DD WAIVER

INFORMATION

♦ Eligibility

♦ Waiting List Info

♦ Emergency Slots

♦ Case Management vs Service Facilitation

♦ Consumer Directed vs Agency Directed Services

♦ Services Available

♦ Waivers & Medicaid

IMPORTANT

CONSIDERATIONS:

This is a brief overview of a complex program. For more information or to request a screening, please contact your county department of social services.

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY WAIVER

(DD) SERVICE PROGRAM

Why choose The Arc of Northern Virginia as your DD Waiver case management service provider?

• We've been serving DD Waiver clients longer than anybody in the region, so you can be confident you are getting a service provider with the experience you need to make the most of your waiver supports.


• We provide professional and timely service, so you can be sure you will receive the personalized attention you deserve.


• We understand the challenges individuals with disabilities face and the impact disability has on families, so you can be comfortable that we really “get it” and care for you.


• As leading advocates, we continuously advocate at local, state, and federal levels to funding and services are available to meet your needs.


• This waiver also requires that the applicant be qualified for Medicaid:

  •  If an individual’s income is over $1,100/month, there may be a fee associated with these services. (A single person must hold less than $2,000 in liquid assets.)

  •  Please be reminded that to pass a screening, (done by the local DSS) social work and nurse team in the applicant’s home or by local hospital staff when an applicant is an in-patient, and is a person who has nursing-home level of care needs.