Contact Info and Descriptions for all Kansas Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers

The following is a list of all Kansas 1915(c) Waivers by name - complete with a description, contact information and web link.

Waiver target group: MR/DD

State: KS
Waiver name: Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Description: This waiver allows MR/DD persons aged 5+ who meet the ICF/MR level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: case management, residential services, day services, home modifications, supportive home care, and consumer directed attendant option
Contact Information:
Persons with Developmental Disabilities contact information
State waiver website:
Persons with Developmental Disabilities website
Program Data:
Persons with Developmental Disabilities 2001 participant data
Persons with Developmental Disabilities 2001 expenditure data

Waiver target group: Aged

State: KS
Waiver name: Frail Elderly
Description: This waiver allows persons aged 65+ who meet Medicaid Long Term Care threshold requirements to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: adult day care, sleep cycle support, wellness monitoring, and respite care.
Contact Information:
(785) 296-4986
State waiver website:
Frail Elderly website
Program Data:
Frail Elderly 2001 participant data
Frail Elderly 2001 expenditure data

Waiver target group: Disabled/Physically Disabled

State: KS
Waiver name: Persons with Physical Disabilities
Description: This waiver allows physically disabled persons and/or those aged 65+ who need personal assistance to accomplish normal activities to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: personal assistance services, medical equipment, home modifications, independent living counseling, and consumer directed attendant option (age 18 and older).
Contact Information:
Persons with Physical Disabilities contact information
State waiver website:
Persons with Physical Disabilities website
Program Data:
Persons with Physical Disabilities 2001 participant data
Persons with Physical Disabilities 2001 expenditure data

Waiver target group: Children

State: KS
Waiver name: Children with Severe Emotional Disturbance
Description: This waiver allows children aged 18 and younger (or those between the ages of 18 and 21 if they had received at least 12 months of intensive services between the ages of 16 and 18 and services have continued after age 18) who meet the definition of severely emotionally disabled and meet the admission criteria for a state mental health hospital to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: wraparound facilitation/support, independent living/skill building services, parent support and training, and respite care.
Contact Information:
(785) 296-3471
State waiver website:
Children with Severe Emotional Disturbance website
Program Data:
Children with Severe Emotional Disturbance 2001 participant data
Children with Severe Emotional Disturbance 2001 expenditure data

State: KS
Waiver name: Technology Assisted Children
Description: This waiver allows medically fragile children aged 18 and younger who are dependent upon mechanical ventilators or intravenous administration of nutritional substances or drugs who meet the hospital level of care, but would otherwise be ineligible for Medicaid, to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: respite care, medical equipment and supplies, and case management.
Contact Information:
(785) 296-3561
State waiver website:
Technology Assisted Children website
Program Data:
Technology Assisted Children 2001 participant data
Technology Assisted Children 2001 expenditure data

Waiver target group: TBI/SCI

State: KS
Waiver name: Persons with Head Injuries
Description: This waiver allows persons aged 16-55 who have ABI resulting in residual deficits and disabilities who meet the head injury rehabilitation hospital level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: personal assistance services, medical equipment, home modifications, AT, rehabilitation services, and transitional living skills.
Contact Information:
Persons with Head Injuries contact information
State waiver website:
Persons with Head Injuries website
Program Data:
Persons with Head Injuries 2001 participant data
Persons with Head Injuries 2001 expenditure data