transportation
The Health Linkage Program helps make these problems go away so you can just focus on your health!
Local Student Aims High after Braille Contest Win
By Olivia Minnier
A local student showed off her skills and won first place at a unique academic competition this summer.
Anne Ye, a rising seventh grader at Orange Middle School, won first place at the 25th Annual Braille Challenge, an “academic competition for students in grades 1-12 who are blind or visually impaired. Over the past 25 years, more than 22,000 students have participated in the Braille Challenge, strengthening their Braille skills while building confidence and community. This year, 1,300 students from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Ireland competed in regional Braille Challenge events, with the top 50 earning a place at the Finals.”
Anne is blind in her right eye and has limited vision in her left eye. Anne is the oldest of three siblings, and Anne’s mom, Erin Lin, recalls being very scared at first after discovering her daughter’s condition.
“She was my first child, so I didn’t know anything, and I just remember seeing her eyes, and they were stuck looking up,” Erin said.
Erin said Anne has had seven surgeries to help fix issues with her condition. Erin said each time, Anne faced every doctor’s appointment, every surgery, with courage.
“All of the doctors and nurses loved her, and she puts up a smile all the time,” Erin said.
Both Erin and Anne said the last and final surgery was the scariest and the most painful for Anne to go through, because Anne’s blood pressure dropped too rapidly, and the surgery had to be stopped. Erin recalls feeling extremely scared in that moment, but her strong faith and seeing how strong her daughter was through the experience helped her a lot.
“I feel like I have to be strong for her. She’s taught me a lot,” Erin said about Anne.
Anne said she started learning Braille at the age of three. Erin said that she had an incredibly fast reading speed very quickly after learning. Anne’s teacher, Mr. Hooper, who was her vision teacher in the New York City school system from kindergarten to third grade, encouraged her to compete in the Braille Challenge.
“She has very good learning skill,” Erin said.
Anne’s win was not an overnight success. She has competed in the competition for the last four years, competing for the first time in 2020, winning three categories in 2023, and not winning at all last year, before taking the first-place prize this year. Anne said winning is fun, but the best part about competing is being around a community of her peers.
“I kind of get to get to reconnect with my friends there,” she said.
Anne said she always tries to learn from every competition experience, and winning is less of a priority for her.
Anne said she has a lot of goals for the future, including being more intentional with goal setting, learning more foreign languages other than Mandarin so she can socialize more with classmates, and prepping for learning algebra as seventh grade approaches.
“Sometimes, it doesn’t matter whether I win or not; it just matters how much you can learn from your experiences,” she said.
