Pennsylvania Medicaid / Medical Assistance General Eligibility Requirements
This page includes information on income, resources, and other eligibility requirements in order to be eligible for medical assistance.
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: Apply for Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities (MAWD)
Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities (MAWD) helps support Pennsylvanians with disabilities by allowing them to work and stay connected to Medicaid. This page includes an over view of MAWD, eligibility, and how to apply.
Pennsylvania Waiver Amendment 1915(c)
The State of Pennsylvania requests approval for an amendment to the “Community Living Waiver” section of the Medicaid home and community-based services waiver approved under authority of ?1915(c) of the Social Security Act.
Pennsylvania Employment First Cabinet Annual Report (2025)
The Employment First Cabinet Annual Report outlines interagency priorities and recommendations.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania AR 4-19 Disability-Related Employment Policy
“19.01 Purpose: This regulation provides policy, responsibilities, and procedures to ensure the Department complies with the employment and public services provisions of Titles I and II of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990; the Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAA) of 2008; and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Management Directive 205.25, Amended, Disability-Related Employment Policy.”
Pennsylvania Competitive Employment for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability
“The Department of Human Services (DHS)’ proposed FY 2015-2016 budget includes $500,000 to provide additional supports to promote competitive employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual disability. This initiative is a collaborative effort between DHS’ Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), and various disability advocacy groups…
Pending the approved budget, this joint ODP-OVR initiative will enable OVR to build staff capacity with intellectual disability expertise, and allow existing vocational rehabilitation counselors to carry smaller, more specialized caseloads for this population. This initiative will also allow for the possibility of expanded training and job-readiness programs, paid work experience for high school students with an intellectual disability, person-centered and customized employment demonstration projects, and increased outreach to parents and families.”
Pennsylvania HB 400: Work Experience for High School Students with Disabilities (2015)
“The HB400 emphasizes on competitive integrated employment. It requires the office of vocational rehabilitation to facilitate the process of job and career development for the purpose of successful transition of high-school students with disability into workforce. In collaboration with local education agencies and other relevant public agencies, OVR shall:
- Provide information for the development of individual education plans for high school students with disabilities and ensure that job skill training is included in such plans when appropriate.
- When possible, attend individual education plan meetings in person or by alternative means (i.e. video conference, conference calls) when invited by local education agencies.
- An OVR representative must attend at least one meeting in each of the last two years prior to the anticipated graduation of a disabled high school student.
- Arrange for, monitor, and support the placement of high school students with disabilities in lawful internships, on-the-job training, and full-time or part-time work at competitive wages in integrated settings with public/private sector employers. Provide professional guidance relative to job coaching services.
- Provide counseling on opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs.
- Publish the following information within 45 days after each calendar quarter:
- The number of individualized education meetings attended by OVR staff.
- The number of individual education plans that include new or significantly modified goals and specific steps toward the attainment of competitive integrated employment.
- The number of job referrals made to employers on behalf of students with disabilities while still in high school.
- The number of high school students with disabilities working in part-time and summer jobs as a result of referrals made by OVR staff.
- The number of high school students with disabilities working in part-time or summer jobs who are receiving job coaching services.
- The number of high school students with disabilities who enter competitive integrated employment within 3 months of their graduation.”
Pennsylvania SB 879: ABLE (2015)
“AN ACT Providing for the establishment of a savings program by the Treasury Department to encourage savings accounts for individuals with disabilities; establishing the Pennsylvania ABLE Savings Program and the ABLE Savings Program Fund; and imposing duties on the Treasury Department.”
Pennsylvania OMR Policy on Employment (Title 55, Chapter 6000)
“Statement of Policy as per 55 Pa Code §6000.171 states that persons with [Mental Retardation] MR who are of legal working age should have access to employment and the training necessary to sustain employment.
Access to employment applies regardless of a person’s living arrangement or type of service funding. [Office of Mental Retardation] OMR’s policy includes persons receiving base funded services and those enrolled in the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers. This also applies to people in State and Non-State ICFs/MR.”
“OMR defines employment as a job in the community that pays at least minimum wage, where the worker has the opportunity to interact with individuals without a disability and has access to employee benefits when available. Employment can be part or full-time and includes self-employment.”
The Pennsylvania Disability Employment and Empowerment Summit (PADES)
~~“This one and one-half day conference features nationally acclaimed keynote speakers , educational sessions presented by subject matter experts, exhibitors showcasing valuable resources, networking opportunities to learn from your peers and an employment fair to connect job seekers with disabilities to employers who are hiring."