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title: "Ohio Home Care Medicaid | Funding LTC Marketplace"
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description: "PASSPORT and the Ohio Home Care Waiver offer different Medicaid-funded paths for people who need care outside an institution."
last_updated: 2026-10-20
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publisher: Funding LTC Marketplace
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Ohio · Home & Community Care

# Ohio Home Care Medicaid

Last updated 2026-10-20

Ohio offers more than one route to Medicaid-funded care outside a nursing facility. PASSPORT is the state's flagship home- and community-based waiver for older adults — the name stands for Pre-Admission Screening System Providing Options and Resources Today — jointly run by the Department of Medicaid and the Department of Aging, with Area Agencies on Aging handling local delivery.

To enroll in PASSPORT, an applicant needs to be at least 60 years old, meet Ohio Medicaid eligibility, require an intermediate or skilled nursing-facility level of care, live in a qualifying home or community setting, and satisfy the program's care-plan and enrollment conditions. The Ohio Home Care Waiver serves as a separate track for people who don't fit PASSPORT's profile.

## Ohio figures

- Minimum age for PASSPORT: 60

## Sources and official resources

- [Ohio Administrative Code: Rule 5160-3-02.3, Nursing Facilities](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-5160-3-02.3)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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