FCBDD staff are prohibited from personally meeting with providers who wish to conduct presentations. The “Free Choice of Provider Rule” (link below) specifically outlines that County Board staff are prohibited from promoting any provider entity over another. In turn, allowing providers to meet with our staff, or to supply marketing materials directly to our staff, would present a conflict of interest, as well as a potential violation of this rule. 5123-9-11 | Department of Developmental Disabilities (ohio.gov)
Also, Waiver Recipient profiles are never shared with Providers for solicitation purposes, in order to protect their right to confidentiality, so there is no public “portal”, nor “list”, for such.
The Individual/Guardian/Advocate involved in the search is first offered the full list of eligible providers from the Ohio DODD, and then the list generated from the FCBDD database, per the process described below, based on the services sought. If you are/your Agency is fortunate enough to be selected from the list of eligible providers, the assigned FCBDD Service Coordinator will assist the Individual with putting the plan into place.
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For information on the FCBDD Provider Selection Process, please refer to the following links and forms below:
Overview: https://fcbdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Connector-Program-Purpose-FINAL-3.pdf
FCBDD Provider Request Form (to be completed by a family member/guardian/advocate/Individual):
https://fcbdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Connector-Provider-Request-Form-FINAL-4.pdf
FCBDD Provider Profile Form (to be completed by provider marketing for services):
https://fcbdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Connector-Provider-Profile-FINAL-4.pdf
To view your listing on the DODD site, refer to the link below:
Provider Search Engine on the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities’ site: DODD Provider Search (ohio.gov)
The DODD Profile can be customized to include more details regarding your service parameters, qualifications, etc. You can revise the profile by clicking on the “i” tab in the top right corner, and selecting, “Update your Provider Information”. Please contact DODD for direct technical assistance, as the County Board has no access to their site, nor are we privy to how updates are processed.
NOTE: We will notify all DODD Certified Providers, registered* in Franklin County (*refer to link: Existing – Seeks FCBDD Entry | Provider Relations – Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities), if an additional online search feature becomes available.
In the meantime, the DODD site is being accessed and utilized for provider searches by the public, whereas only the Waiver Recipient/Individual’s assigned FCBDD Service Coordinator can access the local FCBDD database reports (secure access only).
IMPORTANT: The Franklin County Waiver Provider database currently includes nearly 600 Independent, and 700 Agency providers, that are certified to offer “Homemaker Personal Care (HPC)”, etc. As a result, the number of Providers far exceeds the number of Waiver recipients seeking services at any given time, so the demand will fluctuate. In addition, the sheer volume of Providers that are registered in our Vendor database results in an enormous amount of competition.
— The lists of Providers offering only “Specialized” services, i.e., Environmental Accessibility Adaptations, Adult Day Support, Money Management, etc., may often be much smaller than that for those providing HPC. Therefore, the chance of being selected for Specialized service provision is greater than for direct In-Home care.
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