Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for the Developmentally Disabled (HCBS-DD)
Provides home and community-based services to developmentally disabled persons who are Regional Center consumers as an alternative to care provided in a facility that meets the Federal requirement of a intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR); in California, they are the Intermediate Care Facility/Developmentally Disabled-type facilities, or a State Developmental Center.
Type of Waiver
1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver
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Eligibility Requirements
- Must have eligibility for full scope Medi-Cal
- Must have a formal diagnosis of a developmental disability that originates before an individual attains the age of 18, as defined in the California Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 4512(a)
- Must be a Regional Center consumer
- Must meet the level of care of the Federal intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR), or in California, the ICF/DD-type facilities
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Services Provided
- Homemaker
- Home Health Aide Services
- Respite Care
- Habilitation:
- Residential habilitation for children services
- Day habilitation
- Prevocational services
- Supported employment services
- Environmental Accessibility Adaptations
- Skilled Nursing
- Transportation
- Specialized Medical Equipment / Supplies
- Chore Services
- Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
- Family Training
- Adult Residential Care:
- Adult Foster Care
- Assisted Living
- Supported Living Services
- Vehicle Adaptations
- Communication Aides
- Crisis Intervention:
- Crisis Intervention Facility Services
- Mobile Crisis Intervention
- Nutritional Consultation
- Behavior Intervention Services
- Specialized Therapeutic Services
- Transition / Set-Up Expenses
- Habilitation
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Funding Source
State General Fund and Medicaid Federal Funds
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Enrollment Cap
Persons Per Waiver Year (October 1 – September 31)
- 75,000 – 06/07
- 80,000 – 07/08
- 85,000 – 08/09
- 90,000 – 09/10
- 95,000 – 10/11
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Waiver Term
October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2011
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Links for Additional Information
DD Waiver Application, October 2006 – September 2011
Social Security Act - Title XIX
1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver
Contact Information
Data Current as of May 29, 2007