OBRA Waiver

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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 are 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

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For more information on this program, please click ​​h​ere to be taken to the DHS Website regarding this service.