COLORADO MEDICAID AND DISABILITY WAIVERS

LONG TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS

• These services and supports for adults and children with disabilities are referred to as Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and are funded through Medicaid.

• These programs for children and adults with disabilities are administered by two local organizations called Community Centered Boards and Single Entry Point Agencies.

• Which organization you should use and which program your family member qualifies for depends on many different factors.

• You can only be in one program at a time.

• Talk with eligibility personnel with each organization to learn which program you or your family member with a disability qualifies for.

Community Centered Boards administer the following Medicaid Waivers:

• Family Support Services Program (also known as FSSP)

• Early Intervention Services (also known as EI):

• Autism Waiver

• Children's Extensive Services Waiver (also known as CES)

• Supported Living Services (also known as SLS)

• Developmental Disability Waiver (also known as DD Waiver)

SINGLE POINT AGENCY LOCATOR

Single Entry Point Agencies administer the following Medicaid Waivers:

• Children's Life Limiting Illness Waiver

• The Brain Injury Waiver

• The Elderly Blind and Disabled Waiver( also known as EBD):

• The Waiver for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury (also known as SCI):

• The Community Mental Health Supports Waiver (also known as CMHS)

• Colorado Choice Transitions (also known as CCT)