The following are the changes being made
to the Medicaid Waiver Program:
· The Support Services Waiver will be replaced with a
new Family Supports Waiver and the Developmental Disabilities and Autism
Waivers will be replaced and combined into the Community Integration and
Habilitation Waiver.
· The Family Supports Waiver will be used as the basic
entry point to receive waiver services.
· The Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver will
be used as a "Needs Based" waiver only for people who meet specific
criteria.
· Individuals who are 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 currently receive services through the
DD or Autism Waiver will be transitioned onto the Community Integration and
Habilitation Waiver.
FSSA is sensitive to the fact
that there are people who have been waiting for years for supports who are near
the top of the DD Waiver waiting list. They plan to work with these individuals
on a case-by-case basis to determine if they would receive the Family Supports
Waiver or the Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver as they come off of
the current DD Waiver waiting list.
The new Family Supports Waiver will:
· Increase the waiver budget cap from $13,500 to $16,250
and increase flexibility in how an individual's Medicaid Waiver budget can be
used.
· Add Participant Assistance and Care as a new waiver
service to provide a new level of support to an individual either in the family
home or in an individual's own home.
· Services available under the Family Supports Waiver
include: Adult Day Services, Case Management, Prevocational Services, Respite, Supported
Employment Follow Along, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychological
Therapy, Speech/Language Therapy, Behavioral Support Services, Community Based
Habilitation – Group & Individual, Facility Based Habilitation – Group
& Individual, Facility Based Support Services, Family and Caregiver
Training, Intensive Behavioral Intervention, Music Therapy, Participant
Assistance and Care, Personal Emergency Response System, Recreational Therapy, Specialized
Medical Equipment and Supplies, Transportation, & Workplace Assistance
Changes to Case Management: The following four entities will be available to
provide case management as a waiver services: Advocacy Links, LLC- 574-229-5065,
The Columbus Organization- 610-592-0292, IPMG- 317-585-5944, Unity of Indiana-
317-458-0113