Ohio posted for public comments on a proposed amendment to the PASSPORT Medicaid Waiver which is required prior to the submission to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). The period for public comment on the proposed amendment is November 6, 2025, through midnight December 5, 2025. The notice can be found at Public Notices (ohio.gov).
Pursuant to the provision of title 42 Sections 441.301 and 441.304 of the Code of Federal Regulations, public notices are required for any of the following: new 1915(c) waiver, new 1915(i) state plan amendment, renewal of a 1915(c) waiver, and any amendment to a 1915(c) waiver that includes one or more substantive changes. States are required to give notice and to provide a 30-day public comment period.
A non-electronic copy of the PASSPORT Waiver Renewal may be obtained if requested by leaving a voicemail with your mailing address at the following TOLL-FREE telephone number: 1 (855) 926-0994.
Comments must be submitted by midnight of the comment period end date using one of the following options:
- E-mail: Waiverfeedback@age.ohio.gov
- Written comments sent to:
- Attn: PASSPORT Waiver Amendment
Ohio Department of Aging - Division for Community Living
- 30 E Broad Street, 22nd Floor
- Columbus, OH 43215-3414
- Attn: PASSPORT Waiver Amendment
- FAX: (614) 466-9812 (Please include Attn. PASSPORT Waiver Amendment in the subject line
- Call toll-free to leave a voicemail message 1 (855) 926-0994
- Courier or in-person submission to Attn: Department of Aging, 30 E Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215-3414
Click here for summary and detail of this and other Ohio Dept. of Medicaid Public Notices on its website.
