The ABI Waiver

There are currently at least 5.3 million Americans living a brain injury?

The State of Connecticut’s ABI Waiver Program is a Medicaid-based waiver program that provides many of the essential support services those with an acquired brain injury may require in order to live in the community. Among these services are personal care assistance, life skills coaching, and prevocational training.

To apply for the ABI Waiver Program, a brain injury survivor and/or his or her conservator must first contact the Connecticut Department of Social Services. A DSS social worker will then complete a formal needs assessment. If both financial and medical eligibility are established, a “team” will be created to develop and guide that survivor’s ABI Waiver Service Plan.

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All ABI Waiver teams include the individual with the acquired brain injury, his or her conservator (if the individual has one), a DSS social worker, a neuropsychologist, other clinical staff (as appropriate), and anyone else the individual with the acquired brain injury wishes to include. Service Plans vary greatly, since each is developed to meet the needs of a specific individual and each evolves to address that individual’s changing circumstances.

In all cases, regular meetings make it possible to refine services and track progress, ensuring optimal benefits.

To learn more about the ABI Waiver Program, please click on this link to the State of Connecticut  Department of Social Services’ on-line ABI Waiver brochure: http://www.ct.gov/dss/lib/dss/pdfs/abi_brochure.pdf.

For additional information or assistance, please call the Connecticut Department of Social Services toll-free at 1-800-842-1508, their Disability Services Office at 1-860-424-5373, or your local regional office at the numbers listed below.

You may also send an email to BIAC with your questions by clicking here: ckramer@biact.org.

DSS Regional Offices

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