Medicaid Waiver Programs
Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS)
Service Description: The Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) program provides home and community-based services to adults and children with related conditions as a cost-effective alternative to ICF-MR/RC institutional placement. People with related conditions have a qualifying disability, other than mental retardation, which originated before age 22, that affects their ability to function in daily life.
Age: No limit (but age of onset of disability must be prior to age 22). Income / Resources: The applicant must be Medicaid eligible in the community under:
CLASS is available in the following counties:
Amarillo Area:
Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore Potter, Randall Austin Area:
Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson Beaumont Area: Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
Corpus Christi Area:
Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio
Dallas Area:
Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall
El Paso Area: El Paso
Fort Worth Area:
Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, Wise
Houston Area:
Brazoria, Ft. Bend Galveston, Harris, Matagorda, Montgomery, Waller
Lubbock Area:
Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry
Midland / Odessa Area:
Andrews, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Howard, Martin, Midland, Regan, Upton, Ward, Winkler
Longview Area:
Anderson, Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Morris, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
San Angelo Area:
Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Eastland, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Stephens, Sterling, Taylor, Tom Green San Antonio Area:
Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr
Waco / Temple Area:
Bell, Bosque, Coryell, McLennan Valley Area:
Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Webb, Willacy,Zapata
Funding Sources Title XIX Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver, and State Funds
Covered Services Services include:- Adaptive Aids and Medical Supplies
- Case Management
- Consumer Directed Services
- Habilitation
- Minor Home Modifications
- Nursing Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Prescription Drugs
- Psychological Services
- Respite Care
- Specialized Therapies
- Speech Pathology
Age: No limit (but age of onset of disability must be prior to age 22). Income / Resources: The applicant must be Medicaid eligible in the community under:
- SSI; or
- Medical Assistance Only (MAO) protected status; or<.li>
- Meet the income and resource requirements for Medicaid benefits in nursing facilities
(Effective January 1, 2005; $1,737/month with resources of $2,000 for an individual. Spousal impoverishment provisions apply.) - A disabled child who would be eligible for Medicaid if institutionalized and if parental income is not deemed to the child.
- Have Individual Service Plan (ISP) for waiver services approved by DADS that does not exceed 125% of the cost of ICF-MR/RC institutional care.
- Meet the institutional Level-of-Care (LOC) criteria for Intermediate Care Facilities for people with Mental Retardation/Related Conditions (ICF-MR/RC) LOC VIII.
- Must have a demonstrated need for ongoing habilitation services and case management.
- Reside in a geographic catchment area.
CLASS is available in the following counties:
Amarillo Area:
Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore Potter, Randall Austin Area:
Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson Beaumont Area: Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
Corpus Christi Area:
Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio
Dallas Area:
Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall
El Paso Area: El Paso
Fort Worth Area:
Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, Wise
Houston Area:
Brazoria, Ft. Bend Galveston, Harris, Matagorda, Montgomery, Waller
Lubbock Area:
Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry
Midland / Odessa Area:
Andrews, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Howard, Martin, Midland, Regan, Upton, Ward, Winkler
Longview Area:
Anderson, Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Morris, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
San Angelo Area:
Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Eastland, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Stephens, Sterling, Taylor, Tom Green San Antonio Area:
Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr
Waco / Temple Area:
Bell, Bosque, Coryell, McLennan Valley Area:
Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Webb, Willacy,Zapata