try contacting TASH http://www.tash.org/ they do alot to keep people out of insatutions. dan on 1/24/03 6:42 PM, Elizabeth H. Thiers at [log in to unmask] wrote: > David, > Could you let this person know that there are many types of Medwaiver > programs out there that vary from state to state. There is often a > community waiver for medical issues and another program that helps keep > people with disabilities out of long term care instituions. It may take > several calls to find out who to talk to for either program. Here in > Florida there are also Developmental Disabilities funding if you can get for > people. > Sometimes the problem is that the Medwaiver program is only set up for > people with specific diagnosis such as Mental retardation, cerebral palsy, > Spina Bifida, Prader-Willi, and Autism here in Florida. > > > Beth T. the OT > Subject: Re: Automatic Medicaid for EVERY disabled person? > > >> David, >> Does this mean that once the child turns 18 or 21 that we are back to >> square one? >> Or is the waiver system still illegal? My son was injured at 17 years >> old but is now 22. He is being rejected for community services because the >> waiver program doesn't work with his managed care Medicaid program. (in >> our county SSI Medicaid recipients are required to participate in a trial >> program that breaks them into 3 groups, 2 HMO or 1 managed care plan). The >> managed care plan best meets his medical needs but offers no community >> services. I am being forced into choosing between his medical needs and >> the community supports that could offer him so much.