Community Support Waiver

What is the Community Support Waiver?

The new Community Support Waiver (CSW) will help Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) live independent lives at home and in the community. People with I/DD who do not need continuous, 24-hour support can choose from a range of services that fit their assessed needs.

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Goals

The CSW will cover a range of Home and Community-based Services (HCBS) designed to:

Increase access to services for people with I/DD
Enhance natural supports and family caregiving
Help people live more independently at home and in the community
Help people find competitive, integrated employment
Promote connection to the community
Offer more opportunities for people to choose and direct their own services

Eligibility

To be eligible for the CSW, participants must meet all of the following requirements:

Be 5 years of age or older
Have an intellectual disability that began before age 18 or a developmental disability that began before age 22
Be determined program eligible by KDADS
Meet the Medicaid threshold for long-term institutional care
Be determined financially eligible for Medicaid by KDHE
Be a resident of Kansas

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