COVID-19 Information for Developmental Disabilities Providers
2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
COVID-19 is of utmost concern to the citizens of New Mexico. The NM Developmental Disabilities Supports Division takes the needs of individuals, families, and providers with the utmost sincerity. To support your response, the following materials are provided on this page.
For additional information see the Office of the Governor’s Website and the Department of Health’s COVID-19 Site including Executive Orders and the Latest Updates.a
DDSD Re-Opening Meetings with Advocacy Partners
DDSD COVID-19 Response
Numbered Memos
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 27 - 07.31.2020
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 26 - 07.23.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 25 - 07.16.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 24 - 07.09.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 23 - 07.02.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 22 - 06.25.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 21 - 06.18.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 20 - 06.04.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 19 - 06.04.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 18 - 05.28.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 17 - 05.21.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 16 - 05.14.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 15 - 05.07.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 14 - 04.30.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 13 - 04.23.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 12 - 04.15.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 11 - 04.10.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 10 - 04.08.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 9 - 04.03.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 8 - 04.01.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 7 - 03.27.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 6 - 03.25.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 5 - 03.23.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 4 - 03.20.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 3 - 03.18.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 2 - 03.16.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Memo 1 - 03.12.2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Status Update- 10.01.2020
- DDSD COVID-19 Update -11.02.2020
Other Memos
- DDSD COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Memo - (April, 2021)
- DDSD COVID-19 Memo: Instructions revised to include Notification Level as High
- DDW and SW Therap General Events Reports for COVID-19 Vaccine and COVID-19 Event Reporting- Memo
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Vaccine Registration Memo
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: AWMD Memo
- DDSD Memo: Process for Positive Direct Support Professionals when a DSP Agency is experiencing an outbreak and Staffing Shortage Crisis
- DDSD Response: Video Visitation and Monitoring
- DDW Numbered Memo 2020-05
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Temporary Rate Increase Memo
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Mandating Face Masks for Direct Support Professionals - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Mi-Via-Outreach - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Medically Fragile Waiver Level of Care Process - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: Crisis Staffing Memo - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Response: QMB Compliance Survey Process - (En Español)
Additional Documents
Forms
- W-2 (Employee’s Withholding Certificate) for 2021
- Palco Pay Selection and Direct Deposit Authorization Agreement Form
- Palco Payroll Information Worksheet
- Resource Request (ics 213 RR), Adapted for NM SEOC - Blank
- Resource Request (ics 213 RR), Adapted for NM SEOC - Example
- NMDOH Visitor Screening Tool - (En Español)
General
- DDSD COVID-19 CARMP Training Announcement (April 20, 2021)
- DDSD COVID-19 CSB Therapy Update (April, 2021)
- DDSD COVID-19 Therapy and BBC Clinical Sessions Requirement Update - (April, 2021)
- DDSD COVID-19 Step By Step Vaccine Registration Checklist - (April, 2021)
- Congregate Facility and Day Services Update - (March, 2020)
- DDSD Indoor Visitation Requirements for Court Appointed Guardians and Conservators
- DDSD Therapy (OT, PT, SLP) and Behavior Support Consultant (BSC) Requirements
- New Mexicans with Disabilities Encouraged to Register for COVID-19 Vaccine
- APPENDIX K: Emergency Preparedness and Response and COVID-19 Addendum
- Go-Live Electronic Visit Verification Provider Check-In Sessions
- Press Release: State Offers Call Center Support for Vaccine Registration
- 2021 DOH DDSD Aspiration Risk Management and Participatory Approach Training Dates
- Aspiration Risk Management and Participatory Approach Announcement
- DDSD Notice to All DDW Providers of Nursing Services
- DDSD Healthcare Agencies Staffing Resource
- DDSD Therapist Update December 2020
- DDSD Virtual Friends and Relationship courses
- DDSD COVID-19 Status Update (2020-11-18)
- DDSD Supports Waiver COVID-19 Response
- Snapshot of Location Options for DD Waiver Service Delivery and Other Important Information
- DDSD Influenza Vaccination Reminder
- DDSD Notice of ACQ Openings
- Public Health Order State Re-Enacts Certain Public Health Restrictions
- CMS Home and Community-Based Settings Regulation – Implementation Timeline Extension and Revised Frequently Asked Questions
- Battelle Decontamination System Letter
- NDI CARES Act and The Disability Community
- DDSD Support Waiver General Information - July 2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD Notice of Essential Business - (En Español)
Guides
- DDSD Congregate Facility Reopening Guidance - (June 7th, 2021)
- DDSD Guidance for Training CPIS - (March 15th, 2021)
- DDSD Guidance for moves during COVID
- COVID-19 Phase 1a Vaccine Distribution
- Red to Green Framework for Safe Reopening
- DHI Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Guide State FY 21
- Reporting Work Place COVID-19 cases to NMED
- Office of Superintendent of Insurance COVID-19 Testing
- DDSD- Numbered Memo Budget Submissions & Retroactive Budget Approvals
- DDSD Guidance: Assitive Technology for DDWaiver Providers and External Reviewers.
