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The application for waiver services is handled by other areas of FSSA in the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services of the Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning. Coordination between waiver care managers and DFR eligibility staff is critical when processing a Medicaid application for an individual who has been allocated a waiver slot and is in processing for waiver eligibility. An electronic interface was created to assist in the coordination between DFR and waiver care managers. Waiver information can be found in the eligibility system. Medicaid eligibility for a person on a wait list or who will be placed on a wait list is determined by using regular Medicaid eligibility provisions, not any of the special provisions that apply to waiver applicants. 3307.00.00 MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON GRANT The Money Follows the Person Demonstration (MFP Program) is a federally approved special project managed by FSSA’s Bureau of Better Aging to assist people in moving from a nursing facility or hospital to a residential setting in the community.4 To participate in the MFP Program, the individual must: • Have lived in a nursing facility or hospital for a certain period, • Medicaid eligible for one (1) day prior to discharge from the institution, • Have health needs that can be met through services available in the community, • Voluntarily consent to participation by signing a consent form, and • Be eligible for the Developmental Disabilities, Health and Wellness, PathWays or Traumatic Brain Injury waiver. The MFP Program will provide transitional services for 365 days, after which time, the Developmental Disabilities, Health and Wellness, PathWays or Traumatic Brain Injury waiver will provide the same services. During this one-year period, eligibility for Medicaid is determined using the same rules as for the waivers. 3310.00.00 PERMISSIBLE HCBS WAIVER CATEGORIES Indiana’s approved HCBS waivers specify the eligibility categories under which a person can be approved to receive waiver services. The permissible Medicaid categories for the waivers are:

• SSI (MASI) • Aged (MA A) • Blind (MA B) • Disabled (MA D) • MEDWorks (MADW, MADI)