Supported Living Services
Please refer to the Division for Developmental Disabilities SLS Waiver Application for complete information.
Purpose
The purpose of the Supported Living Services waiver is:
• To provide necessary services and supports to an individual with a developmental disability so that the individual can remain in his or her
own home and community with minimal intrusion into the
individual’s community life and social supports
• To promote individual choice and decision-making through the individualized planning process
and the tailoring of services and supports to address prioritized unmet needs
• To supplement existing natural supports and generic community resources with targeted and cost
effective services and supports"
Services
The Supported Living Services waiver is characterized by the delivery of services and supports targeted specifically to identified and prioritized needs of the participant which assist the participant to live in his or her home and/or to be included as active participants in work and/or social communities and activities. With the assistance of the case manager, through a client-centered planning process, the participant chooses and directs the types of services to be included in the Service Plan. Additionally, the participant selects from among available qualified service providers who are willing to deliver supported living services. The participant retains maximum control over his/her life’s circumstances by controlling his or her own living arrangements through such means as home ownership, a freely-executed rental agreement or a family residence, as well as selecting and tailoring only those services and supports necessary to meet his or her needs. Since the supported living environment is under the control of the participant, State licensure is not required. Supported living service agencies; however, must be
approved by the Department of Human Services/Division for Developmental Disabilities (DHS/DDD) to provide or arrange for supported living services under this waiver.
Supported living services may be provided under this waiver when the assistance or support is identified in the participant’s Service Plan, is directly tied to a need identified and prioritized in the person’s Service Plan and when the service and/or support is not available from the Medicaid State Plan or a third party source.