Contact Info and Descriptions for all Colorado
Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers
The following is a list of all Colorado 1915(c) Waivers
by name - complete with a description, contact information and web link.
Waiver target group: MR/DD
State: CO Waiver name: Developmentally Disabled Description: This waiver allows persons with DD who meet the ICF/MR level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: specialized day and prevocational habilitation, supported employment, 24-hour residential habilitation (individual or group), and transportation. Contact Information: (303) 866-7460 or (303) 866-7455 State waiver website: Developmentally Disabled website Program Data:
Developmentally Disabled 2004 participant data
Developmentally Disabled 2004 expenditure data
State: CO Waiver name: Children's Extensive Support (HCBS-CES) Description: This waiver allows children aged 17 and younger who have intense behavioral or medical needs and are at risk for institutionalization to remain living at home and in the community. Children younger than 4 must have a developmental delay, and those from ages 5 to 17 must have a developmental disability. Services offered by this waiver include: home modifications, specialized medical equipment and supplies, personal assistance, AT, and behavioral services. Contact Information: (303) 866-7467 or (303) 866-7455 State waiver website: Children's Extensive Support (HCBS-CES) website Program Data:
Children's Extensive Support (HCBS-CES) 2004 participant data
Children's Extensive Support (HCBS-CES) 2004 expenditure data
Waiver target group: Aged/Disabled
State: CO Waiver name: Elderly, Blind, & Disabled (HCBS-EBD) Description: This waiver allows physically disabled or blind persons aged 18-64 and/or persons aged 65+ with a functional impairment who meet the nursing facility level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: adult day care, home modification, non-medical transportation, and respite care. Contact Information: (303)-866-5659 or (303) 866-5908 State waiver website: Elderly, Blind, & Disabled (HCBS-EBD) website Program Data:
Elderly, Blind, & Disabled (HCBS-EBD) 2004 participant data
Elderly, Blind, & Disabled (HCBS-EBD) 2004 expenditure data
Waiver target group: Children
State: CO Waiver name: Children Description: This waiver allows children aged 17 and younger who are at risk for institutionalization, but who would otherwise be ineligible for Medicaid due to excess parental income and/or resources, to remain living at home and in the community. Case management is the only service offered by this waiver. Contact Information: (303) 866-4770 State waiver website: Children website Program Data:
Children 2004 participant data
Children 2004 expenditure data
State: CO Waiver name: Mentally Ill (HCBS-MI) Description: This waiver allows persons with a diagnosis of major mental illness to remain living at home and in the community as an alternative to nursing facility care. Services offered under this waiver include: adult day care, home modifications, alternative care facilities, respite care, and non-medical transportation. Contact Information: (303) 866-7414 State waiver website: Mentally Ill (HCBS-MI) website Program Data:
Mentally Ill (HCBS-MI) 2004 participant data
Mentally Ill (HCBS-MI) 2004 expenditure data
Waiver target group: TBI/SCI
State: CO Waiver name: Brain Injury (HCBS-BI) Description: This waiver allows persons with brain injury, aged 16-64, who are in the process of discharging from a hospital, rehabilitation hospital, or rehabilitation facility, to access Medicaid benefits that promote an early discharge. Services offered under this waiver include: day care/treatment, behavioral management, skills training, home modifications, special equipment, and personal care. Contact Information: (303) 866-6255 State waiver website: Brain Injury (HCBS-BI) website Program Data:
Brain Injury (HCBS-BI) 2004 participant data
Brain Injury (HCBS-BI) 2004 expenditure data
This information is part of the Center for PAS report:
Source: All information presented in these
tables were derived from public sources including state websites and the latest
available CMS Form 372, an annual report which includes waiver participants
and expenditures.
