Indiana currently has four waiver programs that serve children. All are 1915(c) HCBS waivers, and all waive parent income and are open to children of all incomes. General information about waivers in Indiana can be found on the state’s HCBS Waiver Page. Indiana Family to Family also has fact sheets available on these programs.

Note that in 2024 the Aged and Disabled Waiver was split into two programs, a new Health and Wellness Waiver for those with disabilities, and a Pathways for Aging Waiver for the elderly.

Indiana also has a 1915(i) program for children with mental or behavioral health challenges that provides additional home and community based services to children already eligible for Medicaid.

Indiana Advocacy Organizations:

Last updated 2/4/2026

Programs in Indiana

  • Target Population: Children and adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities, including autism.
  • Ages: all ages
  • Levels of Care: Intermediate Care Facility
  • Income Waiver: Yes, this waiver is based on the child’s income only. Parent income is not counted.
  • Waiver Type: 1915(c)
  • Spots: 9523
  • Expiration Date: 7/15/2030
  • Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day services, behavioral support services, benefits counseling, career exploration and planning, case management, community transition, day habilitation, extended employment services, facility based support services, family and caregiver training, home modifications and assessments, music therapy, occupational therapy, personal emergency response system, physical therapy, prevocational services, psychological therapy, recreational therapy, remote supports, rent and food for unrelated live-in caregiver, residential habilitation and support – daily (RHS daily), residential habilitation and support (hourly), respite, specialized medical equipment and supplies, speech /language therapy, structured family caregiving, transportation, vehicle modifications, wellness coordination, and workplace assistance services to individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, or developmental disabilities ages 0 or older who meet an ICF/IID level of care.  This waiver operates with a concurrent 1915(b)(4) authority.
  • Online State Information: Community Integration and Habilitation page
  • Official Federal Information
  • How to Apply: Contact your Bureau of Disabilities Services District Offices or call 1-800-545-7763.
  • Waiting List: Indiana has 9453 individuals with developmental disabilities on the waiting list.
  • Target Population: Children and adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities, including autism.
  • Ages: all ages
  • Levels of Care: Intermediate Care Facility
  • Income Waiver: Yes, this waiver is based on the child’s income only. Parent income is not counted.
  • Waiver Type: 1915(c)
  • Spots: 29,179
  • Expiration Date: 7/15/2030
  • Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day services, case management, prevocational services, respite, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychological therapy, speech/language therapy, behavioral support services, benefits counseling, career exploration and planning, day habilitation, extended employment services, facility based support services, family and caregiver training, home modifications and assessments, music therapy, participant assistance and care, personal emergency response system, recreational therapy, remote supports, specialized medical equipment and supplies, transportation, vehicle modifications, and workplace assistance services to individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, or developmental disabilities ages 0 or older who meet an ICF/IID level of care.  This waiver operates with a concurrent 1915(b)(4) authority.
  • Online State Information: Family Supports page
  • Official Federal Information
  • How to Apply: Contact your Bureau of Disabilities Services District Offices or call 1-800-545-7763.
  • Waiting List: Indiana has 9453 individuals with developmental disabilities on the waiting list.

Formerly Aged and Disabled Waiver – as of 7/1/2024, elderly have been split off from this program into Pathways for Aging and the program has been renamed Health and Wellness Waiver

  • Target Population: Children and adults with physical or medical disabilities.
  • Ages: 0-59
  • Levels of Care: Nursing Facility
  • Income Waiver: Yes, this waiver is based on the child’s income only. Parent income is not counted.
  • Waiver Type: 1915(c)
  • Spots: 24,015
  • Expiration Date: 6/30/2028
  • Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day service, attendant care, care management, home and community assistance service, skilled respite, adult family care, assisted living, caregiver coaching, community transition, home delivered meals, home modification assessment, home modifications, integrated health care coordination, nutritional supplements, participant directed home care service, personal emergency response system, pest control, specialized medical equipment and supplies, structured family caregiving, transportation, and vehicle modification services to individuals with physical or other disabilities ages 0-59 years who meet a nursing facility level of care.
  • Online State Information: Health and Wellness page
  • Official Federal Information
  • How to Apply: Call 1-800-986-3505 or contact your Area Agency on Aging.
  • Waiting List: There are 13,156 individuals with physical or health disabilities on the waiting list.
  • Target Population: Children and adults with brain injuries.
  • Ages: all ages
  • Levels of Care: Intermediate Care Facility, Nursing Facility
  • Income Waiver: Yes, this waiver is based on the child’s income only. Parent income is not counted.
  • Waiver Type: 1915(c)
  • Spots: 200
  • Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
  • Description from medicaid.gov: Provides adult day services, attendant care, care management, home and community assistance, residential based habilitation, respite, structured day program, supported employment, adult family care, assisted living, behavior management/behavior program and counseling, community transition, home delivered meals, home modifications, integrated health care coordination, nutritional supplements, personal emergency response system, pest control, specialized medical equipment and supplies, transportation, and vehicle modification services to individuals with brain injury ages 0 or older who meet a nursing facility or ICF/IID level of care.
  • Online State Information: Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Page
  • Official Federal Information
  • How to Apply: Call 1-800-986-3505 or contact your Area Agency on Aging.
  • Waiting List: Indiana has 9453 individuals with developmental disabilities and 13,156 with physical disabilities on the waiting list. This specific waiver appears to not have a waiting list.

Additional Information

  • As of January 2024, Indiana has suspended their paid parent caregiver program for the Health and Wellness Waiver and TBI Waiver. A structured family caregiving program is still available. This program pays a daily stipend for care. More information is available here. Litigation is currently underway, and some families may be able to retain their paid parent benefits in the interim. Indiana Disability Rights and the ACLU of Indiana are spearheading these efforts.
  • The Family Supports Waiver allows parents of minors to be paid for Participant Assistance and Care (PAC) services up to 40 hours per week if the care is considered extraordinary and the parent is hired through an agency.