OBRA Waiver
The OBRA Waiver is intended for adults with developmental physical disabilities. To be eligible, an individual must:
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania.
- Be 18-59 years old & require an intermediate care facility/other related conditions (ICF/ORC) level of care
- Have a disability that occurred before age 22 and is likely to continue indefinitely
- The disability must result in 3 or more substantial functional limitations in major life activities: mobility, communication, self-care, self-direction, independent living, and learning. The person cannot have intellectual disability or a major mental disorder as a primary diagnosis
- Medical Assistance (MA) income/resource eligible
The following services may be available to participants in the OBRA waiver:
- Adult Daily Living
- Accessibility Adaptations, Equipment, Technology and Medical Supplies
- Benefits Counseling
- Career Assessment
- Community Integration
- Community Transition Services
- Employment Skills Development
- Financial Management Services
- Home Health
- Job Coaching
- Job Finding
- Non-Medical Transportation
- Personal Assistance Services
- Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
- Residential Habilitation Services
- Respite
- Service Coordination
- Structured Day Habilitation Services
- Therapeutic and Counseling Services
