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DBHDS reports 14,168 on developmental disability waiver waiting list; quartered slot allocations underway
Summary
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services officials told the commission the Commonwealth currently has 14,168 people on the developmental disability (DD) waiver waitlist and is allocating phased slots in quarterly rounds under the FY25 approach.
Heather Norton, deputy commissioner at the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, updated the Virginia Disability Commission on June 5 about the Commonwealth’s developmental disability (DD) Medicaid waiver waiting list and slot assignment process.
Norton said Virginia’s DD waitlist stands at 14,168 people across three waivers (Building Independence, Family and Individual Support, and Community Living). She described the priority categories used to triage assignments: Priority 1 (projected need within a year) at 3,002 individuals; Priority 2 (need in 1–5 years) at…
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