Workforce Challenges & DDS Waiver Services Analysis
Creating a Cross-Disability Children's Individual & Family Supports Waiver
A cross-disability children's Waiver would allow the State to provide services for children with support needs, regardless of disability category
Target
Population
• Children ages 3-18 (or 21) with mild
to moderate support needs are
served in the IFS waiver
• Those with higher support needs
can be assessed for services
through the ID/DD comprehensive
waiver
Children ages 0 through 3
would continue to be
served by the ID/DD
waiver
Level of
Care
•
•
Use an expansive LOC for children 3
through 6 years old, based upon
children who are eligible for early
intervention Part B Services
For children ages 6 and above: use the
new ID/DD LOC and other existing
LOCS (Medically Fragile, Autism)
Services
Policy Decisions:
•
Should there be an
individual cost limit?
If so, it is a hard cap or soft?
Is there a need for tiered
waivers with different levels
of individual cost limits to
help mitigate a potential
waiting list?
Is there an opportunity for
county buy-in?
•
Build a service array that supports
families; leverages the workforce;
and facilitates success transition.
• Incentivize self-direction
Understand existing utilization so
that no one loses supports
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