Wisconsin's 1915(b)(c) Waiver Application for Family
Care
On June 1, 2001, after nearly four years of negotiation, the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly the Health Care
Financing Administration (HCFA), approved new Family Care waivers for
Wisconsin.
There were four Family Care waivers approved, as described below.
General Information:
For a general description of how the Family Care waivers work together
in the Family Care benefit, refer to the "Components
of Family Care" fact sheet. Click
here to view a chart that depicts the target populations for each waiver.
Waiver Applications:
To view the actual waiver applications, click on one of the links below:
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Two 1915(b) waivers--one for people age 60
and over in Milwaukee County, and one for all adults in the other pilot
counties--which authorize the Department to make HCBS waiver services in
those counties available only through the prepaid capitated Family Care
benefit.
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Two 1915(c) waivers--one for people with
developmental disabilities, and one for people who are aged or have
physical disabilities--which authorize the Department to use Medicaid
funds to provide HCBS instead of only institutional care for people
whose care needs would qualify for Medicaid funding in a nursing home.
Approval letters from CMS (formerly HCFA):
A letter of approval for the (b)
waivers includes several conditions the State must meet. In
addition, letters of approval for the developmental
disabilities (c) waiver and for the aged/physical
disabilities (c) waiver set limits to the number of individuals
who can be served and the annual average per person expenditure
allowed.
Last Updated: March 17, 2005
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