Pennsylvania has 7 Medicaid funding programs on Capacity Track, and 6 of them can pay for care in a licensed residential setting. Below is what each program covers, who it serves, and where to find licensed providers — 10,701 locations statewide.
Waiver services in Pennsylvania are coordinated by a supports coordinator. Every provider listed here comes from state licensing records — never pay-to-play.
Serves: Adults 21+ dually eligible or NF-clinically-eligible (aged, physical disability)
Community HealthChoices (CHC) 1915(c) waiver + mandatory MLTSS managed care can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Pennsylvania, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: Adults 18–59 with severe developmental physical disability
OBRA Waiver (OLTL) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Pennsylvania, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: ID/autism
ODP Consolidated Waiver can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Pennsylvania, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: ID/autism
ODP Community Living Waiver can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Pennsylvania, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: ID/autism
ODP Person/Family Directed Support (P&FDS) covers in-home and community services only — it does not pay for residential placement in Pennsylvania.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: Adults 21+ with ASD
Adult Autism Waiver (+ ACAP managed care pilot) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Pennsylvania, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: Medicaid enrollees with MH/SUD needs
Behavioral HealthChoices (county 1915(b) BH carve-out) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Pennsylvania, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersOnce a waiver is approved, the next step is finding a licensed provider with an opening. Browse Pennsylvania providers by care type — openings show live when providers update availability.