This voucher payment program funds respite vouchers to caregivers so they can pay another person to care for their loved one and take a break from their caregiving duties. ● Care recipient does not receive services through a DDS Home and Community-Based Services Waiver.
● Care recipient receives less than 20 hours per week of state funded services (some exceptions apply).
● Care recipient has a developmental disability per Section 1408 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
● If in DHS custody the care recipient must be living in a kinship home.
● Caregiver does not receive the Family Support Assistance Payment on behalf of the Care Recipient
● Caregiver must live in Oklahoma.
● Caregiver must not receive respite services funded through another state or federal program.
● Caregiver must reside with and provide at least eight hours per day of care to an eligible care recipient.
● Caregiver’s adjusted gross income is less than $75,000.
