Ohio's Waiver Waiting List
Changes to Ohio's Waiver Waiting List for home and community-based services waivers make it easier to identify a person's needs and coordinate needed services.
The changes to the Waiting List include a statewide assessment tool used to better understand a person's need for services, and any current or immediate needs they may have.
Every person currently on Ohio's Waiver Waiting List will move to a transitional list and take part in an assessment with their county board of developmental disabilities by December 31, 2020. This assessment will help to determine if there is a need for services that is not being met.
What do these changes mean for me?
I am already enrolled in a waiver. You keep your current waiver and your services do not change. If you have current needs that are not being met, talk with your county board of developmental disabilities about other services that may be available. |
I am on the Waiting List now. People currently on the Waiting List will take part in a new assessment to identify what services are needed right now and what services may be needed in the future. |
I think I need to enroll in a waiver. Waivers are one funding stream for services. By braiding together multiple resources like local programs, county board of developmental disabilities levy funds, and Ohio Medicaid State Plan benefits, someone may be able to have their service needs met without a waiver. Learn more about the types of waivers available to someone with a developmental disability. |
What happens when my needs change?
I have a new immediate need Your county board of developmental disabilities will work with you to access resources to address your immediate need. That might include using unpaid supports, local and community resources, county board funding, Medicaid state plan services including home health care and intermediate care facilities or waiver enrollment. |
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I need new or different services within 12 months Because waivers are only one way to pay for services, your county board of developmental disabilities will work with you to braid together many different types of resources, such as unpaid supports, local and community resources, county board of developmental disabilities programs or waiver enrollment.
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I have new or different needs in the future Your county board of developmental disabilities will work with you to provide additional services and resources as your needs change. |
Why were changes made to Ohio's Waiting List?
People with developmental disabilities and their family members, guardians, service providers, advocacy groups, and county boards of developmental disabilities partnered with the department to make changes to Ohio’s Waiver Waiting List that would better reflect unmet needs and more efficiently direct supports to people and families who need them most.
The Waiting List Then | The Waiting List Now |
Ohio's Waiting List was prioritized first for
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County boards of developmental disabilities are required to take action within 30 days to address a person’s immediate needs. That may include linking
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Ohio's Waiting List created an inaccurate picture |
The Waiting List is working toward an accurate |
Each of Ohio’s county boards of developmental disabilities maintained a list of people in their
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One statewide list of people who have a current need for waiver-funded services makes it easier for people
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Without any eligibility guidelines, anyone could
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A person's needs are assessed using one statewide
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People were encouraged to get on the Waiting List
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Rather than waiting for services in case they are
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A person who had one kind of waiver could have
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Planning services focuses on a person's current
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