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Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver

Guide last reviewed: August 22, 2026. See dated public updates below.

Program participation: Not currently served

FFAC does not currently serve the Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver. This page is general Indiana program education and does not represent FFAC service availability for that waiver.

Important limits: eligibility, coverage, and availability
Policy information: Rules, service definitions, intake processes, waiting-list or capacity policies, and program names may change. This page is education—not an eligibility or coverage decision. Program and managed-care participation may change. Contact FFAC to confirm the participant's program, health plan, requested service, and current staffing before changing providers or ending existing services.

Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver: at a glance

Who it generally serves
Children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who meet program requirements and applicable priority criteria.
Does Family First currently serve it?
Not currently served.FFAC does not offer services through this waiver.
What Family First provides
Family First does not currently provide services through this waiver. The service menu below is educational.
What should I do next?
Discuss your unmet needs and the services below with your case manager or service coordinator.

See services on this waiver

Start here: get help with this program

Apply through Indiana’s Bureau of Disabilities Services (BDS). Medicaid and program-specific eligibility are separate requirements.

Find official program contacts · Read eligibility and coordination details

Explore all 30 waiver servicesIncludes services FFAC does not provide. Open only the details you need.

What’s on your waiver?

Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver Services in Indiana

This waiver includes multiple kinds of support. Enrollment does not automatically authorize every service below; the participant’s assessed needs, goals, person-centered service plan, and program requirements determine which services may be approved.

Adult Day Services

Structured daytime services and support in an approved setting.

Behavioral Support Services

Assessment, planning, intervention, and teaching strategies related to behavioral needs and goals.

Benefits Counseling

Helps someone understand how employment and earnings may affect SSI, Medicaid, and other public benefits.

Career Exploration and Planning

Helps a participant identify interests, strengths, employment goals, and possible career paths.

Case Management

Coordinates the person-centered service plan and waiver supports.

Community Transition

Assistance and approved transition-related supports for someone moving from an institutional setting into a community residence.

Day Habilitation

Supports development, maintenance, or improvement of skills needed for daily living, independence, social participation, and community life.

Extended Employment Services

Ongoing support to help a participant maintain competitive integrated employment after other employment-support phases.

Facility-Based Support Services

Structured support delivered in an approved facility-based setting according to the participant’s needs and goals.

Family and Caregiver Training

Training that helps unpaid family members and caregivers understand and support the participant’s disability-related needs.

Home Modifications and Assessments

Approved accessibility or safety-related changes to the participant’s home.

Music Therapy

Goal-directed therapy delivered by a qualified music therapist using music-based interventions.

Occupational Therapy

Qualified occupational therapy available under waiver-specific age and coverage rules, generally when the service is not otherwise available through another responsible benefit.

Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)

Emergency-response technology that helps a participant request assistance.

Physical Therapy

Qualified physical therapy available under applicable waiver age and payer requirements.

Prevocational Services

Training that develops general skills and behaviors useful for future employment rather than training for one specific job.

Psychological Therapy

Qualified psychological services available under applicable waiver requirements.

Recreational Therapy

Therapeutic use of recreation and activities to support functional, social, behavioral, or independence goals.

Remote Supports

Technology-supported off-site assistance that may allow a participant to complete activities more independently while maintaining appropriate safety and support.

Rent and Food for an Unrelated Live-In Caregiver

A specific CIH support that may help cover certain room-and-board expenses associated with an unrelated person who lives with the participant and provides needed support.

This is not a general rent subsidy.

Residential Habilitation and Support – Hourly

Hourly residential support addressing daily living, skill development, safety, community participation, and independence.

Residential Habilitation and Support – Daily

A daily residential support model for participants requiring a more intensive or continuous structure of habilitation and support.

Respite

Temporary support provided to the participant so an unpaid caregiver can receive relief from caregiving responsibilities.

Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies

Approved disability-related adaptive equipment, supplies, communication technology, safety devices, or other qualifying items needed to increase independence or functioning.

Speech/Language Therapy

Qualified speech and language services under applicable age and payer requirements.

Structured Family Caregiving

A residential caregiving arrangement in which the participant lives with a principal caregiver and an approved agency provides oversight and support.

Transportation

Approved transportation connected to authorized waiver needs.

Vehicle Modifications

Approved disability-related changes to a vehicle.

The service concerns approved modifications; it is not payment to purchase or lease a vehicle.

Wellness Coordination

Coordination and monitoring focused on health, wellness, medical needs, and communication among the participant’s support team.

Workplace Assistance

Direct support needed to help someone perform or maintain employment in a workplace.

Authorization matters:A service being available through a waiver does not guarantee that it will be authorized for every participant. Services are based on assessed needs, goals, the person-centered service plan, service-specific requirements, and applicable Medicaid/waiver rules.

Information reviewed .

What changed in Indiana’s waiver programs? Checked September 10, 2026

Approved changes, not just proposals

FSSA reports CMS approval of amendments effective August 1, 2026 for H&W, TBI, PathWays, CIH, and Family Supports. The proposed live-in caregiver rate adjustments in bulletin BT202673 were rescinded. This does not establish an individual’s eligibility, hours, or caregiver approval. Read FSSA’s approval notice (PDF).

Case management and future Waiver Reset

Contracted case management changed August 1 for the BDS waivers and PathWays fee-for-service. PathWays managed-care members should work with their health plan. FSSA describes the Youth Waiver as targeted for July 2027 and adult Waiver Reset for 2028; these are future plans, not programs FFAC currently offers. Check FSSA’s current transition guidance.

Waiting lists are different from provider staffing

A waiver invitation, Medicaid enrollment, service authorization, and an available caregiver are different steps. PathWays waiver services can have a waiting list even though the overall PathWays managed-care program does not. For current information, use Indiana’s official waiting-list page and the instructions in your notice.

This update checks the linked public guidance, not FFAC’s contracts or every individual service rule. Confirm personal next steps with your coordinator or health plan.

Read eligibility, application, and coordination details

Plain-language overview

Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver is one of Indiana’s Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers. Waivers let eligible people receive authorized supports in community settings as an alternative to institutional care.

Who the program generally serves

Children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who meet program requirements and applicable priority criteria.

Eligibility and level of care

Eligibility generally includes Medicaid financial rules and program-specific functional or diagnostic requirements. “Level of care” is the assessed support threshold for the program. FFAC does not perform or approve these determinations.

How to apply

Apply through Indiana’s Bureau of Disabilities Services (BDS). Medicaid and program-specific eligibility are separate requirements.

How services are coordinated

A case manager, service coordinator, health plan, or program-specific coordinator helps develop and maintain the participant-centered plan. Services must appear in the approved plan before FFAC can provide them.

FFAC participation and availability

Program participation:Not currently served

Current service availability:FFAC does not offer services through this waiver.

Official Indiana resource

Indiana FSSA / BDS: Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver

Official Indiana Medicaid HCBS waiver information

Frequently asked questions

Does FFAC currently serve the Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver?

Program participation: Not currently served. Current service availability: FFAC does not offer services through this waiver.

Does FFAC determine eligibility or level of care?

No. Indiana Medicaid and its administering entities make those decisions. FFAC is a service provider.

Can program rules change?

Yes. Check the linked official Indiana resource and confirm with the case manager, service coordinator, or health plan.

Your next step

Find the right program information

FFAC does not currently provide services under this program. The guide above links to official information.