Waiver Program

The Medicaid Waiver Program is state-specific, and covers the cost of the program participant’s treatments in the home or other community-based settings. Prior to 1991, the federal Medicaid program would only pay for services if a person lived in an institution, but that changed when the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver, also known as 1915 (c) Waiver, became part of the Social Security Act. The HCBS Waiver provides financial coverage for services to qualifying participants who reside in a community setting, for example, a home or apartment.

Sunshine Home Care New York is an approved provider of the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver Services Programs in New York State.