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Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals State of Rhode Island

Provider Tools and Resources

The focus of this webpage is on provider tools and resources. Providers include:

  • Developmental Disability Organizations (DDOs).
  • Self-Directed Participants and their Direct Support Professionals (DSPs).

Name 

Effective Date 

Summary 
TB 25-05: Whole Life Shared Living Arrangement (PDF)  November 20, 2024  Shares details about WLSLA. It shares how WLSLA got started. It also includes rules participants and WLSLA providers must follow. 
TB 25-01 DSP Services While in Hospital October 11, 2024  Shares details on how participants can get services while in the hospital. It shares how Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) can be paid. 

TB 24-02: Employing DSPs in the Self-Direct Service Model (English; PDF)

(TB 24-02 Spanish; PDF)

 April 29, 2024

This bulletin provides information on requirements for self-directed employers and their employees. Two helpful handouts to support TB 24-02 include: 

  1. Things you can and can't do when hiring support staff in self-directed services (PDF)
  2. Becoming a Direct Support Professional (DSP) for self-directed participants (PDF)
TB 19-02: Self-Directed Services: Allowable Goods and Services October 20, 2023  Shares details on allowable individual goods and services under self-directed plans. 
TB 20-05: Assistive Technology  September 22, 2020   Shares details on purchasing assistive technology. 
TB 20-03: DD Cost Report Requirements  December 09, 2019   Clarifies Cost Report Submissions to the Division. 
TB 20-02: ISP Format - Provider  November 28, 2019  Clarifies the format required for the Individual Service Plan (ISP) submission.
TB 20-03: ISP Format - Self-Direct  November 28, 2019  Clarifies the format required for the Individual Service Plan (ISP) submission for Self-Directed individuals.
TB 19-04: Job Retention  April 24, 2019  Clarifies employment services defined as Job Retention. 

If you are a staff person from the Division or a Developmental Disability Organization (DDO), and a participant discloses an allegation of sexual assault, please review the Sexual Assault Incident Management Model (SAIMM). SAIMM gives step-by-step instructions on how to deal with a sexual assault allegation. SAIMM was developed by BHDDH, DDO providers, Day One, and the Attorney General’s office. 

This webpage was updated 4/9/25.