Nebraska Medicaid Waiver Guide

Understanding the Nebraska Medicaid Waiver Program

Nebraska currently has a TEFRA program and three HCBS 1915(c) waivers that serve children. All programs waive parent income. See this overview of Nebraska programs.

Types of Waivers

Katie Beckett Program

• Description: Provides Medicaid coverage only.
• Online State Information: Katie Beckett Program or this guidebook
• How to Apply: Contact your local DHHS office and apply for Medicaid and then request the DHHS Pediatric Nurse Consultant assess for the Katie Beckett program.

Family Support Waiver

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides Respite, Assistive Technology, Child Day Habilitation, Community Integration, Day Supports, Environmental Modification Assessment Family and Peer Mentoring, Family Caregiver Training, Home Modifications, Homemaker, Independent Living, Non-Medical Transportation, Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) Supported Family Living, and Vehicle Modifications
  for children ages 0-21 with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, or autism.
• Online State Information: Family Support Waiver or this brochure
• Official Federal Information
• How to Apply: Follow the instructions on the Eligibility page.

Comprehensive Developmental Disabilities Services Waiver

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides prevocational, residential habilitation, respite, supported employment – individual, adult day, assistive technology, behavioral in-home habilitation, child day habilitation, community integration, consultative assessment, day supports, environmental modification assessment, home modifications, homemaker, independent living, medical in-home habilitation, personal emergency response system (PERS), small group vocational support, supported employment – follow along, supported family living, therapeutic residential habilitation, transitional services, transportation, and vehicle modifications for individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities, ages 0 to no max age.
• Online State Information: Division of Developmental Disabilities or this guidebook
• Official Federal Information
• How to Apply: Follow the instructions on the Eligibility page.

HCBS Waiver for Aged, Adults and Children with Disabilities

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day health services, personal care, respite care, assisted living service, assistive technology, chore, companion, extra care for children with disabilities, home again, home and vehicle modifications, home delivered meals, independence skills building, non-medical transportation, and personal emergency response system (PERS) services for aged individuals 65 – no max age and individuals with physical disabilities 0-64 years.
• Online State Information: Aged and Disabled Waiver or this guidebook
• Official Federal Information
• How to Apply: Contact your local DHHS office and tell them you want to apply for the waiver.

Other online resources for Nebraska:

• The ARC of Nebraska can help you with all things related to autism from advocacy to employment.
• This comprehensive guidebook for Nebraska resources
• Parent Training and Information (PTI) Nebraska can help support parents and holds workshops
• Autism Family Network has a database of resources for Nebraska

Telephone Resources

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services should be able to help you with general questions: (402) 471-3121

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.