PASSPORT Overview
General Information
PASSPORT: Pre Admission Screening System Providing Options and Resources Today is a program designed to keep older adults at home or to help them return home after a nursing facility placement.
Most older Ohioans prefer to live independently in their own homes, in their communities, surrounded by family and friends, for as long as they can. But, many need some help doing so. Before Medicaid waiver programs, older adults who needed any degree of long-term care typically entered nursing homes. Ohio's PASSPORT Medicaid waiver program helps Medicaid-eligible older Ohioans get the long-term services and supports they need to stay in their homes.
PASSPORT is a two-pronged program. The first part is a pre-admission screening during which interested consumers are screened by telephone to determine preliminary Medicaid eligibility and care needs. They are also provided information about the variety of long-term care options available.
The second part of PASSPORT is home care. Once a consumer is determined eligible a case manager works with him or her to develop a package of in-home services to be provided by local service providers. The case manager then monitors the care for quality and changes the care plan as necessary.
PASSPORT is a service of the Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc., and is made possible by funds through the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA).
Participant Information
Persons served will:
- Be age 60 or over
- Meet income guidelines
- Need assistance with daily activities
- have Physician approval for services .
Eligible Provider Information
You must be a certified PASSPORT service provider in order to provide services to PASSPORT consumers. The initial enrollment process is somewhat lengthy and will take several months to complete. The process is somewhat shorter for currently certified providers who wish to either add a county or service. All providers must meet the Conditions of Participation and Service Specifications for the service or services they wish to provide.
Interested providers must make application with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) through Ohio's Medicaid Information Technology System (MITS).
ATTENTION: In accordance with Conditions of Participation, you must be “a formally organized business or service agency registered with the Ohio secretary of state that has been operating, providing, and being paid for the same services for which certification is being applied, for at least two adults in the community for a minimum of three months at the point of application.”
Application Process