- Speciality Seating Clinic Flyer
- Therapist Updates
- SAFE Clinic Schedule 2021
- BBS Buzz Vol-4.3
- Adding Monthly Nursing Visits to Therap
- DDSD Guidance: Mask Wearing
- DDSD Guidance: AssistiveTechnology
- DDSD Guidance: CMS HCBS Retainer Payment
- DDSD Guidance: Sheltering In Place - (En Español)
- DDSD Updated (07.09.2020) Guidance for CCS and CIE Services
- AWMD Training Overview
- DDSD Guidance for Going to Medical/Dental Appointments - (En Español)
- COVID-19 DAFN 19 Guide
- DDSD Guidance: Discharge Planning for Hospitals
- DDSD Guidance: Notification of Changes When Being Discharged From Nursing Home
- COVID Safe Practices for All New Mexicans
- COVID-19 Response at your Business/Facility
- Checklist for Business/Facility Compliance
- Assuring access to the Internet and Technology - (En Español)
- DDSD Updated (05.28.2020) Safe at Work Guidance - (En Español)
- DDSD Updated (05.04.2020) Guidance for CCS and CIE Services - (En Español)
- AHA: Interim Guidance on Card Extensions during COVID19 Outbreak
- DDSD Guidance for Assistive Technology DD Waiver Funding - (En Español)
- Special COVID-19 Supplement #4: Provider Billing for Uninsured Individuals
- DDSD Guidance for Reporting COVID-19 Events Using General Events Reports in Therap - (En Español)
- Consultant Pharmacist Visitation Schedule During Declared State of Emergency
- State General Fund Billing Guidance During COVID-19 - (En Español)
- DD Waiver Revisions to Outside Review for Assistive Technology
- Participant or Guardian Signatures on HCBS Required Forms & Documents - (En Español)
- DDSD Mi Via Mi Via Retainer Payments Guidance - (En Español)
- Updated Guidance for DDW Trainings - (En Español)
- Therapist Updates for COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - April 2020
- Special COVID-19 Supplement #2: Medicaid Coverage of COVID-19 Testing for All Uninsured - (En Español)
- Special COVID-19 Supplement #1: Fingerprinting Guidance - (En Español)
- DDSD Mi Via Waiver Guidance for CCGS, CDS, and Employment Supports Services - (En Español)
- DDSD Guidance for Mi Via Annual Level of Care, Annual Individual Service Plan, and Budget Submissions - (En Español)
- DDSD Guidance for Management of COVID-19 in NM HCBS Residential Settings - (En Español)
- DDSD Guidance for DDW Annual Level of Care, Annual Individual Service Plan, and Budget Submissions - (En Español)
- DDSD Guidance Regarding CCS and CIE Services - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Training Guidance FAQ - (En Español)
- Therapist Updates for COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - March 2020 - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Guidance
- COVID-19 Reporting Options in Therap
- COVID-19 Guidance to DDNA Members
- Adding Monthly Nursing Visits to Therap
Help
- Evacuation Handbook
- New Mexico Health Coverage Connector
- CDC Cloth Face Masks
- COVID Safe Practices
- Battelle CCDS Process
- Emergency Managers Contact List
- State General Fund COVID-19 Reporting Instructions
- CDC COVID-19 People with Disabilities - (En Español)
- Recovery Rebates Fact Sheet - (En Español)
- DDSD FAQ for CCS and CIE Services - (En Español)
- New Mexico Medicaid Portal - COVID-19 Resources
