West Virginia Medicaid HCBS Waiver Programs

The Bureau for Medical Services has four HCBS Waiver Programs:

• “The Aged and Disabled Waiver (ADW)  is for people age 18 or older who meet the medical criteria of receiving nursing home care and who meet financial requirements.
• The Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Waiver (IDDW) is for individuals who have intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities who would otherwise be institutionalized.
• The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Waiver addresses the immediate and long-term physical, mental and social needs of individuals with substance use disorders, and promotes and sustains their long-term recovery.
• The Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver (TBIW) is for people age 3 or older who have a traumatic brain injury defined as a non-degenerative, non-congenital insult to the brain caused by an external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability and/or psychosocial impairment or an injury caused by anoxia due to near drowning and who meets the medical criteria of receiving nursing home care.”