·State program
Option Pursuant to Section 1915(i) of the Social Security Act
Option Pursuant to Section 1915(i) of the Social Security Act provides home and community-based services to Connecticut residents aged 65 and older with functional needs, including care management, personal care, homemaker, companion, respite, meals, and other services.
What you get
Services, Coverage, as recorded:
- Services include Adult Day Health, Care Management, Homemaker, Companion, Chore, Respite, Assisted Living, Assistive Technology, Environmental Accessibility Adaptations, Home Delivered Meals, Adult Family Living/Foster Care, Mental Health Counseling, Personal Emergency Response Systems, Transportation, Bill Payer, Transitional Care Management, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Recovery Assistant, and Personal Care Assistant
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Connecticut?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts?
Our record lists 150% of the federal poverty level — limits change, so confirm the current figures.
- 03
Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (65–null)?
- 04
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 05
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 06
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 07
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.
- 08
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 09
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.
Income and asset limits
“Participants in this category of service are Medicaid recipients whose income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty level. The annual income limit is $19,332 for Category 5 participants”
portal.ct.gov →Age of the person receiving care
“Category 5: This category targets individuals who are functionally equivalent to Category 1 but are enrolled in Medicaid. Category 5 participants receive services under a 1915(i) Medicaid state plan option, which allows service expenditures to be federally matched.”
portal.ct.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“Individuals receiving services under this 1915(i) benefit for CHCPE must have needs that are less stringent than nursing facility level of care.”
portal.ct.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
How to apply
- 01
Contact CHCPE at 800-445-5394, Option 4