Home and Community Based Waivers
Alaska Home and Community-Based Waiver programs offer people experiencing disabilities the opportunity to receive care in their home or community instead of in a long-term care facility or institution. The goal is to help individuals receive the supports they need to remain as independent as possible in their community of choice.
For those seeking to apply for services, we provide guidance and support through the application process, and submit the required documentation.
Once determined eligible for a waiver, the care coordinator helps individuals learn which services they are eligible for, helps identify resources, and connects the client to their chosen service providers through a support plan. The care coordinator will maintain monthly contacts with the client to monitor service delivery so any concerns can be addressed.
Alaska's Shared Vision
"Alaskans share a vision of a flexible system in which each person directs their own supports, based on their strengths and abilities, toward a meaningful life in their home, their job, and their community. Our vision includes supported families, professional staff, and services available throughout the state now and into the future."
Statement Regarding Eligibility and Assessments:
The services we offer are based upon diagnostic criteria and we must follow federal and state regulations. We will pre-screen based on the information an individual and their family/guardians provide to us. If we feel you won't qualify for services, we may be able to suggest alternative services in the community.
If we feel an individual may meet level of care for service application, we partner with our clients to gather all required documentation. We cannot guarantee the level of service or whether services will be approved. An individual must qualify initially and annually to remain in the programs we serve. We do everything within our power to ensure that the process is as smooth and predictable as possible.
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.”
Waiver Types
There are five Home and Community Based Waivers approved for Alaska, each designed to serve a specific group of individuals:
Children with Complex Medical Conditions (CCMC): This waiver is for a child a medical condition requiring technology or life-saving interventions, through age 21, who requires a level of care provided by a hospital or nursing facility.
Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): This waiver is for a child or adult that requires a level of care provided by an intermediate care facility for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In order to become eligible, the individual must work with their local DDRC. You can find additional information HERE.
Adults with Physical and Developmental Disabilities (APDD): This waiver is for an individual age 21 and over who is both physically and developmentally disabled, that requires a level of long-term care provided by a nursing facility. DD eligibility must be established first by working with their local DDRC. You can find additional information HERE.
Alaskans Living Independently (ALI): This waiver is for a disabled adult over 21 that requires a level of long term care provided by a nursing facility.
Individualized Supports (ISW): This waiver is for a child or adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities that meets an ICF/IDD level of care who can be supported safely in a non-residential community setting with less intensive supports than those offered under the IDD waiver. In order to become eligible, the individual must work with their local DDRC. You can find additional information HERE.
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