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505 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 9: Employed Persons with Disabilities (EPD) Employed Persons with Disabilities (EPD) Introduction The Employed Persons with Disabilities (EPD) program is designed to help individuals living with a disability who wish to work. Often, a person who has a disability is hesitant to obtain employment and risk losing Medicaid. The cost of paying for a provider or adaptive equipment by oneself can use up most of a person’s paycheck. The purpose of this program is to allow people who have a disability to work and not lose Medicaid coverage. To be eligible for EPD, an individual must meet all of the following: • Be employed; • Have a physical or mental impairment that meets the definition of disability as used by the Social Security Administration; • Have an adjusted income less than 250% of the Federal Poverty Level for a family of one; • Have countable resources under $5,000; • Meet all other OSIPM financial and non-financial eligibility; • Not be assumed eligible for other Medicaid programs; AND • Pay the participant fee each month. An individual on EPD may be eligible for a full OHP Plus benefit package and long-term care (LTC) services. Determining eligibility for EPD is similar to determining eligibility for other OSIPM programs. EPD is an OSIPM program and can be found in rule as OSIPM-EPD. Non-financial eligibility Individuals must meet all current OSIPM non-financial eligibility requirements, unless otherwise noted, and have the additional requirement of being employed. Eligibility groups The individual applying will be the only person in any of the eligibility determination groups (EDGs), which include household groups, filing groups, financial groups, need groups and benefits groups. Age Individuals must be at least 18 years old, but there is no upper age limit. Basis of need The basis of need must be disability or blindness. The basis of need cannot be age. However, a person who is age 65 or older can be eligible for EPD, if the person is blind or has a disability which meets the definition of disability used by the Social Security Administration (SSA). If a new applicant is not currently receiving SSA benefits based upon their disability, a presumptive Title XIX