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May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
The Pennsylvania Consolidated Waiver for individuals with mental retardation is designed to help persons with intellectual disabilities live more independently in their homes and communities and to provide a variety of services that promote community living, including self-directed service models and traditional, agency-based service models.
Eligibility criteria:
• Be age three and older
• Have a diagnosis of mental retardation
• Require active treatment
• Be recommended for an intermediate care facility level of care based on a medical evaluation
• Determined eligible for Medical Assistance (MA)
• $2,000 resource limit (does not apply to dependent children under age 21)
• Income limit 300% of the Federal Benefit Rate
Services:
• Assistive technology
• Behavior support
• Companion
• Education support
• Home accessibility adaptations
• Home and community habilitation (unlicensed)
• Homemaker/chore
• Licensed day habilitation
• Nursing
• Prevocational
• (Licensed) residential habilitation
• (Unlicensed) residential habilitation
• Respite
• Specialized supplies
• Supported employment
• Supports broker
• Supports coordination
• Therapy (physical, occupational, visual/mobility, behavioral and speech and language)
• Transitional work
• Transportation
• Vehicle accessibility adaptations
Note: The list of services and bulletins may change when waiver amendments or waiver renewals are approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Contact your supports coordinator to verify the list of current services.
Waiver:
Consolidated Waiver Renewal, Effective July 1, 2012
Consolidated Waiver Renewal CMS Approval Letter
Note: ODP Submitted an amendment to CMS for the consolidated Waiver on March 29, 2013, for approval. To view the source documents of the proposed Consolidated Waiver Amendment that was sumbitted, click on the link below. If approved by CMS, this waiver amendment will have an effective date of July 1, 2012.
