Gauging The Use Of HCBS Support Waivers For People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities: Final Project Report

In April 2007, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released a final report that compiles systematic information about the supports waivers that states operate. Support waivers complement the unpaid supports that are provided to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I&DD) by family caregivers. Seventeen states now operate supports waivers side-by-side with the traditional “comprehensive waivers” that provide more extensive services, including licensed residential services furnished outside the family home. Compared to the waivers that have traditionally provided services to this population, supports waivers impose relatively low dollar limitations on the total . . .