·State program
1915(i) State plan Home and Community-Based Services
Mississippi's 1915(i) is the IDD Community Support Program (CSP), targeting individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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 Mississippi?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — other relative — count for this program?
- 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.
- 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
“have income that does not exceed 150% of the Federal Poverty Line (FPL)”
medicaid.ms.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“The individual must have significant limitations of functioning in two (2) or more areas of major live activity including self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic self-sufficiency.”
medicaid.ms.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“The active involvement of individuals and their families and/or legal guardians are essential to the development and implementation of a PSS”
medicaid.ms.gov →