Ensuring you have the resources to achieve independence and inclusion
Waivers
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

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