Community Support Waiver
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Effective July 1, 2003, the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities received approval from CMS for its third Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver. The waiver is called the community support waiver. All consumers considered for participation must:
- Be eligible for Medicaid as determined by the Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division, under an eligibility category that provides for Federal Financial Participation (FFP) and is not an "expanded" eligibility category under the 1115 Waiver.
- Not require residential services.
- Be determined by the DMRDD regional office initially and annually thereafter to require an ICF/MR level of care if waiver services are not provided.
- Not be receiving services from any other waiver.
The Community Support waiver has the same services and uses the same service definitions as the Comprehensive waiver with two exceptions:
1) The waiver will not pay for residential habilitation (group home) or individualized supported living services, and
2) Each service has a maximum dollar limitation with an individual cost cap of $22,000 annually.
