Which waivers include respite?

Which Medicaid waivers allow you to hire a caregiver (or respite provider) to care for your child?

Colorado

CES Waiver, CHRP Waiver: Respite and Community Connector
BI Waiver, CwCHN Waiver, CMHS Waiver, Elderly, Blind, and Disabled Waiver, SLS Waiver: Respite (multiple types)

For more information about each type of respite option (in-home, CNA, RN, LPN, etc.), visit the Respite page on the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing website.

For more information about each waiver, visit the Home and Community-Based Services Waivers page on the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing website, click on the waiver, and scroll down to Benefits and Services.

Other states with Medicaid waivers that include respite care

Alaska

  • Alaskans Living Independently
  • Adults w/Physical and Developmental Disabilities
  • Children w/Complex Medical Conditions
  • Individualized Supports Waiver for People w/Intellectual and DD
  • People w/Intellectual and DD

Arkansas

  • Choices in Homecare
  • Community and Employment Support

California

  • HCBS Waiver for Californians with Developmental Disabilities
  • Home and Community-Based Alternatives (formerly Nursing Facility/Acute Hospital)
  • Multipurpose Senior Services Program
  • In-Home Operations
  • Self-Determination Program (SDP) Waiver for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Florida

  • Developmental Disabilities (DD) Individual Budgeting
  • Familial Dysautonomia Waiver
  • Model Waiver
  • Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
  • Long-Term Care Managed Care

Idaho

  • Adult Developmental Disabilities Waiver
  • Aged and Disabled Waiver

Iowa

  • HCBS Health & Disability Waiver
  • HCBS Elderly Waiver
  • Children’s Mental Health (CMH) Waiver
  • HCBS AIDS Waiver
  • Brain Injury (BI) Waiver)
  • Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Waiver

Kansas

  • KanCare Waiver
  • Autism Waiver
  • Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Waiver
  • Technology Assisted (TA) Waiver
  • I/DD
  • HCBS for the Frail and Elderly

More states with Medicaid waivers that include respite care

Visit the ARCH National Respite Network. This is an amazing resource although I would reach out to each state’s health department (ask for Long-Term Care benefits) for the most current information.

more to come…