In April 2019, Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services kicked off the Bureau of Disabilities Services’ waiver redesign project in coordination and collaboration with stakeholders, and our contracted partner Human Services Research Institute. The waiver redesign project is a multi-year process to modernize and improve the services and supports array for home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Waivers
The following have been approved by CMS and will take effect July 1, 2024
Waiver transition plan and updates
In September 2022, FSSA announced two HCBS waivers, the Traumatic Brain Injury waiver and the Aged & Disabled) waiver (for individuals ages 59 and under), will transition oversight from the Division of Aging to the Division of Disabilities and Rehabilitative Services. The plan has not changed for coverage of A&D waiver members ages 60 and over via FSSA's MLTSS plan in 2024. This is part of an effort to enhance the delivery of services to our members. Transition work is in the planning stages, and currently all waiver members will continue to receive services exactly as they do today. More information is available in the following FAQs:
- HCBS waiver transition FAQ for care/case management
- HCBS waiver transition FAQ for individuals and families
- HCBS waiver transition FAQ for providers
Announcements
- CMS approves FSSA’s Indiana’s PathWays for Aging Program and Home and Community-Based Services Waivers (6/4/2024)
- Waiver transition - November virtual feedback sessions (11/2/22)
- BDDS publication of The Path Forward (waiver and system redesign updates) (7/21/22)
- Case management innovation (5/4/2021)
- Waiver redesign update (05/29/2020)
- Update on waiver redesign pause (05/07/2020)
- Waiver Redesign virtual meetings and listening sessions canceled (03/26/20)
- Change in format for upcoming waiver redesign feedback sessions (03/10/2020)
- March opportunities to learn more about the Waiver Redesign Initial Concept Paper (03/03/2020)
- Provider feedback sessions available (03/03/2020)
- Waiver redesign flyer now available (02/26/2020)
- Position announcement: Director of Home- and Community-Based Services (02/25/2020)
- Virtual listening session - BDDS Waiver Redesign Initial Concept Paper (02/24/2020)
- Waiver Redesign Meeting Toolkit now available (02/20/2020)
- February opportunities to learn more about the Waiver Redesign Initial Concept Paper (02/17/2020)
- Building Bridges: Supporting families and self-advocates through engagement (02/04/2020)
- Self-advocate and family feedback sessions (02/03/2020)
- Upcoming BDDS Waiver Redesign Initial Concept Paper feedback opportunities (01/09/2020)
- BDDS Waiver Redesign Initial Concept Paper – public comment request (01/07/2020)
Documents
- Executive Summary in English
- Para acceder al Resumen Ejecutivo en español, haga clic aquí.
- စပိန်ဘာသာဖြင့်အလုပ်အနှစ်ချုပ်ကိုရယူရန်ဤနေရာကိုနှိပ်ပါ
- Initial Concept Paper (01/07/2020)
- Meeting toolkit
- The Path Forward
- Waiver Redesign Family listening session webinar recording (02/27/2020)
- Waiver Redesign FAQ (03/06/2020)
Stakeholder feedback
BDS thanks all stakeholders for their time to provide valuable and informative feedback as we move this process. To submit direct feedback or input about the waiver transition plan, please email bds.help@fssa.in.gov and check back for additional opportunities that may arise in the future.