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Disability services in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

942 listings serve St. Tammany Parish: 101 Confirmed Profiles and 841 Registry Listings, plus 175 organizations that serve the whole country.

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Listings that serve the county in each area. 179 more serve people with any disability.

Intellectual and Developmental72Mental and Behavioral Health318Physical and Mobility244Sensory13Neurological and Chronic Health127Veterans and Military Families34

How to get services in St. Tammany Parish

Most long-term supports are paid for by Medicaid, often through a waiver program. Start with Medicaid, then get on the program that fits. Where a program uses local offices, the office for St. Tammany Parish is shown.

Start here Louisiana Medicaid · Louisiana Department of Health (LDH)

Apply online (opens in a new tab) · Call (888) 342-6207 · Yes, at a Medicaid office or application center listed in the LDH directory.

Louisiana gives Medicaid to people who get SSI without a separate Medicaid application.

Long term care and waiver Medicaid is handled by the Long-Term Care Processing Center at 1-800-230-0690, with no online option. The Family Opportunity Act program covers some children with disabilities whose family income is too high for regular Medicaid or LaCHIP, with a small monthly premium.

For children: Act 421 Children's Medicaid Option (TEFRA): covers children under 19 with qualifying disabilities even when parent income is too high for regular Medicaid.

If you work: Medicaid Purchase Plan (MPP): lets working people with disabilities keep Medicaid at higher earnings, with a premium for some members.

Steps

  1. Apply online at MyMedicaid.la.gov, or call 1-888-342-6207 to apply by phone
  2. For nursing home or waiver Medicaid, call the Long-Term Care Processing Center at 1-800-230-0690
  3. Answer all questions about income, resources and household
  4. Send proof LDH asks for
  5. Read your decision letter and keep it

Have these ready

  • Social Security number
  • Proof of Louisiana address
  • Proof of citizenship or immigration status
  • Proof of income
  • Bank and resource information for disability programs
  • Other health insurance information

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Intellectual and developmental disabilities, and autism

Children's Choice Waiver (CC) Has a waiting list

Children and youth from birth to age 20 with intellectual or developmental disabilities, including autism, who meet the state definition and ICF/IID level of care.

Start with: Your Local Governing Entity (human services district or authority) · (866) 783-5553 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Offers come from one Request for Services Registry and are based on urgency of need (SUN score), not on the date you applied.

Steps

  1. Call the developmental disabilities office at your Local Governing Entity and ask for a determination of eligibility for developmental disability services
  2. Send the records they ask for and complete the eligibility review
  3. Once you get your Statement of Approval, ask to be placed on the Request for Services Registry
  4. Complete the Screening for Urgency of Need (SUN) when OIDD calls you, and keep your contact information current
  5. Under the tiered waiver system, people under 21 who receive an offer are offered Children's Choice first
  6. Choose a support coordination agency when you get an offer

Your local office for St. Tammany Parish

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority (Region 9)
(985) 543-4730 · Website (opens in a new tab) · 835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, 70401

Apply or start here (opens in a new tab) · About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for St. Tammany Parish

New Opportunities Waiver (NOW) Has a waiting list

People 3 and older with intellectual or developmental disabilities, including autism, who have an OCDD Statement of Approval, meet ICF/IID level of care and Medicaid rules, and have needs another OCDD waiver cannot meet.

Start with: Your Local Governing Entity (human services district or authority) · (866) 783-5553 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Offers come from one Request for Services Registry and are based on urgency of need (SUN score), not on the date you applied.

Steps

  1. Call the developmental disabilities office at your Local Governing Entity and ask for a determination of eligibility for developmental disability services
  2. Send the records they ask for and complete the eligibility review
  3. Once you get your Statement of Approval, ask to be placed on the Request for Services Registry
  4. Complete the Screening for Urgency of Need (SUN) when OIDD calls you, and keep your contact information current
  5. Your support coordinator uses a needs-based assessment to see if you need NOW, a higher tier waiver

Your local office for St. Tammany Parish

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority (Region 9)
(985) 543-4730 · Website (opens in a new tab) · 835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, 70401

Apply or start here (opens in a new tab) · About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for St. Tammany Parish

Residential Options Waiver (ROW) Has a waiting list

People of any age with intellectual or developmental disabilities, including autism, who meet the state definition and ICF/IID level of care.

