Support Waiver for Children and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Control Number: (0464)
Operating State Agency:
Eligible Population:
- Children and young adults with mental retardation or developmental disabilities; ages 3 through 21 who are at a risk of placement in an Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR).
Level of Care:
- Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR)
Services:
- Personal Support
- Assistive Technology
- Behavior Intervention and Treatment
- Adaptive Equipment, Home Accessibility Modifications, Vehicle Modifications
- Training and Counseling Services for Unpaid Caregiver
- Service Facilitation
Service Settings:
- Home and community settings
Maximum Waiver Capacity:
Approval Date:
Limits on Amount, Frequency, or Duration of Services:
- There is an individual cost limit based on the support plan of the participant with disabilities. The limit cannot exceed two hundred percent of the monthly federal Supplemental Security Income payment for an individual residing alone ($14,952 in 2007). Federal SSI payments are indexed to the cost of living. The Waiver cost limit is adjusted annually at the start of each calendar year based on changes in the federal SSI payment levels.
- A $15,000 maximum per participant per five-year period for any combination of adaptive equipment, assistive technology, home modifications and vehicle modifications.
- Within the five-year maximum, there is also a $5,000 maximum per address for permanent home modifications for rented homes. Individual program limits were combined to allow participants greater flexibility within the tangible item budget to meet their unique needs.
- Adaptive Equipment and Assistive Technology not available under the State plan, that are necessary to address participant functional limitations.
Contact Information:
- Bureau of Interagency Coordination
1320 South Second Street, Second Floor
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-557-1868
- E-mail: HCBS