Quick answer
Yes, family members can be paid in Ohio
- Spouse Limited
- Adult child Yes
1 program to ask about. Start here: PASSPORT Waiver – Participant Direction (Choices Home Care Attendant Service and Consumer-Directed Personal Care Service).
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Programs that pay family caregivers
PASSPORT Waiver – Participant Direction (Choices Home Care Attendant Service and Consumer-Directed Personal Care Service)
Participant direction is available on Ohio's PASSPORT and MyCare waivers. The participant hires their own provider, who becomes certified through the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA).
Who can be paid?
Can I get paid to take care of my parent in Ohio?
Adult children and other relatives can be paid. Under 5160-44-32(F) they can even hold power of attorney or be the authorized representative, with paid care generally capped at 40 hours a week per relative who has legal decision-making authority. Parents of minor children face the same limited-case rules as spouses.
Can a spouse be paid as a caregiver in Ohio?
Only in limited cases. Ohio Admin. Code 5160-44-32(E) allows a spouse to be paid only if no other willing and able provider is available AND the state or its designee finds the person's health and safety can be ensured. The spouse must work through an agency or a participant-directed service via a financial management service, and the care must meet 'extraordinary care' requirements (form ODM 10372). Paid spouse care is capped at 40 hours a week unless an exception is granted, and can't be used for respite.
How to apply
How do I apply in Ohio?
Ask your PASSPORT case manager, or contact the PASSPORT Administrative Agency for your county. You must be applying for or enrolled in PASSPORT to use participant direction.
Is there a waiting list in Ohio?
Unknown.
Pay and requirements
How much does it pay?
Unknown.
Caregiver requirements
Participant-directed providers must be certified by ODA and apply through Ohio Medicaid's Provider Network Module (ODA provider application user guide). A representative designated through the financial management service cannot also be the paid worker (5160-44-32(G)).