Ensuring you have the resources to achieve independence and inclusion

To be eligible for the Comprehensive Waiver an individual must:

• Be eligible for Medicaid (otherwise known as MO Health Net)
• Be determined by the Regional Office to have a developmental disability

To be eligible for the Community Support Waiver an individual must:

• Be eligible for Medicaid
• Be determined by Regional Office to have a developmental disability 
• Have needs that can be met within the waiver cap of $28,000

In order to be considered for participation in the MOCDD Waiver, the child must:

• Be eligible to receive Division of DD services (have a developmental disability)
• Be living at home
• Be under the age of 18
• Have a need for waiver services
• Not be eligible for any regular MO Health Net programs
• Require a level of care that would place the person at risk of entering a facility if those services were not provided through the waiver

For an individual to be eligible for the Autism Waiver the individual must:

• Be eligible for Medicaid 
• Be 3 through 18 years of age 
• Live with his/her family in the community 
• Have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 
• The child must have behavioral and/or social, or communication deficits that require supervision, that impact the ability of the child’s family providing care in the home, and that interfere with the child participating in activities in the community 
• Be determined eligible for services by the Regional Office. 
• Have needs that can be met within the waiver cap of $22,000

To be eligible for the PfH Waiver individuals must:

• Be a resident of a participating county upon enrollment and while receiving waiver services
• Be determined by the Regional Office to have a developmental disability
• Persons do not require residential services and are typically living in the community with family members
• The individual is at risk of needing institutional services if unable to access waiver services to subsidize care and support provided by the community and/or family
• The estimated cost of waiver services and supports necessary to support the person must not exceed $12,000 annually
• Be determined eligible for services by the Regional Office