·State program
Independent Choices
Independent Choices allows eligible Medicaid beneficiaries under 65 with disabilities or seniors living in their own home to direct and manage their own services and supports through a self-directed budget.
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 Oregon?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, or other relative — count for this program?
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Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (null–65)?
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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
“Individuals under 65 years of age with supporting documentation of a medical, nonpsychiatric diagnosis, or physical disability, may be eligible for services based on their SPL level”
oregon.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“Meet Medicaid Service Priority Level (SPL) eligibility criteria of 1-13, as determined by a functional needs assessment completed in the Client Assessment Planning System (CA/PS)”
oregon.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“The State elects to permit participants to hire legally liable relatives, as paid providers of the personal assistance services identified in the service plan and budget.”
oregon.gov →State residency
“Consumers must demonstrate the ability to assess and plan for care by maintaining a stable living situation, defined as continuous tenancy at a given residence for the past three months.”
oregon.gov →
How to apply
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Case manager conducts an in-person CA/PS Title XIX functional needs assessment in the individual's home or care setting to determine eligibility