- Public Education Department - FAQ About the Extended Public School Closure - (En Español)
- NADSP COVID-19 Fact Sheet - (En Español)
- DDSD COVID-19 Resources for Providers
- FIT Program COVID-19 Response FAQ - (En Español)
Marketing
- DDSD Risk Management Strategies Training Flyer
- The Arc of New Mexico Higher Educatiion Scholarship Program Flyer
- Palco Payroll Resources
- Qualify For Coverage Handout - (En Español) - (Bằng Việt Nam)
- CDC COVID-19 Steps To Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 If You are Sick
- Stop The Spread of Germs Poster - Bilingual
- STOP COVID-19 Visitor Sign - (En Español)
Policies, Protocols & Procedures
- DDSD COVID-19: Policy Updated- 11.18.2020
- DDSD COVID-19: Policy Updated- 11.02.2020
- DDSD Outdoor Family And Guardian Visitation Requirements (Effective 08.01.2020)
- DDSD Planning Meeting Requirements
- DDSD Therapy and Behavioral Support Consultant Clinical Sessions Requirements (Effective 08.01.2020)
- Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth
Presentations
- AllTogether NM: COVID-Safe Practices forIndividuals and Employers
- CARES Act Update Provider Relief Presentation
Rules & Regulations
- Public Health Order- Non-Essential Surgeries
- Public Health Order - Activation on CSC and TCA
- Public Health Order - Amend Restrictions on Mass Gatherings and Business Operations 11/30/2020
- Public Health Order - Amend Restrictions on Mass Gatherings and Business Operations 11/18/2020
- Executive Order 2020-056
- Executive Order 2020-055 Renewing the State of Public Health Emergency Initially Declared in Executive Order 2020-004
- Public Health Order - 07.30.20 - Clarifying Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect
- Public Health Order State Re-Enacts Certain Public Health Restrictions
- Executive Order 2020-053 - Renewal of Public Health Emergency
- Executive Order 2020-054 - Renewal of Public Health Emergency
- Public Health Order - 07.02.20 - Clarifying Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect
- Public Health Order - Amend Restrictions on Mass Gatherings and Business Operations 06/01/2020
- Public Health Order - Soft Reopening for dine-in Restaurants
- Executive Order 2020-030 - Renewal of Public Health Emergency
- Public Health Order - Amend Restrictions on Mass Gatherings and Business Operations
- Public Health Order - Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect 05-05-2020
- Executive Order 2020-022 - Renewal of Public Health Emergency
- Public Health Order - 04.06.20 Amendment - Clarification on Current Public Health Guidance and Essential Business
- Public Health Order - 03.23.20 Amendment - All Non-Essential Businesses Closed and Other Restrictions - (En Español)
Recent Activity
Publications
Latest
- DDSD Congregate Facility Reopening Guidance - (June 7th, 2021) (Guide)
- DDSD COVID-19 CARMP Training Announcement (April 20, 2021) (General)
- DDSD COVID-19 CSB Therapy Update (April, 2021) (General)
Popular
- STOP COVID-19 Visitor Sign (Marketing)
- Pare la Muestra del Visitante de COVID-19 (Spanish Version)
- DDSD Guidance for Management of COVID-19 in NM HCBS Residential Settings (Guide)
- NMDOH Visitor Screening Tool (Form)
- NMDOH Herramienta de Detección de Visitantes (Spanish Version)