489.5 Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) HCBS Program

489.51 General

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is jointly overseen by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Education.  The OCDEL offers Early Intervention Services (EIS) to at-risk infants and toddlers, as well as children three and older, who have developmental disabilities or delays.  The OCDEL offers one HCBS program, which is the Infants, Toddlers and Families Waiver (ITF).

The OCDEL administers these programs through one of its bureaus and County Mental Health for Individuals with Intellectual  Disabilities (MH/ID) program  offices.  The county MH/ID office determines a child’s functional eligibility for EIS or for the ITF Waiver.  The CAO determines financial eligibility for the ITF waiver.       

 489.52 The Infants, Toddlers and Families Waiver   

The Infants, Toddlers, and Families Waiver provides services to children from birth up to age three who are in need of EIS and who would otherwise require the level of care provided in an Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID) or Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Other Related Conditions (ICF/ORC)

Within 90 days of the child’s third birthday, the OCDEL will send a PA 1768 form to the local CAO.  This will serve as notice that the child will be aging out of the ITF Waiver program upon turning age three.  Upon receipt of the PA 1768, the CAO will set an alert to close the case on the date the child becomes three.  The child may qualify for one of the other HCBS programs administered by the ODP.                                         

Updated February 24, 2016   Replacing  March 19,  2012