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Eligibility Requirements


To be eligible for services funded by the Home and Community-Based Waiver, a person must:   

 

  1. be a resident of the State of Oklahoma; 
  2. be determined to have a disability, with a
    diagnosis of mental retardation, by:
    1. the Social Security Administration; or
    2. the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Level of Care Evaluation Unit;
    3. be three years of age or older;
    4. be determined by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Level of Care Evaluation Unit, to meet the ICF/MR Institutional Level of Care requirements;
    5. be determined financially eligible through the DHS Family Support Services Division;
    6. not be simultaneously enrolled in any other Medicaid waiver program;
    7. not be residing in a hospital, nursing facility, or ICF/MR (Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded); and
    8. meet other waiver-specific eligibility criteria.

 

To be eligible for services funded by the In-Home Support Waivers, a person must:

  1. meet the above listed criteria;
  2. reside in the family's home or his or her own home; and 
  3. 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:

  1. present evidence (psychological assessment) of a measured intelligence (full scale IQ of 75 or less); or
  2. be determined to have a disability, with a diagnosis of mental  retardation, by the Social Security Administration; 
  3. be a resident of the State of Oklahoma; and
  4. have achieved an age defined within the provisions of each state-funded program