Ohio Department of Medicaid
Ohio Medicaid Long-Term Services and Ohio Home Care Waiver · About this organization
What you get
Nursing, personal care, equipment, and respite at home or in the community when your child's assessed care needs meet the rules.
How to start
Your care team helps with the care-needs review. Ask your Medicaid plan or county agency for a long-term-care assessment and prepare financial information.
Good to know
- Cancer diagnosis alone does not establish level-of-care eligibility; service authorization and waiver capacity apply.
The details, as published
Ohio Medicaid long-term services and the Ohio Home Care Waiver may provide eligible children with significant medical or functional needs home- and community-based supports such as nursing, personal care, equipment, and respite. Eligibility requires assessment and a qualifying level of care.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Ohio Medicaid Long-Term Services and Ohio Home Care Waiver — medical and insurance costs
Ohio Medicaid long-term services and the Ohio Home Care Waiver may provide eligible children with significant medical or functional needs home- and community-based supports such as nursing, personal care, equipment, and respite. Eligibility requires assessment and a qualifying level of care.
Amount not published
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Ohio Medicaid Long-Term Services and Ohio Home Care Waiver — navigation guides and advocacy
Ohio Medicaid long-term services and the Ohio Home Care Waiver may provide eligible children with significant medical or functional needs home- and community-based supports such as nursing, personal care, equipment, and respite. Eligibility requires assessment and a qualifying level of care.
Amount not published
Practical Items And Home Help
Ohio Medicaid Long-Term Services and Ohio Home Care Waiver — practical items and home help
Ohio Medicaid long-term services and the Ohio Home Care Waiver may provide eligible children with significant medical or functional needs home- and community-based supports such as nursing, personal care, equipment, and respite. Eligibility requires assessment and a qualifying level of care.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: Nursing and equipment are included alongside help with daily care at home.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Some children with severe B-ALL treatment complications may meet functional and level-of-care criteria.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: OH.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
- Ask the Medicaid plan, county agency, or waiver intake entity for an LTSS assessment.
- Complete financial and level-of-care review.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- Waiver capacity and service authorization apply.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Cancer diagnosis alone does not establish level-of-care eligibility; service authorization and waiver capacity apply.
- Which intake entity handles the child's county and plan?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Ohio Medicaid Long-Term Services and Ohio Home Care Waiver · checked Aug 24, 2026