Contact Info and Descriptions for all Florida Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers

The following is a list of all Florida 1915(c) Waivers by name - complete with a description, contact information and web link.

Waiver target group: MR/DD

State: FL
Waiver name: Developmental Services (DS/HCBS)
Description: This waiver allows persons with MR/DD who meet the ICF/MR level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: support coordination, adult day training, consumable medical supplies, residential habilitation therapy, transportation, and personal care assistance.
Contact Information:
(850) 488-4257
State waiver website:
Developmental Services (DS/HCBS) website
Program Data:
Developmental Services (DS/HCBS) 2004 participant data
Developmental Services (DS/HCBS) 2004 expenditure data

State: FL
Waiver name: Supported Living
Description: This waiver allows persons with MR/DD aged 18+ who meet the ICF/DD level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: adult day training, in-home support services, supported living coaching, supported employment and transportation.
Contact Information:
(850) 488-4257
State waiver website:
Supported Living website
Program Data:
Supported Living 2004 participant data
Supported Living 2004 expenditure data

State: FL
Waiver name: Nursing Home Diversion
Description: This waiver allows persons aged 65+ who are residents of Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard, Palm Beach, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie and Indian River counties who meet the nursing facility level of care and who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare Parts A & B to remain living at home and in the community. Long term care waiver services offered include adult companion, adult day health, assisted living, case management, chore, and consumable medical supplies. Acute-care waiver services offered include mental health services, dental, hearing and visual services, physicians, and prescribed drugs.
Contact Information:
Nursing Home Diversion contact information
State waiver website:
Nursing Home Diversion website
Program Data:
Nursing Home Diversion 2004 participant data
Nursing Home Diversion 2004 expenditure data

Waiver target group: Aged/Disabled

State: FL
Waiver name: Aged/Disabled Adult
Description: This waiver allows physically disabled persons aged 18+ who meet nursing facility level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services include: adult day health care, attendant care, case management, homemaker, personal care services, and home-delivered meals.
Contact Information:
Aged/Disabled Adult contact information
State waiver website:
Aged/Disabled Adult website
Program Data:
Aged/Disabled Adult 2004 participant data
Aged/Disabled Adult 2004 expenditure data

State: FL
Waiver name: Channeling
Description: This waiver allows residents from Dade or Broward counties who meet the nursing facility level of care and are aged 65+ to remain living at home and in the community. Services include: case management, caregiver training, personal care assistance, consumable medical supplies and equipment.
Contact Information:
Channeling contact information
State waiver website:
Channeling website
Program Data:
Channeling 2004 participant data
Channeling 2004 expenditure data

State: FL
Waiver name: Assisted Living for the Elderly
Description: This waiver allows persons aged 65+ and/or those physically disabled persons aged 60-64 who meet the nursing facility level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services include: case management, assisted living, and incontinence supplies.
Contact Information:
Assisted Living for the Elderly contact information
State waiver website:
Assisted Living for the Elderly website
Program Data:
Assisted Living for the Elderly 2004 participant data
Assisted Living for the Elderly 2004 expenditure data

Waiver target group: Disabled/Physically Disabled

State: FL
Waiver name: Adult Cystic Fibrosis
Description: This waiver allows individuals diagnosed with cystic fibrosis between the ages of 18 and 59 who are at risk of hospitalization to remain living at home and in the community. Services provided include acupuncture, adult day health, chore service, durable medical equipment, personal care, and transportation.
Contact Information:
Adult Cystic Fibrosis contact information
State waiver website:
Adult Cystic Fibrosis website
Program Data: No data available for this waiver in 2008.

Waiver target group: Children

State: FL
Waiver name: Model
Description: This waiver allows persons aged 21 and younger who are diagnosed as having a degenerative spinocerebellar disease and who meet the hospital level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services include model waiver case management and respite care.
Contact Information:
Model contact information
State waiver website:
Model website
Program Data:
Model 2004 participant data
Model 2004 expenditure data

Waiver target group: HIV/AIDS

State: FL
Waiver name: Project AIDS Care
Description: This waiver allows persons who have a diagnosis of AIDS and who are at risk of institutionalization in a nursing facility or placement in a hospital to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: case management, home delivered meals, homemaker services, massage therapy, and education and support services.
Contact Information:
Project AIDS Care contact information
State waiver website:
Project AIDS Care website
Program Data:
Project AIDS Care 2004 participant data
Project AIDS Care 2004 expenditure data

Waiver target group: TBI/SCI

State: FL
Waiver name: Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
Description: This waiver allows persons with TBI or SCI aged 18+ who meet the nursing facility level of care and have been referred to the state's Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Central Registry to remain living at home and in the community. Services provided under this waiver include: community support coordination, environmental accessibility adaptations, AT and adaptive equipment, and personal care services.
Contact Information:
Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury contact information
State waiver website:
Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury website
Program Data:
Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury 2004 participant data
Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury 2004 expenditure data