1915(i) State plan Home and Community-Based Services

Questions that decide eligibility

GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:

1. 01

   Does the person receiving care live in Michigan?

   Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.

2. 02

   Does your relationship to the person — parent or other relative — count for this program?

3. 03

   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.

4. 04

   What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?

5. 05

   Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?

6. 06

   Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?

7. 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.

8. 08

   What documents do you need from us to start an application?

9. 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

  “have income that does not exceed 150% of the Federal Poverty Line (FPL)”

  michigan.gov →

• Disability of the person receiving care

  “Individual beneficiaries’ with a serious emotional disturbance, serious mental illness and/or intellectual/developmental disability”

  michigan.gov →

• Minimum VA disability rating

  Minimum VA disability rating: null%.

• Work hours

  Minimum work hours: null.

• Relationship to the person receiving care

  “CLS is not intended to replace or supplant what would be the responsibility of a parent or guardian of a minor to provide”

  michigan.gov →