Choosing a waiver, delivery model, provider, or service start
Compare Ohio DD waivers and participant direction
Compare Individual Options, Level One, and SELF services, limits, participant-direction duties, support brokerage, and backup needs before choosing.
Official sources checked 2026-07-28
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SELF Waiver Program InformationBefore you start
- Current assessment, needs and outcomes, proposed services, desired control, recruiting and supervision capacity, budget responsibilities, backup needs, safeguards, and available unpaid supports.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above or ask DODD to identify the responsible county board, service and support administrator, program office, or notice-specific contact.
Step by step
- List the outcomes, services, and safeguards that must work.
- Compare the current official program sheets and service-specific rules for all potentially applicable waivers.
- Document the chosen route, participant or representative duties, support-broker needs, and implementation next step.
Expected next
A documented waiver and delivery-model choice, planning action, support-broker discussion, or written non-fit.
Save this proof
Comparison, questions, program sheets, choice record, participant or representative duties, backup plan, and next step.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the service and support administrator to source disputed program requirements and explain how a failed arrangement can be changed.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Compare Ohio DD waivers and participant direction checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and date started
- Documents or information supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from DODD Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Rules, Individual Options Waiver Program Information, Level One Waiver Program Information, SELF Waiver Program Information
Official resources
Limits
SELF and participant direction are not unrestricted cash. Waiver scope, budget, services, employer duties, and support brokerage remain program- and plan-specific.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.