New Jersey Seeks Approval To Move I/DD Community Care Waiver To The Comprehensive Waiver

New Jersey is planning to seek federal approval to modify its Medicaid 1115 Comprehensive Waiver by incorporating its 1915(c) Community Care Waiver (CCW) for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Currently the two waivers operate separately. The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) released details about the proposal on June 10, 2016, in its draft 1115 waiver renewal proposal. The CCW serves about 11,000 adults with I/DD who need an institutional level of care and who live in licensed residential settings or their own homes. If this proposal to move the CCW into the . . .