TRIPIL Services - Home and Community Based Services
OBRA Waiver Information
The OBRA Waiver is a Home and Community-Based waiver program that provides
services to people with developmental physical disabilities to allow them to
live in the community and remain as independent as possible.
Who is eligible?
Pennsylvania residents age 18 and older with 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: mobility, communication, self-care, self-direction,
capacity for independent living, and learning.
Financial Eligibility:
- $8,000 resource limit*
- Income limit 300% Federal Benefit Rate**
*does not apply to dependent children under age 21
**$1,692/month as of 2004
Functional Eligibility:*
- Developmental disability - onset prior to age 22
- Severe physical disability which is likely to continue indefinitely;
results in substantial functional limitations in three or more
major life activities
- Require ICF/ORC level of care
- Primary diagnosis not mental health or mental retardation
*Autism Pilot Project capped at 24 persons served under the OBRA Waiver
Services Available:
- Adult day services
- Assistive technology/specialized medical equipment and supplies
- Community integration services
- Community transition services
- Daily living services
- Education services
- Environmental adaptations
- Prevocational services
- Respite services
- Service coordination
- Support employment services
- Therapies (behavior, occupational, physical, speech)
- Transportation services
- Visiting nurse
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