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For Immediate Release: July 19, 2013 GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND COMMISSIONER OF OPWDD Courtney Burke to serve as Deputy Secretary for Health Laurie [...]

NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 EVENING MEETING: 5:30 – 7:30 PM METRO NY DDRO, 75 MORTON STREET LIGHT SUPPER WILL BE SERVED ************************************************* Si su [...]

Monthly Update: New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council http://www.ddpcmonthlyupdate.us/

I.               Introductions were completed II.              Minutes were approved; if you were unable to open them, they are available as always on the DD Council website [...]

Dear Friends and Colleagues: As we work to accomplish the goals in our Road to Reform and transformation agreement with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), I […]

SAVE THE DATE        SAVE THE DATE        SAVE THE DATE       SAVE THE DATE AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE NEW FRONT DOOR FROM DONNA LIMITI, Director NYC Region 4  MONDAY, […]

Restoration of Funds for OPWDD http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Assembly-restores-care-facilities-funds-4606154.php

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Attached is the OPWDD $90 million restoration bill.   As the bill indicates, the actual appropriation can be reduced by federal funds and efficiencies which do not “diminish or impair [...]

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jay Kleinman of Lifespire announced that there is now a waiting list for their behavior management program Spanish and English. Call 718-454-6940 Pat Liu of GHO announced that they [...]