Home and community-based service waivers

Because each of the waiver programs was written to meet federal guidelines, each program includes:

• Eligibility requirements specific to the type of disability
• Funding parameters and limits
• Separate county and/or state policies
• Service menus

Programs

• Alternative Care, a program that supports certain home and community-based services for older Minnesotans, age 65 years and over, who are at risk of nursing home placement and have low levels of income and assets.
• Brain Injury (BI) Waiver for people with acquired or traumatic brain injuries who need the level of care provided in a nursing facility that provides specialized (cognitive and behavioral supports) services for people with brain injury or neurobehavioral hospital level of care.
• Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver for chronically ill and medically fragile people who need the level of care provided in a hospital.
• Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) Waiver for people with disabilities who require the level of care provided in a nursing facility.
• Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver for people with developmental disability or related condition who need the level of care provided in an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (ICF/DD).
• Elderly Waiver (EW) for people over the age of 65 years who require the level of care provided in a nursing facility.

Consumer directed community supports (CDCS) is available under the Alternative Care program and each of the waivers.

Apply

• Brain Injury
• Community Alternative Care
• Community Access for Disability Inclusion
• Developmental Disabilities

DHS also administers the Elderly Waiver (EW) waiver program and the Alternative Care program to provide home and community-based services for eligible older Minnesotans. For more information or to apply, contact your local county agency.