Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for the Developmentally Disabled
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
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
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
Funding Source
State General Fund and Medicaid Federal Funds
Enrollment Cap
Persons Per Waiver Year (October 1 – September 31)
- 100,000 – 11/12
- 105,000 – 12/13
- 110,000 – 13/14
- 115,000 - 14/15
- 120,000 - 15/16
Waiver Term
October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2016
Links for Additional Information:
Social Security Act - Title XIX
Contact Information
Data Current as of September 18, 2013
