To be eligible for services funded by the Home and Community-Based Waiver, a person must:
- be a resident of the State of Oklahoma;
- be determined to have a disability, with a
diagnosis of mental retardation, by:
- the Social Security Administration; or
- the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Level of Care Evaluation Unit;
- be three years of age or older;
- be determined by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Level of Care Evaluation Unit, to meet the ICF/MR Institutional Level of Care requirements;
- be determined financially eligible through the DHS Family Support Services Division;
- not be simultaneously enrolled in any other Medicaid waiver program;
- not be residing in a hospital, nursing facility, or ICF/MR (Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded); and
- meet other waiver-specific eligibility criteria.
To be eligible for services funded by the In-Home Support Waivers, a person must:
- meet the above listed criteria;
- reside in the family's home or his or her own home; and
- have critical support needs that can be met through a combination of non-waiver and Medicaid State Plan resources available to the individual, and within the per capita waiver allowance.
To be eligible for state-funded group home, sheltered workshop or Community Integrated Employment (CIE) services, a person must:
- present evidence (psychological assessment) of a measured intelligence (full scale IQ of 75 or less); or
- be determined to have a disability, with a diagnosis of mental retardation, by the Social Security Administration;
- be a resident of the State of Oklahoma; and
- have achieved an age defined within the provisions of each state-funded program