Wyoming Medicaid Waiver Guide

Understanding Wyoming Medicaid

Wyoming currently has three Medicaid waivers that can serve children, all of which are home and community based 1915(c) waivers. All three are based only on the child’s income, waiving parental income for eligibility. See Wyoming’s Medicaid Eligibility page for links to the various different available programs or this page on developmental disability programs.

Types of Programs

Children’s Mental Health Waiver

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides youth and family training and support for individuals with mental illness (ages 18-21) and for individuals with serious emotional disturbance (ages 4-17).
• Online State Information: Children’s Mental Health Waiver
• Official Federal Information: 1915(c)
• How to Apply: Call 1-855-883-8740 or fill out an application and follow the online instructions.

Supports Waiver

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day services, case management, community living services, community support services, homemaker, personal care, respite, supported employment, dietician services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, skilled nursing, speech, hearing and language services, behavioral support services, child habilitation services, cognitive retraining, companion services, crisis intervention support, environmental modification, individual habilitation training, specialized equipment, transportation for individuals with ID/DD (0 – no max age) and Brain Injury (ages 21 – no max age).
• Official Federal Information
• How to Apply: Contact a Benefits and Eligibility Unit.

Comprehensive Waiver

• Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day services, case management, community living services, community support services, homemaker, personal care, respite, supported employment, dietician services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, skilled nursing, speech, hearing and language services, behavioral support services, child habilitation services, cognitive retraining, companion services, crisis intervention support, environmental modification, individual habilitation training, special family habilitation home, specialized equipment, transportation for individuals with brain injury (21 – no max age), and with ID/DD (0 – no max age).
• Official Federal Information
• How to Apply: Contact a Benefits and Eligibility Unit.

Other online resources for Wyoming:

• Wyoming Institute for Disability (WIND) — Our fantastic research partners that have information on all things related to autism, ADHD, developmental and intellectual disabilities, and healthcare.
• Wyoming Protection and Advocacy System — A nonprofit corporation authorized by Congress to implement several federal laws to protect the human, civil and legal rights of people with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities.

Telephone Resources

• Participant Support Specialists by county
• Wyoming Department of Health, Behavioral Health Division: (307) 777-6494

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.