Eligibility Criteria
The Independent Care Waiver is designed for eligible Medicaid members with severe physical disabilities who are between the ages of 21 and 64. They must:
- Between 21 and 64 to apply
- Be capable of managing their own services (individuals with a TBI do not have to meet this criteria);
- Have a severe physical impairment and/or TBI that substantially limits one or more activities of daily living and requires the assistance of another individual;
- Do not have a primary diagnosis of a mental disorder (mental retardation/mental illness)
- Be medically stable but at risk of placement in a hospital or nursing facility if community-based support services are not available; and
- Be safely placed in a home or community setting