Yes,
That's what we have been doing the last three years.

>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Toni Lanzer <tlanzer@fillinghome.org>
>  To: opra_members@opra.simplelists.com
>  Subject: Re: Adult Day Provider training and certification requirements
>  Sent: Nov 30 '11 11:46
>
>  Todd,  I wouldn't say I am an expert either, however, we transitioned to an
>  ADS provider several years ago and this is what I knowâand I would agree
>  with Dan's statements below.
>
>
>  You will find in Rule 5123: 2-9-17 under "(E) Standards and requirements
>  for training", that the certified agency shall maintain proper
>  documentation to verifyâ  Also, under the definitions it states that
>  "continuing professional development" and "seminars" must be department
>  approved training.
>
>
>  You may want to keep in mind that "they" have been trying to revise the ADS
>  training requirements for yearsâand I do believe they are getting close
>  to making those changes, however, the new/Draft rules are not listed yet on
>  DODD website.  Regardless I believe you will be required to keep your own
>  records.
>
>
>  Hope this helps, Toni
>
>
>  On Nov 30, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Dan Sechkar wrote:
>
>
>  Todd,
>
>  I'm not an expert on this, but that never stopped me before.  As I
>  understand things, if your staff are not county board employees, they will
>  not need to hold a DODD certificate as they do now.  HOWEVER, they still
>  need to meet the same employment and training requirements as they do now,
>  but they just won't have a certificate from DODD.  Your training records
>  will, in effect, be their 'certificate.'
>
>  Your staff will be kind of like the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz:  He was
>  just as smart as a college graduate; he just didn't have the paper degree.
>
>  Hope I'm correct.  Hope this helps.
>
>  Dan Sechkar
>
>  On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Todd Cribbet <[LINK:
>  mailto:tcribbet@browncbdd.org] tcribbet@browncbdd.org> wrote:
>
>  I am becoming an adult day program (sheltered workshop) provider and I have
>  ran into some confusion in my county. Our non-profit is privatizing from
>  our county board. I know that all my adult service staff will need the
>  training outlined in the Medicaid Provider Application however will they
>  also need to hold a DODD certificate as a Hab/Workshop Spec. as they are
>  now required to under the county board?
>
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