Medicaid Waivers & Residential Care Funding in Pennsylvania

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.

Waiver Programs in Pennsylvania

• Community HealthChoices (CHC) 1915(c) waiver + mandatory MLTSS managed care

  Pays Residential

  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 & Providers

• OBRA Waiver (OLTL)

  Pays Residential

  Serves: 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 & Providers

• ODP Consolidated Waiver

  Pays Residential

  Serves: 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 & Providers

• ODP Community Living Waiver

  Pays Residential

  Serves: 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 & Providers

• ODP Person/Family Directed Support (P&FDS)

  In-Home Only

  Serves: 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 & Providers

• Adult Autism Waiver (+ ACAP managed care pilot)

  Pays Residential

  Serves: 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 & Providers

• Behavioral HealthChoices (county 1915(b) BH carve-out)

  Pays Residential

  Serves: 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 & Providers