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Texas Medicaid Waiver Programs & Other Long Term Care Supports & Services
Long-term care supports and services provide daily health care and living needs to qualified individuals (of all ages) who have a disability or long-term illness in the community or in an institutional setting.
The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) maintain several LTSS programs that include, among others, Texas Medicaid Waiver programs.
Texas Medicaid Waiver programs administered through the Texas DADS include
- CBA – Community Based Alternatives
- MDCP – Medically Dependent Children’s Program
- CLASS – Community Living Assistance and Support Services
- DBMD - Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities
- HCS – Home and Community-based Services
- TxHml – Texas Home Living Waiver
The STAR+PLUS program - a Medicaid Waiver program through the Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) - provides services through a managed care system.
Additional Information
All LTSS programs, including Medicaid Waiver programs, have different eligibility requirements, rules, funding amounts and service options. Contact information and Texas LTSS program details are available on the DADS website.
Medicaid Waiver 101 – Produced by the Texas Center for Disability Studies The University of Texas Austin for the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, this 14 minute video provides a brief overview of Texas Medicaid Waiver Programs. Available in both English & Spanish.Your Life Your Choice – A joint project of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities and the Texas Center for Disability Studies University of Texas Austin, this 17 minute video is about the Consumer Directed Services option for HCS & TXHml Waiver participants. Available in both English & Spanish.
The Interest Lists
When you call to access services in
NOTE: Family income is considered when determining eligibility for the TxHmL program. Eligibility is not determined until services are offered for any Medicaid Waiver program.
The 82nd Legislature
Cuts to community-based LTSS occured during the 82nd Legislature. Click on the presentations below for detailed information.
Service Cuts in Medicaid Waiver Programs
Who will be affected, how will cuts be implemented & what are your rights?
How to Explain Your Service Needs
The UCP Annual Case for Inclusion 2012 Report
The Annual Case for Inclusion Reports ranks all 50 States and the District of Columbia on how well they are providing community-based supports to Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities being served by Medicaid. Texas
ranks 50th in the latest report.
Thought Provoking Articles
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