Programs
- Programs
NHTD
NHTD (Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) 1915(c) Medicaid waiver program)
The NHTD waiver program is a home and community-based program that helps New York´s Medicaid-eligible seniors and people with physical disabilities receive comprehensive services they need while they live in a community-based setting, rather than in a nursing home, congregate care setting, or other institution.
Who is eligible
- Eligible for community-based Medicaid
- Assessed as needing nursing home level of care, and
- Either between the ages of 18-64 and have a verified physical disability or are age 65 or older when applying to the program.
The individual must also be able to live safely in the community with the services and supports offered through Medicaid, the waiver program and other community resources.
TBI
(Traumatic Brain Injury 1915(c) Medicaid waiver program)
The TBI waiver program is a home and community-based program that helps New York´s Medicaid-eligible individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (HCBS/TBI). One component of a comprehensive strategy developed by the NYS Department of Health to prevent unnecessary entrances into nursing homes and to help individuals leave nursing homes to live in the community
Who is eligible
An individual who is:
- Diagnosed with TBI or a related condition
- Eligible for nursing facility level of care
- Enrolled in the Medicaid program, and
- Between 18 and 64 years of age, and injured after the age of 18.
How to apply?
Contact
| Region | Counties Served | Address | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | New York City | Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC) 10 County Center Rd. White Plains, NY 10607 | Phone: (914) 682-3926 Fax: (914) 682-8518 Web: www.wilc.org |
| Long Island | Nassau and Suffolk | Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO) 3253 Route 112, Building 10 Medford, NY 11763 | Phone:(631) 320-1662 Phone: (631) 880-7929 Fax: (631) 320-1664 Web: www.siloinc.org/ |
| Lower Hudson Valley | Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester | Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC) 10 County Center Rd. White Plains, NY 10607 | Phone: (914) 682-3926 Fax: (914) 682-8518 Web: www.wilc.org |
| Adirondack | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Washington, Warren, Hamilton, Essex, Franklin, and Clinton | Southern Adirondack Independent Living (SAIL) 71 Glenwood Avenue Queensbury, NY 12804 | Phone: (518) 792-3537 Fax: (518) 792-0979 Web: www.sailhelps.org |
| Binghamton/Southern Tier | Broome, Steuben, Schuyler, Tioga, Delaware, Tompkins, Cortland, Chenango, Cayuga, Chemung, Allegany and Otsego | Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC) 135 East Frederick Street Binghamton, NY 13904 | Phone: (607) 724-2111 Fax: (607) 772-3617 Web: www.stic-cil.org |
| Buffalo | Erie, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Wyoming, Orleans and Niagara | Headway of Western New York, Inc 2635 Delaware Ave., Suite E Buffalo, NY 14216 | Phone: (716) 408-3120 Fax: (716) 817-2530 Web: www.headwayofwny.org |
| Capital | Albany, Schenectady, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie and Columbia | Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center 1270 Belmont Avenue Schenectady, NY 12308 | Phone: (518) 382-4559 Fax: (518) 386-3519 Web: www.sunnyview.org |
| Rochester | Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, Genesee, Livingston and Yates | Rochester Regional Health St. Mary's Campus 89 Genesee Street Rochester, NY 14611 | Phone:(585) 368-3766 Fax: (585) 368-3567 Web: www.unityhealth.org |
| Syracuse | Onondaga, Madison, Herkimer, Oneida, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson and St. Lawrence | ARISE Child and Family Service, Inc. 635 James Street Syracuse, NY 13203 | Phone:(315) 472-3171 Fax: (315) 671-2936 Web: www.ariseinc.org |
The process
A Regional Resource Development Specialist (RRDS) educates the individual about the waiver program, helps the applicant select a service coordinator, and approves all service plans. A service coordinator compiles all documentation needed to establish eligibility, and in conjunction with the individual develops a Service Plan which describes his/her interests, strengths, and goals.
