Funding and Benefits

When possible, Hamilton County DD Services fund services using federal Medicaid Waivers, which efficiently use tax levy dollars to secure more than $92 million of federal funding that’s reinvested in our local economy. There are three different types of waivers—Individual Options (I/O), Self-Empowered Life Funding (SELF Waiver) and Level One Waiver—each with different funding levels and requirements. All of them require HCDDS to pay about 40 percent of a service’s cost while Medicaid pays the remaining 60 percent. Learn more about the different types of waivers, please visit the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities website. Funding services this way allows us to make the most of our local levy dollars and serve as many people as possible within a limited budget. When someone receives a waiver, we’re making a lifetime commitment to support that person’s needs. Please talk to your Service and Support Administrator (SSA) for questions about your situation. You may also contact someone in the Office of Medicaid, Contracts and SSA for general information about waivers or contact the Introduction and Eligibility team to get started with services from HCDDS.