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The Developmental Disabilities Community Services (DDCS) is offers a service called Specialized Habilitation. It’s available under the IFS, Basic Plus, CIIBS and Core waivers for anyone who is not receiving residential habilitation services.

How it Works:

• A Respite in Community Settings contract pays for respite services, not tuition and fees.
• Payment comes directly from DDA, rather than from the individual or his/her family.
• As a Respite in Community Settings provider, the cost of your program will be paid as service hours by DDA.
• The number of hours that DDA may authorize will be equivalent to your program cost, but may not exceed the number of hours of respite care provided.
• Instead of receiving payment in advance, you will receive authorization in ProviderOne from DDA that allows you to bill for hours of service.

What to Do:

• Call the contracts department at the DDCS office nearest you and ask if you may qualify for a Respite in Community Settings contract. If eligible, set up a Respite in Community Settings contract. (Find your local DDCS office here)
• The person’s DDCS Case Manager will seek pre-approval and enter an authorization in the payment system.
• This authorization guarantees payment to you, billable as hours served. Do not work unless there is a ProviderOne authorization in place.
• You will bill DDCS for completed hours (up to every two weeks) after the service has been delivered.

ABOUT RESPITE IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS:

Respite in Community Settings is an opportunity for DDA clients with Intellectual/DevelopmentalDisabilities (I/DD) to engage in fun activities with others in a community setting. While integration is always encouraged, Respite In Community Settings can be specialized for clients with I/DD (Medicaid and Non-Medicaid recipients) when individuals prefer to participate in a specialized program.