WAIVER UPDATE

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Medicaid Waivers allow Medicaid to fund supports and service for children and adults with disabilities in their family homes or communities instead of institutions.

Indiana's Support Services Medicaid Waiver has been replaced with a new Family Supports Waiver. The former Developmental Disabilities and Autism Waivers have been combined into a new Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver.The new waivers took effect September 1, 2012. These waivers provide services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Indiana's Aged and Disabled Waiver serves people with significant medical needs, and the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver serves people with TBI.

  • The Family Supports Waiver will be used as the basic entry point to receive waiver services, and can provide up to $16,250 annually in services and supports. 

  • The Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver will be used as a "Needs Based" waiver only for eligible individuals who meet specific criteria, including:

o Health and welfare is threatened in another setting

o Transitioning to the community from nursing facilities, Large Private Intermediate Care Facility for People
   with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID), extensive support needs homes and state operated facilities

o Determined to no longer need/receive active treatment in group home

o Transitioning from 100% state funded services

o Loss or incapacitation of the primary caregiver

o Living an aging primary caregiver age 80 or older

o Aging out of residential placements for children

o Emergency Placement

o Transitioning from Crisis Management and meet certain other criteria 

  • Individuals who had been on a waiting list for the DD, Autism or Support Services Waivers will be targeted for the new Family Supports Waiver based on their earliest date of application.  

  • Individuals who received services through the DD or Autism Waiver have been transitioned onto the new Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver.

To apply for Medicaid Waiver services for people with developmental disabilities, contact the Bureau of Developmental Disability Services, 800-545-7763. To apply for Medicaid Waiver services for people with significant medical needs or traumatic brain injury, contact an Area Agency on Aging, 800-986-3505

Case Management Reforms
FSSA has approved four entities to provide case management as a waiver service:  

  • Advocacy Links, LLC
    574-229-5065

  • The Columbus Organization
    610-592-0292

  • Indiana Professional Management Group, Inc. (IPMG)
    317-585-5944

  • Unity of Indiana
    317-888-1481

Waiting List Web Portal
FSSA has created a Waiting List Web Portal to check your status on the waiting list and keep your information updated. For information and to access the portal. visit: www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/4328.htm

Waiting List Updates
FSSA posts updates on new enrollments to waiver services every Monday at: http://in.gov/fssa/ddrs/3347.htm

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