State Funding Options Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services directed funding options include: Home and Community Based Services waivers Under the Social Security Act, certain statutory limitations were waived in order to give states, who have received approval from the Department of Health and Human Services, the opportunity for innovation in providing Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) to eligible people who would otherwise require institutionalization in a nursing facility, hospital or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded. Kansas has approval to operate six such HCBS waivers. Home and Community Based Services/Frail Elderly (HCBS/FE) This waiver serves individuals who are elderly, meet the criteria for nursing facility care and are 65 or older. Home and Community Based Services/Physically Disabled (HCBS/PD) This waiver serves individuals age 16 to 64, who are physically disabled and who require personal assistance with normal rhythms of the day. Home and Community Based Services/Mentally Retarded - Developmentally Disabled (HCBS/MR-DD) This waiver serves individuals who are mentally retarded or otherwise developmentally disabled, who meet the criteria for the Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation level of care and are 5 and older. Home and Community Based Services/Severely Emotionally Disturbed (HCBS/SED) This waiver serves children younger than 18 (sometimes through 21 if certain conditions are met) who are severely emotionally disturbed and meet criteria for admission to a State Mental Health Hospital. Home and Community Based Services/Technology Assisted (HCBS/TA) This waiver allows technology-assisted children younger than 18, who would not otherwise be eligible for Medicaid, to receive Home and Community Based Services. Home and Community Based Services/Head Injury (HCBS/HI) This waiver serves individuals, ages 16 to 55, who have an external traumatically acquired non-degenerative, structural brain injury resulting in residual deficits and disability. To inquire about these waivers, contact your local Social and Rehabilitation Services office. Infant Toddler Program Infant Toddler Services are designed to meet the developmental needs of each child eligible and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development. An individualized family service plan is developed with a combination of all, or any, of the following services: Assistive technology services and devices Audiology Family training Health services Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes Nurse services Nutrition services Occupational therapy Physical therapy Psychological services Service coordination Social work services Special instruction Speech language pathology Transportation and related costs Vision services To inquire about these services, contact your local Social and Rehabilitation Services office. Vocational Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Services focus on helping people with disabilities become gainfully employed and self-reliant through individualized community-based services, integration and consumer choice. Services may include: Vocational assessment Counseling and guidance Physical and mental restoration Training Rehabilitation technology Job placement Supported employment Transition planning services for students with severe disabilities To inquire about these services, contact your local Vocational Rehabilitation Services office. Social Security Administration Social Security Disability Insurance Social Security Disability Insurance is an insurance program for workers who become unable to work. It is administered by the Social Security Administration, funded by "FICA" tax withheld from workers' pay and by employer contributions, and pays qualifying disabled workers both cash and health care benefits. Supplemental Security Income Supplemental Security Income is a federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues (not Social Security taxes) to help the elderly, blind and people with disabilities who have little to no income. The supplement is a cash benefit to meet basic needs for food, clothing and shelter. To inquire about these programs, contact your local Social and Rehabilitation Services office.