OBRA
412-371-7700
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
- Total countable resources for persons over the age of 21 must be $8,000 ($2,000 Medicaid limit that includes a $6,000 resource disregard) or less. Resources include, but are not limited to, cash on hand, bank accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, life insurance and vehicles.
Functional Eligibility*
- Developmental disability – onset prior to age 22
- Age 18 or older
- 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
- Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS)
- Prevocational services
- Respite services
- Service coordination
- Support employment services
- Therapies (behavior, occupational, physical, speech)
- Non-medical transportation services
- Visiting nurse
Contact Information
Consumers interested in applying for OBRA Waiver services or service providers interested in providing waiver services, please contact the Three Rivers Center for Independent Living, 412-371-7700.