Waiver programs, part of Social Security Amendment 1915C, allow Medicaid to offer waiver funds to expand Medicaid State Plan services through home- and community-based services to those who would traditionally have been institutionalized. Waiver is not an entitlement. Services are based on funds available. The waiver program targets specific groups so there is a limitation on the number of clients accepted into the program. The focus is on alternatives to institutionalization. (The following information is from <http://www.hawaii.gov/hrd> under the heading “Social Services Division/Adult Services”).
The NHWW waiver program is designed for children and adults who have significant functional/medical needs and require a variety of in-home support and services.
The person must:
This program serves all ages.
People in the NHWW and their families can choose from the services below to design a package that meets their specific needs. They can also choose the case managers and other providers with whom they wish to work.
For more information and to apply for services, unless indicated otherwise, call the Department of Human Services, Adult and Community Care Services Branch (ACCSB) on your island, Monday through Friday, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The DD/MR waiver program provides home- and community-based care for persons with developmental disabilities and mental retardation who would otherwise receive such services in an Intermediate Care Facility for persons with mental retardation (ICF/MR). The goal of this program is to reduce and prevent unnecessary institutionalization by providing home- and community-based services at a cost less than or equal to institutionalization.
The person must:
This program serves all ages.
Persons in the DD/MR Waiver and their families can choose from the services below to design a package that meets their specific needs. They can also choose the case managers and other providers with whom they wish to work.
Admission to the program requires a referral from a Department of Health - Developmental Disabilities Division (DOH-DDD) case manager.
All individuals interested in these services but not known to DOH-DDD should contact the DOH-DDD intake office on their island as follows: (Area Code 808)
| CMU 1 | Hawaii Kai, Kahala, Kaimuki through Kalihi/Kapalama/airport; this includes zipcodes: 96814, 96815, 96816, 96821, 96825, and 96826 |
| CMU 2 | Ewa Beach (below Hanakahi Street/Ft. Weaver Road is the dividing line) to Waianae |
| CMU 3 | Ewa Beach (Pahkapuna area below Ft. Weaver Road, Soda Creek/entry, West Loch Estates, old Ewa), Waipahu (excluding CT 87.01, 88,and 89.12) including Kunia/Village Park, Waikele Sea View/CrestView, Mililani, Wahiawa, Waialua to Turtle Bay |
| CMU 4 | (a.k.a. Support Unit) Windward Oahu (Kahuku to Waimanalo); this includes zipcodes: 96717 (Hauula), 96730, 96731, 96734, 96744, 96762, and 96795 |
| CMU 5 (a.k.a. Specialized Case Management Unit) | Waipahu (Census Tracts [CT] 87.01, 88 and 89.12) |
| CMU 6 | Not applicable at this time |
| CMU 7 | Aiea, Pearl City, Salt Lake. This includes 96701, 96782 and 96818 |
| CMU 8 | Zip codes: 96813, 96817 and 96819 |
The RACCP Medicaid Waiver is designed for adults [may include 18-21 year old DOE students] who have significant functional/medical needs and choose to live in an alternative communitybased home because they can no longer live safely in their own home.
The person must:
People in the RACCP and their families can choose the type of living environment that meets their specific needs. They can also choose the case managers and other providers with whom they wish to work.
For more information and to apply for services, unless indicated otherwise, call the licensed waiver contracted RACCP Case Manager(s) serving your island, Monday through Friday, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Click on the Residential Alternatives Community Care Program (RACCP)-Licensed Case Management Agency List.)
The Medically Fragile Children’s Waiver is designed for children who are born with or develop complex medical problems and whose families need support to keep them in the home or in a licensed child foster home.
Eligibility Requirements
The child must:
MFCCP waiver services are provided in addition to authorized Medicaid State Plan program benefits such as private duty nursing, personal care, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and supplies.
Children on the Medically Fragile Children’s Waiver and their families can choose from the services below to design a package that meets their specific needs. They can also choose the case managers and other providers with whom they wish to work.
For more information and to apply for services, unless indicated otherwise, call the waiver contracted Case Manager(s) serving your island, Monday through Friday, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The HCCP waiver program is designed for children and adults who have significant functional/medical needs and require a variety of in-home support and services.
The person must:
This program serves all ages.
People in the HCCP and their families can choose from the services below to design a package that meets their specific needs. They can also choose the case managers and other providers with whom they wish to work.
For more information and to apply for services, unless indicated otherwise, call the Case Managers on your island, Monday through Friday, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.