Consolidated Waiver for Intellectual Disability and Autism in Berks County
The Consolidated Waiver is a state and federally funded program that provides support for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism. In Berks County it is one of the waivers listed under Intellectual Disability (ID) / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Services, which the county Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities office oversees. These services are funded by Federal Medicaid dollars and base funding, and they allow individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism to successfully be supported in their homes and communities.
The Consolidated Waiver is available for individuals age 3 and over with an intellectual disability or autism. Unlike the Person/Family Directed Support Waiver and the Community Living Waiver, which have a financial cap, there is no financial cap in the Consolidated Waiver.
Individuals living with an intellectual disability or autism may have access to Supports Coordination as well as additional funding for supports and services. The services listed for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder programs are:
- In-home and Community Support
- Community Participation Support (CPS)
- Companion
- Respite
- Residential Habilitation
- Life Sharing and Supported Living
- Employment Support and Benefits Counseling
- Person-Directed Supports
- Remote Support and Assistive Technology
- Environment Accessibility Adaptations
- Transportation
- Specialized Therapies and Nursing not covered by insurance
- Behavioral Support
- Homemaker and Chore Services
- Participant Good and Services
- Educational Supports
To request intellectual disability or autism services in Berks County, contact Service Access and Management and ask to speak with an Intake Manager for ID/Autism Services. The telephone number is 610-236-0530. The hours of that intake line are not stated.
Once you are determined eligible for services, the supports coordinator will assist you in determining how your services will be funded. Funding for waiver services depends on the type of service you need as well as the amount of money provided by ODP, and the amount of money given to counties is based on the Human Services Block Grant Plan that is submitted to the state office.
Berks County also runs a Supporting Families Collaborative for individuals and families, and posts two guides about the state system: the Gold Book, Understanding the Office of Developmental Programs, and an ODP Infographic 2024.
For general questions about the county program behind these services, the Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities office can be reached at 610-478-3271. That is a general county contact, not the intake line for waiver services.
What a participant pays, what documents to bring and how long an eligibility determination takes are not stated, so ask about those when you call the intake number.
Source: berkspa.gov/departments/mental-health-developmental-disab…, read November 2, 2026.
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Consolidated Waiver – state and federally funded program that provides support for individuals with intellectual disabilities/autism.
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This listing summarizes publicly available information from berkspa.gov/departments/mental-health-developmental-disab…. Last recorded review: November 2, 2026. Contact the provider to confirm eligibility, hours and availability before you go. If something here is wrong, tell us.