Start with: Your Local Governing Entity (human services district or authority) · (866) 783-5553 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Offers come from one Request for Services Registry and are based on urgency of need (SUN score), not on the date you applied.

Steps

  1. Call the developmental disabilities office at your Local Governing Entity and ask for a determination of eligibility for developmental disability services
  2. Send the records they ask for and complete the eligibility review
  3. Once you get your Statement of Approval, ask to be placed on the Request for Services Registry
  4. Complete the Screening for Urgency of Need (SUN) when OIDD calls you, and keep your contact information current
  5. ROW is part of the tiered waiver system; your support coordinator and assessment decide if ROW fits your needs

Your local office for St. Tammany Parish

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority (Region 9)
(985) 543-4730 · Website (opens in a new tab) · 835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, 70401

Apply or start here (opens in a new tab) · About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for St. Tammany Parish

Supports Waiver (SW) Has a waiting list

Adults 18 and older with intellectual or developmental disabilities, including autism, who are no longer in school.

Start with: Your Local Governing Entity (human services district or authority) · (866) 783-5553 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Offers come from one Request for Services Registry and are based on urgency of need (SUN score), not on the date you applied.

Steps

  1. Call the developmental disabilities office at your Local Governing Entity and ask for a determination of eligibility for developmental disability services
  2. Send the records they ask for and complete the eligibility review
  3. Once you get your Statement of Approval, ask to be placed on the Request for Services Registry
  4. Complete the Screening for Urgency of Need (SUN) when OIDD calls you, and keep your contact information current
  5. Adults 21 and older usually receive a Supports Waiver offer first; ages 18 to 20 out of school may choose Supports or Children's Choice

Your local office for St. Tammany Parish

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority (Region 9)
(985) 543-4730 · Website (opens in a new tab) · 835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, 70401

Apply or start here (opens in a new tab) · About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for St. Tammany Parish

Older adults and people with physical disabilities

Community Choices (CC) Waiver Has a waiting list

Adults 21 and older who meet nursing facility level of care and Medicaid eligibility, including older adults and adults with disabilities.

Start with: Louisiana Options in Long-Term Care · (877) 456-1146 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Names go on the Community Choices Waiver Request for Services Registry; priority groups get offers first and everyone else is offered services by date of request.

Steps

  1. Call Louisiana Options in Long-Term Care at 1-877-456-1146 (TTY 1-855-296-0226), Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  2. Ask to add your name to the Community Choices Waiver Request for Services Registry
  3. Answer the screening questions
  4. When you get an offer, finish the assessment and the long term care Medicaid application
  5. Choose a support coordination agency and plan your services

About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for St. Tammany Parish

Mental health

Coordinated System of Care (CSoC) Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) Children's Waiver No waiting list

Children and youth with serious emotional or behavioral health needs who are at risk of out-of-home placement and meet CSoC criteria on the CANS brief assessment.

Start with: Magellan of Louisiana (Coordinated System of Care) · (800) 424-4489 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Louisiana reported no one waiting for mental health home and community services in KFF 2026 state data.

Steps

  1. With the parent or guardian present, call Magellan of Louisiana at 1-800-424-4489, or call the child's Healthy Louisiana plan
  2. Answer the risk questions and the CANS brief assessment
  3. If eligible, Magellan refers you to a Wraparound Agency in your region
  4. Meet with the Wraparound facilitator to build a child and family team and plan

About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for St. Tammany Parish

Other programs

Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Waiver Has a waiting list

Adults who need nursing facility level of care and want services at an adult day health care center. Exact age rules were not confirmed in this pass.

Start with: Louisiana Options in Long-Term Care · (877) 456-1146 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Offers come from the ADHC Request for Services Registry by priority group: abuse or neglect cases, recent hospital stays, and nursing facility residents first, then everyone else by request date.

Steps

  1. Call Louisiana Options in Long-Term Care at 1-877-456-1146
  2. Ask to apply for the Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Waiver
  3. Answer the screening questions
  4. Complete the assessment and long term care Medicaid application if asked
  5. Choose an ADHC center and support coordinator

About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for St. Tammany Parish

Rules change. Check with the agency before you rely on this. Checked 2026-10-09.

Confirmed Profiles based in St. Tammany Parish

Organizations checked by ConnectIDD with an address in the county, A to Z. Many more serve the county from nearby.

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