Home and Community Based Services Waiver
Guidance Document
Division of Children and Families

Policy

Overview

Since its inception in 1996, the Home and Community Based Services Waiver Program has undergone a number of expansions, both geographically as well as in the number of available slots. Additional increases in slot allocations are planned. This program is currently operative in all counties in New York State with the exception of Oneida County which has a separate demonstration project entitled "Kids Oneida".  

For information on the Waiver expansion and slot allocation, view the following:

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1. HCBS Children’s Waiver County Slot Allocations 2002 Map (PDF) shows the counties in the Waiver and the number of slots assigned by county (26 providers; 610 Waiver slots).
2. HCBS Children’s Waiver County Slot Allocation Map (PDF) showing expansion in 2004-5
3. HCBS Children’s Waiver County Prevention Services Slot Allocations Map (PDF) shows the distribution by county of the 202 preventive services slots allocated in 2004-5.
4. HCBS Children’s Waiver County Slot Allocations 2005 Map shows the combined OMH slots (64) and the OCFS Preventive Services slots (202) distributed state-wide for a new total of 876.
5. HCBS Children’s Waiver 2006-7 County Prevention Services Slot Allocations (PDF)
6. HCBS Children’s Waiver 2008-9 County Slot Allocations (PDF)
7. HCBS Children’s Waiver 2009-10 County Slot Allocations (PDF)
8. HCBS Children’s Waiver 2009-10 Regional Slot Allocations (PDF)
9. Waiver Growth Chart – from inception to present.

Current Individualized Care Coordination Providers in each of the participating counties.

Comments or questions about the information on this page can be directed to the Home and Community Based Waiver Program.