Basic COP Information

County & Tribal COP Contacts

Eligibility
& Rates

Medicaid HCB Waivers Manual

Waiver Wise

Training Events

Community Options Program

The Community Options Program (COP) and the Community Options Program Waiver (COP-W) help people get the long-term support they need to remain in their own homes and communities.

History and Principles

• Basic Information About COP
• History of COP
• Principles Guiding COP
• Webcast: Community Options Program: Medicaid Home and Community Based Waivers

Information for consumers

• Basic Information About COP
• Community Relocation Initiative for Nursing Home Residents (PDF, 32 KB) 
  • Community Relocation Initiative Brochure (PDE-28) (PDF, 124 KB)
• County and Tribal Contacts
• A List of COP and Medicaid Home and Community-based Waivers Managed by Wisconsin Counties
• Spousal Impoverishment
• Divestment
• Estate Recovery
• Money Follows the Person demonstration Grant(PDF, 54 KB)

  Information for Care Managers

  • COP (100% State Program) Financial Eligibility and Cost-share Worksheet Guide  
  • Financial Eligibility and Rates for Long-term Support
  • Home and Community-Based Waivers Manual
  • Long-Term Care Program Options in Wisconsin
  • Overview of CIP II and COP-W (Waiver Basics)
  • Model Forms for COP and COP-W
  • Purchase COP Guidelines and COP-W Manual
  • Technical Assistance
    • Training and Conference Calendar
    • Waiver Wise
    • Webcasts
  • Wisconsin Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Wisconsin Functional Screen
  • Community Relocation Initiative, Questions and Answers (PDF, 326 KB) 

  Reports and Publications

  • Relocation Report (FY 2007) (PDF, 940 KB)
    As required by section 51.06 (8) Wisconsin Act 386
  • COP and Waiver Legislative Report 2006 (PDF, 611  KB)
  • COP and Waiver Legislative Report 2005 (PDF, 500  KB)
  • COP and Waiver Legislative Report 2004 (PDF, 322 KB)
  • COP and Waiver waiting list report
    • Cover Memo (COP Information Bulletin #161)  (PDF, 24 KB)
    • Applicants Waiting for COP and Waiver Services  (PDF, 156 KB)
  • Elder Choice  (PDF, 190 KB) 
  • Nursing Home Resident Relocations in 2001  (PDF, 52 KB)

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  Last Revised: April 17, 2008