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)