Indiana Waiver Next Steps After an Invitation, Move Home, or Age 60

Three common life events can create urgent questions about help at home: receiving a Health & Wellness (H&W) Waiver invitation, preparing to leave a nursing facility, or approaching age 60 while receiving Indiana Medicaid services. Each situation has a different official process. FFAC can explain its provider role, but Indiana and the responsible program or health plan make eligibility, enrollment, and authorization decisions.

I received an H&W Waiver invitation

Read every notice and respond by the stated deadline. Indiana's invitation process includes forms and verification steps; an invitation is not the same as a completed enrollment or an authorization for a specific service. Use the Indiana H&W waiting-list information and the contact instructions in your letter. Once service planning begins, ask about provider choice and which authorized services may fit your needs.

I am leaving a nursing facility

Discharge planning should begin before the move. Ask the facility team, Area Agency on Aging, case manager, or Medicaid contact whether Medicaid HCBS or Indiana's Money Follows the Person transition process may apply. A safe move may require housing, equipment, medication, caregiver, authorization, and provider steps that one agency cannot control.

I am turning 60

Indiana PathWays for Aging generally serves qualifying Medicaid members age 60 or older, but age alone does not determine eligibility or a service start. Ask Indiana Medicaid or your current coordinator how the transition affects your program, health plan, authorization, providers, and existing caregiver. Review the official PathWays eligibility overview and FFAC's PathWays guide.

Questions to carry into any transition

• Which program and health plan appear in my current records?
• Who is responsible for my assessment, service plan, and authorization?
• Which services and hours are actually authorized?
• Can I choose among available providers?
• Can an existing caregiver apply?
• What must be confirmed before current services end?

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