The application process includes completion of a waiver referral form and a Medicaid application, if the applicant is not already on Medicaid. All applicants must apply for regular Medicaid coverage. Even if the family does not qualify for regular Medicaid, the disabled child may still be eligible for one of the waiver programs based on the child's disability and the child's income. Your County Department of Job and Family Services can give you more information about this. With that approval, the slot will be permanently assigned to the applicant.
Services can then begin.
When all slots are reserved or filled, a waiting list is started in order of application date.