Selecting a Service Provider
Choosing a service provider is an important step in making sure you have the support you and your family need to succeed. Everyone has different needs; the key is to recognize those needs and then carefully select the right service provider to meet them.
DODD Provider Search Tool
This web search tool is designed to help individuals, families and county boards search for providers of a variety of services for Ohioans with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Providers of Medicaid waiver services such as Adult Day Support, Supported Employment, Transportation, and Homemaker Personal Care can be found here. Additionally, the tool includes a listing of Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFsIID). Providers of Supported Living services are also included.
The references and resources that you acquire in connection with this tool are not specifically endorsed by the Lorain County Board of Developmental Disabilities or any of its employees. The County Board is not responsible for the content of any resource data or links included within this provider listing.
Provider Support
The Lorain County Board of DD works with organizations – known as service providers – to meet the needs of people with developmental disabilities. The Lorain County Board Provider Support Department is available to assist providers with understanding Individual Service Plans (ISP’s), rule compliance, and certification. The Provider Support team may be reached at 440-324-2366 or ProviderSupport@murrayridgecenter.org
How to Become a Certified Department of Developmental Disabilities Waiver Provider
Providers are the true foundation of the state and county’s developmental disabilities system. A provider can be a person, business or organization that provides services to people with disabilities.
Anyone interested in certification as a provider of waiver services for individuals with developmental disabilities in Lorain County can contact the Lorain County Board’s Provider Supports unit directly at 440-324-2366 or via email at ProviderSupport@murrayridgecenter.org for information on prerequisites and the application process through the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD). Provider support staff is available to consult and field your questions related to the application process.
Interested providers are also encouraged to visit the DODD website for additional information and rules for providers of service prior to application as there is much to know before application.
Care Choice Referral Portal
Murray Ridge Center has implemented the Care Choice Referral Portal which is designed to significantly improve the provider search process for eligible individuals served in Lorain County. This system is coordinated by the agency’s Service and Support Administration Department (SSA).
The Referral Portal:
- Makes it easier for individuals to find providers.
- Allows SSAs to send out an individual profile through email blast to certified providers wishing to provide services to individuals in Lorain County.
- Makes it easier for providers to review, track and manage referrals.
- Makes it easier for providers to directly promote their services to individuals who need services.
By logging onto https://lcbddproviders.org/login.aspx, providers will be able to connect with current individuals looking for services in Lorain County. If you are a certified provider and would like to have access to this search portal please contact jmsmith@murrayridgecenter.org. Individuals who receive waiver services in Lorain County also have the ability in the new portal to post a profile on the provider search portal to get connected to providers who are looking to serve their needs.
For more information, contact Jessica Smith of the SSA Department at (440) 324-2366 or at jmsmith@murrayridgecenter.org.