Ohio Proposes Moving To Agency-Only Approach For DD & Aging Waiver Supports By 2019

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) is planning to shift its policies for most of its home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, including those for individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) to only reimburse for services delivered by agency providers (in which the professionals delivering services are employed by a provider organization). The new policy will not apply to self-directed waivers. The new policy will affect seven of the eight HCBS waivers operated by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) and the Department of Aging. More than 13,000 independent professionals certified to serve waiver participants will be . . .