Ohio Medicaid IDD / waiver rates
Ohio Medicaid pays $6.79 per Fifteen minutes for day habilitation / day program (idd) delivered by a agency provider, effective July 1, 2024. Below: 3 more IDD / waiver rates compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Day habilitation / day program (IDD)
- $6.79per Fifteen minutes
- Rank among states
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- Direct support professional median wage
- $18.46BLS May 2025
- Ohio minimum wage
- $11.00$11.40 from January 1, 2027
Ohio IDD / waiver rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Ohio's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | OH rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-home and community living supports (IDD) | Agency provider | Not published | $29.78/hr | $12.40 | $85.96 | 24 | ||||
| Community integration / community access (IDD) | Agency provider | Not published | $26.70/hr | $14.60 | $140.64 | 18 | ||||
| Day habilitation / day program (IDD) | Agency provider | SGE | $6.79 | Fifteen minutes | — | — | $22.64/hr | $6.54 | $100.00 | 27 |
| Prevocational services | Agency provider | SVT | $6.93 | Fifteen minutes | — | — | $18.67/hr | $5.66 | $74.31 | 24 |
| Residential habilitation / group home supports | Agency provider | Not published | $273.72/day | $20.00 | $999.00 | 26 | ||||
| Supported employment (job coaching) | Agency provider | SJH | $200.00 | — | — | — | $41.50/hr | $12.80 | $141.64 | 32 |
| Behavior support services (disability waiver) | Agency provider | FPT | $68.91 | hour | $68.91 | 14 of 20 | $76.16/hr | $24.64 | $173.04 | 20 |
| ICF/IID stay (daily rate) | All levels | Not published | $487.12/day | $195.43 | $951.10 | 10 | ||||
Day habilitation / day program (IDD): where Ohio ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $25.00 | 15 min | $100.00 | 2013-11-01 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $57.28 | hour | $57.28 | 2026-07-01 |
| 3 | California | $50.77 | hour | $50.77 | 2026-07-01 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $12.60 | 15 min | $50.40 | 2025-07-01 |
| 5 | Missouri | $12.14 | 15 min | $48.56 | 2022-07-01 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $11.28 | 15 min | $45.12 | 2026-01-01 |
| 7 | Utah | $10.71 | 15 min | $42.84 | 2018-07-01 |
| 8 | Oregon | $29.30 | hour | $29.30 | 2026-07-01 |
| 9 | Maine | $7.04 | 15 min | $28.16 | 2026-01-01 |
| 10 | Kansas | $6.70 | 15 min | $26.80 | 2026-07-01 |
| 11 | Tennessee | $6.10 | 15 min | $24.40 | 2025-07-01 |
| 12 | Alabama | $5.89 | 15 min | $23.56 | 2024-01-05 |
| 13 | Florida | $22.71 | hour | $22.71 | 2026-07-01 |
| 14 | Colorado | $5.66 | 15 min | $22.64 | 2026-07-01 |
| 15 | Mississippi | $5.26 | 15 min | $21.04 | 2026-01-01 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $5.11 | 15 min | $20.44 | 2024-01-01 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $19.62 | hour | $19.62 | 2016-12-01 |
| 18 | Nebraska | $18.45 | hour | $18.45 | 2026-07-01 |
| 19 | Virginia | $18.32 | hour | $18.32 | 2026-07-01 |
| 20 | Idaho | $4.00 | 15 min | $16.00 | 2026-07-01 |
| 21 | Iowa | $3.97 | 15 min | $15.88 | 2025-08-01 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $3.62 | 15 min | $14.48 | 2025-01-01 |
| 23 | Arizona | $3.42 | 15 min | $13.68 | 2024-01-01 |
| 24 | West Virginia | $3.39 | 15 min | $13.56 | 2025-10-01 |
| 25 | Texas | $10.98 | hour | $10.98 | 2025-09-01 |
| 26 | Louisiana | $2.48 | 15 min | $9.92 | 2025-11-18 |
| 27 | Indiana | $6.54 | hour | $6.54 | 2023-07-01 |
What it costs to deliver in Ohio
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | OH median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct support professional * | $18.46 | $22.08 | -16.4% |
| Residential advisor | $18.55 | $20.31 | -8.7% |
| Home health / personal care aide | $16.57 | $17.21 | -3.7% |
| Licensed practical nurse | $29.78 | $30.96 | -3.8% |
* BLS publishes no occupation for this role; the closest published occupation is shown.
Recent Ohio IDD / waiver rate changes
The workspace adds every modifier, region and provider variant, full rate history, proposed changes, coverage and prior-authorization rules, managed-care plans and a unit-economics calculator. All of it is available through the API.
Rates are taken from Ohio's official Medicaid publications, and each one links to its source. Confirm with the payer before billing. Managed-care plans may pay differently from fee-for-service.