MA-Waiver Programs
Brain Injury (BI) Waiver
The BI Waiver program provides services to people with a brain injury.
As with all other MA-Waiver programs, you must meet the eligibility outlined here to qualify for the BI Waiver program. In addition:
- You must have a diagnosed brain injury or related condition that results in significant cognitive and behavioral impairment
- You must need a higher level of service than is available through any other MA-Waiver program
- You must be able to function well enough to participate in rehabilitation activities, and
- A MnCHOICES assessment must determine that you need the level of care normally provided in a nursing facility or neurobehavioral hospital
Services
More than 1,000 people receive BI Waiver services each year. BI Waiver enrollees have access to all services covered under Medical Assistance (MA), as well as numerous additional services.
Additional services covered under the BI Waiver:
- Adult day care
- Assisted living services
- Behavioral support
- Case management services
- Companion services
- Consumer-directed community supports (CDCS)
- Cognitive rehabilitation therapy
- Employment services, including work Exploration, Development, and Support
- Extended home health aide and nursing services
- Extended home health therapies
- Extended Personal Care Assistant (PCA) services
- Extended transportation services
- Family counseling and training
- Foster care
- Home delivered meals
- Homemaker services
- Independent Living Skills
- Job training services
- Mental health testing
- Modifications to home or vehicle
- Night supervision services
- Residential care services
- Respite care
- Specialized supplies and equipment
- Structured day program services
- Transition services
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