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

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

Waiver target group: MR/DD

State: VA
Waiver name: Mental Retardation
Description: This waiver allows MR/DD persons who meet the ICF/MR level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: consumer-directed personal assistance, respite, day support, residential support, and supported employment.
Contact Information:
Mental Retardation contact information
State waiver website:
Mental Retardation website OR Mental Retardation website
Program Data:
Mental Retardation 2004 participant data
Mental Retardation 2004 expenditure data

State: VA
Waiver name: Individual & Family Developmental Disabilities Support (IFDDS)
Description: This waiver allows MR/DD persons aged 6+ who meet the ICF/MR level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: consumer-directed personal assistance services, facilitator expenditures, in home residential support, therapies, and environmental modifications.
Contact Information:
Individual & Family Developmental Disabilities Support (IFDDS) contact information
State waiver website:
Individual & Family Developmental Disabilities Support (IFDDS) website OR Individual & Family Developmental Disabilities Support (IFDDS) website
Program Data:
Individual & Family Developmental Disabilities Support (IFDDS) 2004 participant data
Individual & Family Developmental Disabilities Support (IFDDS) 2004 expenditure data

State: VA
Waiver name: Day Support
Description: Effective August 28, 2006 daily management of the waiver was shifted from DMAS to the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Office of Mental Retardation (OMR). For information, please refer to the DMHMRSAS website at http://www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/OMR-MRWaiverInformation.htm.
Contact Information:
Day Support contact information
State waiver website:
Day Support website OR Day Support website
Program Data:
Day Support 2004 participant data
Day Support 2004 expenditure data

Waiver target group: Aged

State: VA
Waiver name: Elderly or Disabled with Consumer Direction (EDCD)
Description: This waiver allows persons with physical disabilities and those aged 65+ who meet the nursing facility level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: facilitator expenditures and consumer-directed personal assistance services.
Contact Information:
Elderly or Disabled with Consumer Direction (EDCD) contact information
State waiver website:
Elderly or Disabled with Consumer Direction (EDCD) website OR Elderly or Disabled with Consumer Direction (EDCD) website
Program Data:
Elderly or Disabled with Consumer Direction (EDCD) 2004 participant data
Elderly or Disabled with Consumer Direction (EDCD) 2004 expenditure data

Waiver target group: Aged/Disabled

State: VA
Waiver name: Alzheimer's Assisted Living
Description: The 2004 General Assembly mandated that DMAS develop a home-and community-based care waiver for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. This waiver became a reality in 2005 and will initially serve 200 individuals. Participants must reside in an assisted living facility (ALF) licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services, be in a safe and secure environment, meet Virginia's criteria for nursing facility placement and be receiving an Auxiliary Grant (AG). In order to participate in the program, the ALF must meet certain criteria. The individual must not have a diagnosis of mental retardation or serious mental illness. Services available in the AAL waiver are:

• Assisted Living: Assistance with activities of daily living, housekeeping, and supervision.
• Medication Administration: Medication administered by a licensed professional.
• Nursing evaluations: Evaluation by a registered nurse.
• Therapeutic and Recreational Programming: Weekly activity program based on needs and interests.
• Individuals receiving AAL Waiver services also receive services through the Medicaid program. Examples include medications (for those individuals not covered under Medicare), physician visits, acute care hospitalizations, and certain therapies.

Contact Information:
Alzheimer's Assisted Living contact information
State waiver website:
Alzheimer's Assisted Living website OR Alzheimer's Assisted Living website
Program Data:
Alzheimer's Assisted Living 2004 participant data
Alzheimer's Assisted Living 2004 expenditure data

Waiver target group: Disabled/Physically Disabled

State: VA
Waiver name: Technology Assisted
Description: This waiver allows persons who use technological assistance and meet the nursing facility or specialized care level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: private duty nursing, personal care, respite, environmental modifications and assistive technologies.
Contact Information:
Technology Assisted contact information
State waiver website:
Technology Assisted website OR Technology Assisted website
Program Data:
Technology Assisted 2004 participant data
Technology Assisted 2004 expenditure data

Waiver target group: HIV/AIDS

State: VA
Waiver name: AIDS
Description: This waiver allows persons with AIDS who meet the hospital/acute level of care to remain living at home and in the community. Services offered under this waiver include: case management, consumer-directed and agency directed personal assistance and respite, and nutritional supplements.
Contact Information:
AIDS contact information
State waiver website:
AIDS website OR AIDS website
Program Data:
AIDS 2004 participant data
AIDS 2004 expenditure data