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Agency official outlines county waiver programs and $125 million in funding; 48 on wait list
Summary
An agency official updated the Human Services Committee on county administration of three home-and-community-based waivers, reporting caseloads and that the county now oversees roughly $125 million in waiver funding after a state change; 48 people remain on the wait list with May 22 quarterly increase request planned.
An agency official told the Human Services Committee that the county administers three home-and-community-based waivers and supports hundreds of residents through a mix of uncapped and capped funding.
The official said the county oversees the consolidated waiver (uncapped), the community living waiver (capped at $97,000 per year) and the Person/Family Directed Support (PFDS) waiver (capped at $47,000 per year). "It is uncapped funding," the agency official said of the consolidated waiver, and cited current caseloads of 429 people on the consolidated waiver, 183 on the community living waiver, 263 on PFDS and roughly 334 people on base…
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