Medicaid Waiver Guide – Indiana

What is Indiana Medicaid?

Indiana currently has four waiver programs that serve children. All are 1915(c) HCBS waivers, and all waive parent income and are open to children of all incomes. General information about waivers in Indiana can be found on the state’s HCBS Waiver Page. Indiana Family to Family also has fact sheets available on these programs.

Indiana also has a 1915(i) program for children with mental or behavioral health challenges that provides additional home and community based services to children already eligible for Medicaid.

Types of Medicaid Waiver Programs

Community Integration and Habilitation

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day services, case management, day habilitation, prevocational services, rent and food for unrelated live-in caregiver, residential habilitation and support (hourly), respite, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychological therapy, speech /language therapy, behavioral support services (BSS), community transition, community-based habilitation-group (terminated eff. 7/31/2020), community-based habilitation-individual (terminated eff. 7/31/2020), environmental modifications, extended services, facility based habilitation – group (terminated eff. 7/31/2020), facility based support services, facility-based habilitation-individual (terminated eff. 7/31/2020), family and caregiver training, intensive behavioral intervention, music therapy, personal emergency response system, recreational therapy, remote supports, residential habilitation and support – daily (RHS Daily), specialized medical equipment and supplies, structured family caregiving (previously known as adult foster care), transportation, wellness coordination, workplace assistance for individuals with autism, ID, DD, ages 0 – no max age.
• Online State Information: Community Integration and Habilitation page
• Official Federal Information
• How to Apply: Contact your regional Bureau of Developmental Disabilities or call 1-800-545-7763.

Family Supports

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day services, case management, prevocational services, respite, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychological therapy, speech/language therapy, behavioral support services, community-based habilitation-group (terminated eff. 7/31/2020), community-based habilitation-individual (terminated eff. 7/31/2020), day habilitation, environmental modifications, extended services, facility based habilitation-group (terminated eff. 7/31/2020), facility based support services, facility-based habilitation-individual (terminated eff. 7/31/2020), family and caregiver training, intensive behavioral intervention, music therapy, participant assistance and care, personal emergency response system, recreational therapy, remote supports, specialized medical equipment and supplies, transportation, workplace assistance for individuals autism, IID, DD, ages 0 – no max age.
• Online State Information: Family Supports page
• Official Federal Information
• How to Apply: Contact your regional Bureau of Developmental Disabilities or call 1-800-545-7763.

Health and Wellness Waiver

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day service, attendant care, care management, home and community assistance service, skilled respite, adult family care, assisted living, caregiver coaching, community transition, home delivered meals, home modification assessment, home modifications, integrated health care coordination, nutritional supplements, participant directed home care service, personal emergency response system, pest control, specialized medical equipment and supplies, structured family caregiving, transportation, and vehicle modification services to individuals with physical or other disabilities ages 0-59 years who meet a nursing facility level of care.
• Online State Information: Health and Wellness page
• Official Federal Information
• How to Apply: Call 1-800-986-3505 or contact your Area Agency on Aging.

Traumatic Brain Injury

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day services, attendant care, care management, home and community assistance, residential based habilitation, respite, structured day program, supported employment, adult family care, assisted living, behavior management/behavior program and counseling, community transition, home delivered meals, home modifications, integrated health care coordination, nutritional supplements, personal emergency response system, pest control, specialized medical equipment and supplies, transportation, and vehicle modification services to individuals with brain injury ages 0 or older who meet a nursing facility or ICF/IID level of care.
• Online State Information: Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Page
• Official Federal Information
• How to Apply: Call 1-800-986-3505 or contact your Area Agency on Aging.

Other online resources for Indiana:

• https://www.in.gov/core/index.html — Family Voices Indiana’s mission is to support families who have children and youth with health care needs and/or disabilities through education, outreach and community partnerships
• https://www.arcind.org/ — The ARC does great advocacy all across the nation for persons and families living with disabilities. Indiana’s chapter has 27,000 members.
• https://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/2639.htm — This explains the purpose of the Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS) and explains the relevant waivers.

Telephone Resources

• BDDS agencies by county
• (844-323-4636) — Family Voices Indiana Info Line, they may be able to assist you through the medicaid process.

Ordering Goally with a Medicaid Waiver

Talk with your case manager to see if the waiver program you have will cover Goally. If so, have your case manager email us at: [email protected] to place an order on your behalf.

This post was originally published on 02/16/2021. It was updated on 03/19/2025.