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Arlington Mental Retardation Waiver Program

The Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver for Persons with Mental Retardation (#0357.90.02), as revised May 1, 2007, provides community-based services to individuals with mental retardation who are class members certified in United States vs. Tennessee, et. al. (Arlington Developmental Center ) and who would otherwise require the level of care provided in an Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR).

 

The Division of Mental Retardation Services (DMRS) in the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration serves as the Operational Administrative Agency for this waiver, which is administered under the supervision of the Bureau of TennCare.

 

To enroll in this HCBS waiver program, you must:

 

  • Live in Tennessee;
  • Be an individual who is receiving or has received services through the Arlington Development Center since December 12, 1989;
  • Be financially eligible for Medicaid;
  • Meet TennCare criteria for payment of institutional ICF/MR care; and
  • Have an adequate support system to assure health and safety while receiving services in a home and community based setting (i.e., caregiver, personal emergency response system).

 

If you qualify for care in an ICF/MR, you will have the right to choose between care in the home or institutional ICF/MR care. If you choose to receive HCBS waiver program services in the home, you will still be eligible to receive your regular TennCare benefits. In addition, you will also be able to receive the following services if needed:

 

  • Behavioral Respite Services
  • Behavior Services
  • Day Services
  • Dental Services
  • Environmental Accessibility Modifications
  • Family Model Residential Support
  • Individual Transportation Services
  • Medical Residential Services
  • Nursing Services
  • Nutrition Services
  • Occupational Therapy Services
  • Orientation and Mobility Training
  • Personal Assistance
  • Personal Emergency Response Systems
  • Physical Therapy Services
  • Residential Habilitation
  • Respite
  • Specialized Medical Equipment (Supplies, & Assistive Technology)
  • Speech, Language, & Hearing Services
  • Support Coordination
  • Supported Living
  • Transitional Case Management
  • Vehicle Accessibility Modifications
  • Vision Services

 

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