COVID-19 Updates and Information

Welcome to ADDP's informational site for COVID-19. The purpose of this page is to share with you information and communications related to COVID-19 (coronavirus) so that you, our member, can be informed and up to date. Please check back here mutiple times during the day so you can view the latest information.

Upcoming Calls

Check back at this site prior to each meeting to see if any changes/cancellations

ADDP Weekly Membership Meeting: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 9:30 AM: LogIn Info is posted in the Member Portal/Membership Meetings.

NOTE: THESE MEETINGS ARE NOW HELD THROUGH ZOOM vs. RING CENTRAL. NEW LINK/CALL-IN ARE POSTED ON ADDP MEMBERSHIP PAGE IN PORTAL

Vaccine Clinics

Vaccine Clinics for ADDP Members (including individuals + families, staff+families):

ADDP Platinum Business Member, Pelmeds is providing COVID-19 vaccination clinics for individuals, their families, staff and their families beginning with three clinics:

May 13th at The Guild for Human Services, 521 Virginia Rd, Concord, MA REGISTER HERE
May 14th at Latham Centers, 259 Willow St Yarmouthport, MA (off the former Exit 7 route 6 ) REGISTER HERE
May 18th at Justice Resource Institute, 1671 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA REGISTER HERE

In addition the ADDP community is invited to clinics at Pelmeds pharmacy in Waltham on:

Monday through Friday from 3 PM to 7PM
Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 3PM
REGISTER HERE

Vaccine Information

Masschusetts COVID-19 Vaccine Information Home Page: Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccine Information | Mass.gov

Congregrate Care Vaccination Webpage: mass.gov/congregatecarevaccine

Vaccine Education and Outreach Materials: Stop COVID-19 – Vaccine education and outreach materials | Mass.gov

Vaccination FAQ for Congregate Care Providers

COVID-19 Reimbursement Updates

Rate Regulation and RFRs

For a list of upcoming hearings, including date, time, and due date for written testimony, please visit our Governmental Affairs page HERE

Updates from the Commonwealth

For comprehensive updates and the Commonwealth's response to COVID-19, please visit the MassGov website HERE

Below are specific updates from the Commonwealth that ADDP feels are especially important to provider members:

National Resources and Information on COVID-19

ANCOR Forum_ANCOR Brings Additional Medicaid Funding Closer to Becoming Law_2.10.21
Letter from ANCOR to Admin Verma Requesting Extension of Retainer Payment_8.10.20
IRS Guidance to the Stimulus Payment_Posted by ANCOR_3.31.20
S.3548 The Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 3.25.20 - Highlighted
CMS announces the 6.2 percent FMAP bump allowed in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act will take effect starting 3/25/90 (Posted 3/24/20)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Webinar by Littler – Hosted by ANCOR (Posted March 24, 2020)

Archived recording of webinar requires user to register name and email to access recording through this link --

PowerPoint slides of the webinar are also available.
Essential Worker Customizable Templates (Posted March 20, 2020)

Source: ANCOR

If your agency is in a town or city that has ordered a “stay home” or “shelter in place” ordinance or in case our state orders it, work with leadership in your organization to customize these templates for documents that give credibility to your claims that your work is essential:

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Summary (Posted March 20, 2020)

Source: ANCOR

Late last week, President Trump signed the second funding package to respond to COVID-19. A summary of it has been provided by ANCOR

Op-Ed by ANCOR CEO (Posted March 20, 2020)

The article, posted in The Hill, reminds Congress not to forget disability service providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Letter to National Governors Association (Posted March 19, 2020)

ANCOR’s letter to the National Governors Association (NSA) advocates that people with I/DD and the providers on which they rely are prioritized in federal funding packages designed in response to COVID-19.

CMS FAQs for State Medicaid Agencies (Posted March 12, 2020)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has issued the first set of frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) to aid state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies in their response to the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

COVID-19 Command Center Situation Reports from MEMA

For situation reports, please visit the State Library of Massachusetts site HERE

Other Updates from ADDP

American Healthcare Association_National Center for Assisted Living_Pharmacy Partnership for LTC Program 10.28.20
Link to CDC Burn Rate Calculator
Collaborative Press Release_Emergency Funding_3.25.20
How To Make A Mask
Plain Language Information About The Corona Virus: ENGLISH or SPANISH
Update on ADDP Committee Meetings Issued on 3/16/20: All ADDP committee meetings will be held remotely via video and/or conference calls until further notice.
LEAD Conference Update Issued on 3/16/20: We regret to inform you that due to current events, we need to reschedule the 2020 LEAD Conference scheduled for April 29, 2020 to sometime later this year. We do not have a definitive date yet for the reschedule – possibilities include mid-June or late October. There are many factors we need to weigh and we ask for your patience while we evaluate the situation.