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OBRA Waiver
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) Waiver is a Home and Community-Based Waiver program that may help you if you have a developmental physical disability to allow you to live in the community and remain as independent as possible.
To be eligible, you must be:
- A resident of Pennsylvania.
- Age 18-59. Individuals who turn age 60 while in the waiver are able to continue to receive services through the OBRA Waiver until services are no longer needed. New applicants age 60 and older wil be referred to other programs.
- Have a severe developmental physical disability requiring an Intermediate Care Facility/Other Related Conditions (ICF/ORC) level of care.
- The disability must result in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following major life activities:
- Self-care, communication, learning, mobility, self-direction and capacity for independent living.
- Meet the financial requirements as determined by your local County Assistance Office.
Other related conditions (ORCs) include physical, sensory, or neurological disabilities which manifested before age 22 and are likely to continue indefinitely.
Services available to you may include:
- Adult Daily Living
- Employment Skills Development
- Job Coaching (Intensive and Extended Follow-along)
- Personal Assistance Services
- Residential Habilitation Services
- Respite
- Service Coordination
- Structured Day Habilitation Services
- Behavior Therapy Services
- Nursing Services
- Occupational Therapy Services
- Physical Therapy Services
- Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies
- Speech and Language Therapy Services
- Community Integration
- Community Transition Services
- Counseling Services
- Home Adaptations
- Job Finding
- Non-Medical Transportation
- Nutritional Consultation
- Personal Emergency Response System
- Prevocational Services
- Supported Employment
- Vehicle Modifications
If you would like to receive services and have not been approved, please go to the HOW TO ENROLL tab . For assistance with this process please call us today at 724-201-9794.
Act 150-Attendant Care Waiver
If you have a physical disability, the state-funded Act 150 program may be available to you to continue to live in your home and community with support and services.
To be eligible for Act 150 Services, you must:
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania
- Meet the level of care needs for a Skilled Nursing Facility
- Be between eighteen (18) and fifty-nine (59) years of age
- Be capable of a) hiring, firing, and supervising attendant care worker(s); b) managing your own financial affairs; and c) managing your own legal affairs
- Be capable of directing your own care
- Have a medically determinable physical impairment that is expected to last of a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) calendar months or that may result in death
- Proceed through the eligbility process for the Medicaid (MA) progam and be determined financially ineligible
- To take advantage of the Act 150 Program, you may be assessed a minimal co-payment. This co-payment is based on your income and will not be more than the total costs of services
Services that may be available to you include:
- Personal Assistance Services
- Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
- Service Coordination
Eligibility is based on a level of care assessment, a financial eligibility determination and program eligibility for all programs listed.
WE CAN HELP
Our Vision
We envision a future where the VCS community is a place of hope, where everyone has access to the resources they need to thrive.
Our Team Can Help You Gain Access for the Following Services:
- Adult Daily Living
- Employment Skills Development
- Job Coaching (Intensive and Extended Follow-along)
- Personal Assistance Services
- Residential Habilitation Services
- Respite
- Structured Day Habilitation Services
- Behavior Therapy Services
- Nursing Services
- Occupational Therapy Services
- Physical Therapy Services
- Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies
- Speech and Language Therapy Services
- Community Integration
- Community Transition Services
- Counseling Services
- Home Adaptations
- Job Finding
- Non-Medical Transportation
- Nutritional Consultation
- Personal Emergency Response System
- Prevocational Services
- Supported Employment
- Vehicle Modifications
Our Programs
We offer a variety of programs to support individuals and families in several communities. We are committed to meeting the diverse needs of those we serve.
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