Home and Community Based
Services
Services
Home and Community Based Services/Programs are designed to allow an eligible individual to
remain at home versus being placed in an "institution". (ie long-term care hospital, nursing facility,
PRTF)
The following programs are specifically for individuals with mental health concerns:
Community Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (CA-PRTF)-Program for
youth aged 6-21 years with Serious Emotional Disturbance who are Medicaid eligible, below 150%
of federal poverty level and have a high level of need for intense services. This grant is operated
through the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction. For more information, call 317-233-
3251. Families and youth may receive:
CA-PRTF brochure
CA-PRTF access point locations (where families apply for services)
CA-PRTF Sharepoint.
Medicaid Rehabilitation Option (MRO)-Services are provided to Medicaid members and families in
the community who need aid intermittently for emotional disturbances or mental illness. Services
must be accessed through a local community mental health center. Provides home and community
based services, including:
The following programs are not specific to mental health. Medical or developmental conditions
must also exist:
Medicaid Waiver provides services to keep youth at home (versus hospital or residential) that are
not typically covered by Medicaid. A consumer guide which details the programs can be obtained by
calling the Governor's Planning Council for People with Disabilities at 317-232-7770
Miscellaneous:
remain at home versus being placed in an "institution". (ie long-term care hospital, nursing facility,
PRTF)
The following programs are specifically for individuals with mental health concerns:
Community Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (CA-PRTF)-Program for
youth aged 6-21 years with Serious Emotional Disturbance who are Medicaid eligible, below 150%
of federal poverty level and have a high level of need for intense services. This grant is operated
through the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction. For more information, call 317-233-
3251. Families and youth may receive:
- Wraparound Facilitation (Service Coordination)
- Respite
- Non-medical Transportation
- Family Support and Training
- Habilitation
- Flex Funding
CA-PRTF brochure
CA-PRTF access point locations (where families apply for services)
CA-PRTF Sharepoint.
Medicaid Rehabilitation Option (MRO)-Services are provided to Medicaid members and families in
the community who need aid intermittently for emotional disturbances or mental illness. Services
must be accessed through a local community mental health center. Provides home and community
based services, including:
- Skills Training and Development
- Case management services
- Peer Recovery Services
- Crisis intervention
- Intensive Outpatient
- Psychiatric assessment and intervention
- Child and Adolescent Intensive Resiliency Services
- Addiction Counseling
- Medication Training and Support
- Behavioral Health Counseling and Therapy
The following programs are not specific to mental health. Medical or developmental conditions
must also exist:
Medicaid Waiver provides services to keep youth at home (versus hospital or residential) that are
not typically covered by Medicaid. A consumer guide which details the programs can be obtained by
calling the Governor's Planning Council for People with Disabilities at 317-232-7770
- Bureau of Developmental Disabilities (BDDS)-"Developmental Disability Waivers"-Autism
and/or developmental/cognitive conditions for eligibility
- Autism Medicaid Waiver
- Developmental Disability Medicaid Waiver
- Support Services Medicaid Waiver.
- Area Agency on Aging (IAAAA)-"Medical Model Waivers"-Primarily medical or physical
conditions for eligibility
- Aged and Disabled Medicaid Waiver
- Traumatic Brain Injury Medicaid Waiver
- CHOICE-Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly (Not a
Medicaid Waiver; it is a state-funded program)
Miscellaneous:
- Bazelon: Advocate’s Guide to Overcoming State Barriers and Obtaining a Home- and
Community-Based Waiver for Children with Mental Health Needs. - NWI: Phases and Activities of the Wraparound Process. Resource Guide to Wraparound. 10
Principles of the Wraparound Process. Wraparound Process Users Guide-Handbook for
Families. - TA Partnership: Youth Involvement in Systems of Care.
- FFCMH: Principles for Family Involvement.
- SAMHSA: Systems of Care Family Guide.
- What is a PRTF?
- NAMI: ACT-Assertive Community Treatment
- GPCPD: Medicaid Waiver Parent Handout.
- Indiana.gov: Medicaid Waivers
- BDDS: Developmental Disabilities Profile/Assessment.
- IN F2F: Medicaid Waivers Fact sheet.
- IRCA: Indiana's CHOICE program.
- SKN: Family Guide to Respite Care.
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