​Person/Family Directed Support Waiver

The Pennsylvania Person/Family Directed Support Waiver is designed to help individuals with an intellectual disability, autism, or developmental disability to live more independently in their homes and communities and to provide a variety of services that promote community living, including self-directed service models and traditional, agency-based service models.

Eligibility criteria

• The following diagnosis and age requirements apply:
  
  • Individuals of any age with an intellectual disability or autism (ID/A)
  • Children with a developmental disability under age 9 with a high probability ID/A diagnosis
  • Individuals under age 22 with a developmental disability due to a medically complex condition
  • Medical Evaluation
  • Diagnosis of ID/A or developmental disability
  • Excludes Supports Coordination and Supports Broker Services
  • The limit can be exceeded by $15,000 for Advanced Supported Employment or Supported Employment services