OBRA Waiver

The OBRA Waiver is funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) to support adults with developmental or physical disabilities that occurred before the age of 22. The goal is to improve their quality of life by enabling them to live independently in their own home, thereby preventing inappropriate institutionalization. UDS is a Supports Coordination Agency and Provider for personal care services.

CSPPPD
CSPPPD stands for Community Services Programs for Persons with Physical Disabilities. These programs are funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Social Programs and is intended to help people with disabilities remain in their home.

UDS can be the supports coordination agency, or provider of service for the designated service coordination agency. CSPPPD includes the OBRA Waiver, the Independence Waiver, and the Commcare Waiver.

Certified with the DPW in the following counties:
Adams, Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Somerset, Union, York

Services offered

• Personal Care Services
• Service coordination
• Adult day services
• Respite for family members
• Community integration
• Home modifications
• Transportation Reimbursement
• Assistive technology/Durable Medical Equipment
• Therapies - Physical, Occupational, Speech, Behavioral
• Supported Employment
• Pre-Vocational Services
• Educational Services
• Visiting Nurse Services
• Other services

Eligibility
Adults, age 18 and older, with a disability that was onset before the age of 22 and expected to last a lifetime may be eligible. The individual may be an inappropriately placed nursing home resident, be Medicaid eligible, not on ventilator support, and not have a primary diagnosis of mental illness or retardation. The disability must severely limit the person's ability to function in at least three of the following activities of daily living: self-care, communication, self-direction, mobility, learning, or ability to live independently.