Waivers we serve
A waiver is an extra set of Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid program) benefits that you could qualify for in certain cases. These benefits can help you remain in your home and community. Waivers have extra program rules, and some programs may have waitlists.
Children's Extensive Support (CES)
The Children's Extensive Support (CES) Waiver helps children ages 3-17 and families by providing services and supports that will help children with a developmental disability establish a long-term foundation for community inclusion as they grow into adulthood.
Supported Living Services (SLS)
The Supported Living Services (SLS) waiver provides necessary services and supports for adults ages 18+ with intellectual or developmental disabilities so they can remain in their homes and communities with minimal impact to individuals' community and social supports.
The SLS waiver promotes individual choice and decision-making through the individualized planning process and the tailoring of services and supports to address prioritized, unmet needs. In addition, this waiver is designed to supplement existing natural supports and traditional community resources with targeted and cost-effective services and supports.
Developmental Disabilities (DD)
The Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver provides access to 24-hour, seven days a week supervision through Residential Habilitation and Day Habilitation Services and Supports.
Living arrangements can range from host homes settings with 1-2 persons, individualized settings of 1-3 persons, and group settings of 4-8 persons, as well as residential supports for participants who live in their own home or who live with and/or are provided services by members of their family.