Medicaid and Respite Information by State (A-K)

**Please note-this list is not exhaustive nor does Empower Self-Care and Consulting directly endorse any of the resources listed. Before beginning services with or engaging with any of the resources provided on this list, it is your responsibility to make sure they meet YOUR family’s standards for safety, respect, goals and any other considerations that are important for your family.

Alabama:

Developmental Disability Services and Waiver info

Alabama Kids’ Waivers

Alabama Family Central

Alabama State information on Respite Providers and Programs

Alaska

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services: Senior and Disability Services

Developmental Disabilities Program Medicaid Waivers

Information on Supplemental

Alaska State information on Respite Providers and Programs

Arizona

Arizona Department of Economic Security

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

Advanced Developmental Disabilities Services

Arizona State information on Respite Providers and Programs

Arkansas

The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services

Arkansas Medicaid Waiver

http://medicaidwaiver.org/state/arkansas.html

Arkansas State information on Respite Providers and Programs

California

Home and Community Based Services for the Developmentally Disabled

California State information on Respite Providers and Programs

Colorado

Colorado Department of Healtcare Policy and Financing

Developmental Disabilities Waiver

Colorado State information on Respite Providers and Programs

Connecticut

Social Services for Persons with Disabilities

Connecticut Kids’ Waiver

Connecticut Statewide Respite Care Program

Delaware

Division of Developmental Disabilities Services

Delaware Medicaid Waiver

Respite Care-Delaware

Florida

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Florida Medicaid Waiver

Florida Kids’ Waiver

Florida Health

Florida State information on Respite Providers and Programs

Georgia

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Georgia Medicaid Waiver

Respite Care, Division of Family and Children Services

Georgia State information on Respite Providers and Programs

Hawaii

Developmental Disabilities Division

Hawaii Medicaid Waiver

Hawaii Kids’ Waiver

Hawaii State information on Respite Care and Programs

Idaho

Idaho Disability Services and Waivers

Idaho Kids’ Waivers

Idaho State information on Respite Care and Programs

Illinois

Support Waiver for Children and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Developmental Disabilities Service

The Arc Illinois

Illinois Kids’ Waiver

Illinois State information on Respite Care and Programs

Indiana

Indiana’s Medicaid Waiver Programs: Home and Community-Based Services for Adults and Children

The Arc-Indiana

Indiana Kids’ Waiver

Indiana State information on Respite Care and Programs

Iowa

Department of Human Services, Home and Community Based Services

Iowa Medicaid Waiver

Iowa State information on Respite Care and Programs

Kansas

Kansas Medicaid Waiver

Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver Program

Kansas Kids’ Waiver

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (respite)

Kansas State information on Respite Care and Programs

Kentucky

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Kentucky Medicaid Waiver

Kentucky Kids’ Waiver

Kentucky State information on Respite Care and Programs

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