1915(i) State Plan Home and Community-Based Services¶
1915(i) State Plan Home and Community-Based Services provides Medi-Cal eligible elderly, disabled, and developmentally disabled individuals with home and community-based care services, allowing relatives to serve as paid providers.
Eligibility¶
- Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
- Care recipient age: at least 0
- Relationship: parent, other relative
Questions to ask the program¶
These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.
- Does the person receiving care live in California? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- Does your relationship to the person — parent or other relative — count for this program?
- Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (0 or older)?
- What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
What this record does not yet say¶
- a direct application link
- eligibility criteria
How to apply¶
- For some waiver services, the first step to accessing benefits is as simple as contacting your local county social services office. For others, an assessment must be coordinated through the program administrator to determine eligibility. Participation in any waiver requires the establishment of Medi-Cal eligibility.