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1915(i) State plan Home and Community-Based Services

Michigan's 1915(i) SPA covers Community Support Services (Community Living Supports, Respite Care, Skill-Building, Supported Employment, Family Support & Training, Housing Assistance, and related HCBS) for beneficiaries with serious emotional disturbance, serious mental illness, and/or intellectual/developmental disability.

Eligibility

  • Household income at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level
  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • 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 Michigan? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — parent or other relative — count for this program?
  • What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts? — Our record lists 150% of the federal poverty level — limits change, so confirm the current figures.
  • 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