This Medicaid Waiver, also known as the Lifespan Waiver, is administered by the Department of Social Services and provides a range of home and community-based services for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Home and Community-Based Services
Types of Services & Supports
The following Services & Supports, which are capped at $50,000 annually per participant, are available under the waiver:
- Clinical Behavioral Supports
- Social Skills Group
- Life Skills Coach and Job Coaching
- Community Mentor
- Individual Goods and Services
- Personal Emergency Response System
- Respite
- Assistive Technology
- Interpreter
- Non-Medical Transportation
- Specialized Driving Assessment
- Live-in Companion
- Respite Services
Apply
The Waiver for Persons with Autism is not an entitlement; therefore, services and access to services under the ASD waiver may be limited, based on available funding and program capacity. A waiting list applies.
Applicants must also complete a Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) form to acknowledge they have received information on how the DSS provides services.
Email the completed form to dds.eligibility@ct.gov or mail it to the address below:
DSS Eligibility Unit
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
