Home and Community Based Waiver Services

Home and Community Based Waiver Services allow spouses and parents to serve as paid caregivers providing community supports, personal assistance, respite care, and other services in home and community-based settings, capped at 40 hours per week.

Eligibility

• Relationship: spouse, parent

How to apply

• The family member must be an employee of a Medicaid provider and meet the caregiver qualification and training standards specified in the waiver for that service; if a spouse is chosen as caregiver, this must be documented in the member's plan of care.