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The Brain Injury (BI) waiver is a habilitative/rehabilitation and independent living program with an emphasis on the development of new independent living skills and/or re-learning of lost independent living skills due to an acquired or traumatic brain injury. Participants who have a medically diagnosed brain injury receive intensive therapies and services based on the goals of the participant, their providers and their Managed Care Organization (MCO). The participant's progress will be evaluated every six months until they are no longer in need of these services or they reach a plateau in their progress and are able to transition to another waiver for ongoing supports.

Brain injuries diagnosed as being a chromosomal or congenital condition do not qualify for the BI waiver. If a brain injury is obtained prior to the age of 22, the individual may be considered developmentally disabled and may be referred to the Community Developmental Disability Organizations (CDDOs) prior to BI screening. CDDOs are required to assess all persons with developmental disabilities for the I/DD Program.

You are invited: BI Waiver Renewal Session

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is seeking stakeholder feedback from Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) stakeholders for the renewal of the Brain Injury (BI) Waiver. KDADS will host meetings to share information and accept public comment. These meetings are an opportunity for you to learn about any planned changes to the BI Waiver and share feedback on what you think is going well and what could be improved.  

We look forward to meeting you at one of these public forums!

Date	Time (two meetings each session)	Meeting Location
Monday, April 17	1 - 4 pm 6 - 9 pm	KCKCC Tech Building 6565 State Ave. Kansas City, KS 66102
Tuesday, April 18	1 - 4 pm 6 - 9 pm	WSU Metroplex 5015 East 29th Street N Wichita, KS 67220
Thursday, April 20	1 - 4 pm 6 - 9 pm (CANCELLED)	Hilton Garden Inn 221 W 43rd Street Hays, KS 67601
Monday, April 24	1 - 4 pm 6 - 9 pm	https://wichitastate.zoom.us/j/91981873283?pwd=U2hiTHp0V0x5YlpVZ2VSaHBTT2tPUT09

The PowerPoint and any other materials will be posted online and can be found on the KDADS website at www.kdads.ks.gov  

To learn more about HCBS waiver services visit www.kdads.ks.gov/commissions/home-community-based-services-(hcbs)

Special Accommodations

Any individual may request accommodation by contacting Susan Segelquist at [email protected] Please send accommodation requests by April 3, 2023.

Helpful Documents

BI Tour PPT

To be eligible for the BI waiver, an individual must meet the following criteria:

1. Be from the age of 0 up to and including 64 years of age;
2. Be a resident of the state of Kansas;
3. Be determined disabled or have a pending determination by the Social Security Administration;
4. Be financially eligible for Medicaid;
5. Have a documented medical diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury or acquire brain injury, signed off by an acceptable medical provider. Brain injuries due to chromosomal or congenital diagnoses do not qualify for the BI waiver. To be eligible under a BI diagnosis, the participant must meet the criteria for placement in a Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Facility. To qualify under a BI diagnosis for ages four years and older, the participant must meet the level of care required for hospital placement. For ages 0 to 3 years, the participant must submit current brain injury diagnostic and treatment recommendations from the treating physician;
6. Have active habilitation/rehabilitation need for BI therapies;
7. Participants between the ages of 4 through 64 years must meet the level of care criteria based on the state-approved Medicaid Functional Eligibility Instrument (MFEI) completed by the ADRC.

To apply for the BI waiver, contact your local Aging and Disability Resource Center. The ADRC will conduct a BI Medicaid Functional Eligibility instrument assessment to determine functional eligibility for the BI waiver. If functionally eligible, KanCare Clearinghouse will determine if the participant meets the disability and financial eligibility guidelines.

 

HCBS BI Attestation Form

The KDADS ADCSP HCBS BI Attestation Form may be completed by a qualified medical professional and submitted to the ADRC in place of medical records containing your brain injury diagnostic information.

For additional information or assistance you may follow the provided link to contact the KanCare Ombudsman.

Find waiver status, renewal, and public comment information here.

BI Waiver Program Manager:
Susan Segelquist

Phone:
785-368-6302

Email:
[email protected]

Fax:
785-296-0256

Mail:
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Attention: Home and Community Based Services
503 S. Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603-3404