Services for Habilitation Supports Waiver (HSW) & Children's Waiver Participants Only

Some Medicaid beneficiaries are eligible for special services that help them avoid having to go to an institution for people with developmental disabilities or a nursing home. These special services are called the Habilitation Supports Waiver and the Children's Waiver. In order to receive these services, people with developmental disabilities need to be enrolled in either of these "waivers." The availability of these waivers is very limited. People enrolled in the waivers have access to the services listed above as well as those listed here:

Chore Services

(for Habilitation Supports Waiver enrollees) are provided by paid staff to help keep the person's home clean, and safe.

Non-Family Training

(for Children's Waiver enrollees) is customized training for the paid in-home support staff who provide care for a child enrolled in the Waiver.

Out-of-home Non-Vocational Supports and Services

(for HSW enrollees) is assistance to gain, retain or improve in self-help, socialization or adaptive skills.

Personal Emergency Response Devices

(for HSW enrollees) help a person maintain independence and safety, in their own home or in a community setting. These are devices that are used to call for help in an emergency. Prevocational Services (for HSW enrollees) include supports, services and training to prepare a person for paid employment or community volunteer work.

Private Duty Nursing

(for HSW enrollees) is individualized nursing service provided in the home, as necessary to meet specialized health needs.

Specialty Services

(for Children's Waiver enrollees) are music, recreation, art, or massage therapies that may be provided to help reduce or manage the symptoms of a child's mental health condition or developmental disability. Specialty services might also include specialized child and family training, coaching, staff supervision, or monitoring of program goals.