State: TN Waiver name: Self Determination Waiver Program Description: The Tennessee Self Determination Waiver Program (#0427.01), as approved July 1, 2006, provides community-based services to individuals who would otherwise require the level of care provided in an Intermediate Care Facility (ICF/MR). To enroll in this HCBS waiver program, you must:
Live in Tennessee;
Have mental retardation before age 18 OR have a developmental disbility and be age 4 or younger;
Be financially eligible for Medicaid;
Meet TennCare criteria for payment of institutional ICF/MR care;
Be on the DMRS Waiting List and be classified in one of the crisis, urgent, or active waiting list categories prioritized by urgency of need;
Have an adequate support system to assure health and safety while receiving services in a home and community based setting (i.e., caregiver, personal emergency response system);
and
Not need staff-supported residential services.
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.
