·State program
1915(c) HCBS Waivers
Three Medicaid 1915(c) waivers (Comprehensive Aggregate Cap, Self-Determination, Statewide) providing home and community based services to people with intellectual disabilities as an alternative to ICF/IID institutional care
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 Tennessee?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (null–6)?
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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
“The Statewide waiver provides services to Tennessee children under age 6 with developmental delay and adults and children with intellectual disabilities who meet the ICF/IID LOC criteria.”
tn.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“provide Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) for people with intellectual disabilities as an alternative to institutional care, which includes care in an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID)”
tn.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
State residency
“To enroll in this wavier program, an individual must: 1. Be a Tennessee resident;”
tn.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Meet ICF/IID level of care and financial eligibility with a TennCare-approved Pre-Admission Evaluation (PAE), then contact your TennCare MCO (BlueCare 888-747-8955; United Healthcare Community Plan 800-690-1606; Wellpoint 833-731-2153) to enroll; questions to the LTSS Help Desk 1-877-224-0219