OhioRISE Explore Support for Driver Education
Learning to drive can help young people build confidence, independence, and access to their community.
OhioRISE is an Ohio Medicaid program for eligible children and youth with complex behavioral health needs. If you are enrolled, ask your care coordinator whether driver education can be approved as part of your individual care plan. OhioRISE enrollment alone does not guarantee driver education funding.
Start with your care coordinator
OhioRISE enrollment alone does not guarantee driver education funding. Obtain approval and funding authorization before enrolling.
Get Approved Before You Enroll
Contact your care coordinator
Contact your OhioRISE care coordinator and obtain approval and funding authorization for driver education.
Choose Youth Driving Schools
Tell your care coordinator you want to attend Youth Driving Schools.
Your organization sends the referral
Your coordinating organization sends us your information, referral, and authorization.
Register and schedule lessons
Once we receive the required documents and confirm that you meet our admission requirements, you can register and schedule lessons.
Payment goes directly to the school
The authorized funding organization pays Youth Driving Schools directly for the approved training.
Approval comes before training
Approval and referral must be completed before enrollment and training. Assistance cannot be applied retroactively to training you have already started with us.
Our 20-Hour Driving Experience Requirement
Students entering our standard program must complete at least 20 hours of supervised driving practice before beginning lessons, using a valid permit and practicing with a legally qualified supervising driver. Do not practice alone.
We cannot accept students into our standard program without this experience. Students who need instruction from the very beginning may be directed to our From Scratch program, which provides more extensive training and costs more.
Ask your care coordinator whether this additional training can be authorized before enrolling. Approval for one program does not automatically cover another.
Understand Your Coverage
It is your responsibility to ask your care coordinator exactly which services are approved, what funding covers, and what costs are excluded. Additional lessons, program upgrades, testing services, and other charges should never be assumed to be covered. Services outside the approved authorization may require payment from you.
Questions about our lessons?
Speak with your care coordinator about authorization and coverage before enrolling. For lesson information, call Youth Driving Schools.
