Living with a Traumatic Brain Injury can reshape what daily life looks like. The TBI waiver starts from a simple idea: support should make independence possible, not take it away.
The Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waiver for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (HCBS/TBI) is administered by the New York State Department of Health. It uses Medicaid funding to help people with TBI live successfully in the community instead of in an institution.
Participants must be between 18 and 64 years old and have a diagnosis of TBI or a related diagnosis.
The waiver becomes an option when informal support and other Medicaid services aren’t enough to keep someone safely in the community. It can also apply when the waiver is a more efficient use of Medicaid funds.
People living with Traumatic Brain Injury have the same rights as anyone else. They should be in control of their own lives, with the freedom to take on, manage, and learn from risks.
Every TBI waiver participant is paired with a Service Coordinator. Your coordinator helps you access services within the program and connects you with other local, state, and federally funded educational, vocational, social, medical, and other services.
Request the waiver program from the Regional Resource Development Center.
A nurse from the RRDC visits to evaluate whether you’re eligible.
Once you’re deemed eligible, choose a Service Coordination agency like Regency to assist with your Initial Service Plan (ISP) and get services started.
We have walked many TBI families through this process. Call us and we’ll explain what the next step looks like for you.