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1915(c) HCBS Waivers

Three Medicaid 1915(c) waivers (Comprehensive Aggregate Cap, Self-Determination, Statewide) providing home and community based services to people with intellectual disabilities as an alternative to ICF/IID institutional care

Tennessee’s Comprehensive Aggregate Cap, Self-Determination, and Statewide waivers provide home and community-based services for people with intellectual disabilities. New enrollment is generally closed, with limited exceptions in the CAC and Statewide waivers. Contact the TennCare LTSS Help Desk to review the applicable waiver and exception.

Some details for this program are still being verified. Check the official source for the most current information.

Eligibility

  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability

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 Tennessee? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • 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

  • waiver specific enrollment exceptions
  • icf iid level of care and pae
  • current financial category and limits
  • waiver specific services rates and limits
  • application documents and decision timing

Services

Tennessee’s Comprehensive Aggregate Cap, Self-Determination, and Statewide waivers provide home and community-based services for people with intellectual disabilities. New enrollment is generally closed, with limited exceptions in the CAC and Statewide waivers. Contact the TennCare LTSS Help Desk to review the applicable waiver and exception.

How to apply

  • Contact the TennCare LTSS Help Desk at 1-877-224-0219 to ask which waiver and enrollment exception may apply.
  • Most new enrollment closed on July 1, 2016. CAC and Statewide enrollment require specific criteria.

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.