CES Waiver Services
Myers-Davis Life Coaching is a licensed provider serving the whole the State of Arkansas of home and community-based services available to eligible people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities through the Community and Employment Supports (CES) Waiver.
The CES Waiver program in Arkansas is maintained and operated through the Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Developmental Disability Services (DDS). It is a Medicaid-funded Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver that is authorized in §1915(c) of the United States’ Social Security Act.
The services under this waiver are available to qualified individuals as an alternative to Intermediate Care Facilities for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID) placement. This program is simply designed to keep the person with a disability living in a community setting rather than in an institution. The word “waiver” is derived from the individual waiving the requirement to live in an institution.
Under this waiver, individuals may receive the services provided through a PASSE (Provider-led Arkansas Shared Saving Entity) as a benefit to them. The PASSE system is a managed care program designed to connect Arkansas Medicaid recipients who have complex behavioral health needs and developmental disabilities to HCBS services from their doctors and services in the community. The goal of the PASSE system is to monitor the individual’s health care needs, ensure their health/safety, and help them reach person-centered goals. The PASSE system works directly with HCBS providers (like Myers-Davis) to provide the services under the CES Waiver.
CES Waiver Services can include:
- Supportive Living (also includes Transportation)
- Employment Services
- Community Transition Services
- Treatment Planning
- Respite Care
- Supplemental Supports
- Consultation Services (Positive Behavior Support Plans)
- Group Living Alternative
- Additional Services Available as Needed
Provider-led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity (PASSE) Services
We work with the following Arkansas PASSE:
**Individuals desiring to sign up for the CES Waiver program DO NOT have to currently be receiving services from a PASSE to apply. PASSE services will begin (for those who do not already receive them) when the individual is approved for the CES Waiver program.
The PASSE program is Arkansas Medicaid-funded and serves eligible Medicaid clients with complex behavioral health, developmental, or intellectual disabilities. The goal of the PASSE system is to monitor client’s health care needs, keep them healthy, and help them reach goals.
To learn more about the PASSE system, please visit the Arkansas Department of Human Services website here: PASSE – Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity – Arkansas Department of Human Services
PASSE Services can include:
- Care Coordination
- Supported Living Services
- Non-Medical Transportation
- Adaptive Equipment
- Environmental Modifications
- Supplemental Support Services
- Consultation Services
- Crisis Intervention Services
- Community Experience
- Additional Services Available as Needed
Goal Planning
A major component of the CES Waiver program is for the individual with a disability to work on achieving person-centered goals. These goals could be anything that the program recipient is having difficulty with. Examples can include setting a goal to work on prepping meals or to be involved in a certain number of community activities. Myers-Davis Life Coaching (as an HCBS provider) will work with the program recipient and their family to establish a set of goals for the recipient to progress under the care of a Direct Support Professional. This is called a “treatment plan of goals.” These plans are reviewed on a yearly basis and revised as needed. You can view a sample goal plan here: https://www.myersdavis.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Sample-Goal-Page.pdf
What's Next?
Review the DDS Website
Ready to Apply?
You can also view the CES Waiver Fact Sheet here: https://www.myersdavis.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CES.Waiver_Fact_.Sheet_.pdf.
