Ohio DODD Implementing New Policies To Expand Community-Based Placements

The Ohio Department of Developmental Disability (DODD) is implementing new policies to expand the state’s capacity for community-based placements that conform to the federal definition of community housing and person-centered services. In the near term, the policies require that to continue admitting new residents after December 31, 2015, all Ohio provider organizations operating Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) must submit plans to DODD for how the facility will comply by 2025 with a new requirement that no more than two ICF/IID residents can share a bedroom. Additionally, DODD has contracted with . . .