·State program
1915(i) State Plan Home and Community-Based Services
1915(i) State Plan Home and Community-Based Services provides Medi-Cal eligible elderly, disabled, and developmentally disabled individuals with home and community-based care services, allowing relatives to serve as paid providers.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in California?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Does your relationship to the person — parent or other relative — count for this program?
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Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (0–null)?
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What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
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Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Age of the person receiving care
“Children zero (0) to four (4) years of age requiring assistance with at least two”
dds.ca.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“individuals over the age of five (5) must also have a diagnosis of a developmental disability”
dds.ca.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“relative/legal guardian if the relative/legal guardian meets all specified provider qualifications.”
dhcs.ca.gov →
How to apply
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For some waiver services, the first step to accessing benefits is as simple as contacting your local county social services office. For others, an assessment must be coordinated through the program administrator to determine eligibility. Participation in any waiver requires the establishment of Medi-Cal eligibility.