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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS STATE AND FEDERAL CHARGES

OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Policy: The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is charged with the responsibility of caring for persons who are developmentally disabled as defined in Mental Hygiene Law.

References: ADM

97 ADM-1

INFs

92 INF-33

89 INF-43

LCMs

94 LCM-24

93 LCM-62

92 LCM-170

Interpretation: The following are living arrangements operated or certified by OPWDD, with which local districts have the greatest contact:

(1) Developmental Centers (DC) - The State Department of Health (SDOH) in conjunction with OPWDD is responsible for determining Medicaid eligibility for A/Rs in DCs. Medicaid funding is shared jointly (50/50) by New York State and the federal government;

(2) Small Residential Units (SRU) - The SDOH in conjunction with OPWDD is responsible for determining Medicaid eligibility for A/Rs in SRUs. Medicaid funding is shared jointly (50/50) by New York State and the federal government;

(2) Family Care (FC) - The SDOH in conjunction with OPWDD is responsible for determining Medicaid eligibility for A/Rs in State or Voluntary Operated Family Care homes. For A/Rs in State and Voluntary Operated FCs, Medicaid funding is shared jointly (50/50) by the federal government and New York State.

(3) Community Residence (CR) and Individual Residential Alternative (IRA) - The SDOH in conjunction with OPWDD is responsible for determining Medicaid eligibility for 621 eligible individuals in State Operated Community Residences (SOCRs) and State Operated Individual Residential Alternatives (SOIRAs). Local districts are responsible for determining Medicaid eligibility for all other A/Rs in VOCRs or VOIRAs and non-621 individuals in SOCRs. For State

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