What Programs Are Available To Assist Elderly Adults in Arizona?

What Medicaid Waiver Programs are in Arizona? Arizona has one 1115 waiver, The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Arizona does not have a 1915 Home and Community Based Services Waiver.

What state department manages the Medicaid waiver program for aging adults in Arizona? The Arizona Division of Aging And Adult Services (DAAS) supports at-risk elderly Arizonans to meet their basic needs and to live safely, with dignity and independence.

What programs assist older adults in Arizona? The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System assists eligible senior citizens who need long term care. The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) is a section 1115 Demonstration Waiver.

What is the best number to call to get started? To learn more about services for elderly persons, call your local area Agency on Aging (AAA).

Is there a website? https://www.azdes.gov/daas/

Who Qualifies For Assistance?

Who qualifies for the elderly waiver in Arizona?
Eligible individuals are:

  • 60 years of age or older, or
  • 18 - 60 years of age with a disability,
  • AND functionally impaired and unable to perform activities of daily living. This includes eating, bathing, dressing, grooming, using the bathroom and mobility (for example, walking or moving from a wheelchair to a bed).

Is There a Waiting List For Services?

How long is the waiting list for the elderly waiver in Arizona? Arizona does not have a reported waiting list for waiver services.

What Services Are Offered & What Are The Service Limitations?

What services does the Arizona Medicaid waiver program offer? Services include: Adult day care; adult day health care; home delivered meals and meals at senior centers; home health aid; housekeeping; personal care; respite care; transportation and visiting nurse.

Additional Information

All populations that derive their eligibility from the Arizona Medicaid state plan, including the elderly and the disabled who receive long term care services, participate in the demonstration. Adults without children with family income up to 100 percent of the Federal poverty level (FPL) are eligible to participate in the demonstration as they are an expansion population. The only population that is not mandatorily enrolled into the demonstration is the American Indian/Alaskan Native population who can elect to remain in Arizona’s fee-for-service program, or can elect to participate in the demonstration to receive their benefits through a managed care delivery system. Children with family income up to 200 percent of the FPL are eligible for the KidsCare II program, which derives its authority to operate under the demonstration.

The demonstration provides health care services through a prepaid, capitated managed care delivery model that operates statewide for both Medicaid state plan groups. The goal of the demonstration is to provide organized and coordinated health care for both acute and long term care that includes pre-established provider networks and payment arrangements, administrative and clinical systems for utilization review, quality improvement, patient and provider services, and management of health services. Beneficiaries receiving long term care services receive additional benefits that would not otherwise be provided through the Medicaid state plan. In addition, the demonstration provides authority for the state to operate a Safety Net Care Pool (SNCP) for the children’s hospital to help offset uncompensated care costs and enables the state to make uncompensated care payments to Indian Health Service and tribal health facilities.

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