DADS Interest Lists

Because the demand for Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services community-based services and supports often outweighs available resources, applicants' names may be placed on an interest list until services are available. However, some needs may be met through other programs until an applicant's name comes to the top of the list.

Applicants are placed on interest lists on a first-come, first-served basis. When a person's name comes to the top of the list, he or she will be contacted by a caseworker. When the caseworker determines that the someone is eligible, that person will need to choose a provider to deliver services, if he or she has not already done so.

DADS received significant funding from the 80th Texas Legislature (2007) to serve additional persons from the Medicaid waiver and non-Medicaid community services interest lists. House Bill 1 provides $71.5 million in general revenue funds to address the interest lists at DADS.

Interest lists for community-based programs are managed either locally or statewide, depending on the program. The programs are:

Community Based Alternatives (CBA)
Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS)
Deaf/Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD)
Home and Community Services (HCS)
Medically Dependent Children's Program (MDCP)

Allocations are based on available funding. Consumers who have been on the interest lists the longest are enrolled first. Enrollment is done by

DADS regional employees
Mental Retardation Authorities
CLASS providers
DBMD

For information about how to apply for DADS services, visit the Help for Texans website.

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Interest List Reduction Report Summary Fiscal Years 2008-2009

Note: To see past reports, please click here.

July 2009

Interest List Releases
Summary Fiscal Years 2008 - 2009
Number of Clients on IL - Aug. 31, 2007	CBA	ICM (non-mandatory)	STAR+ (non-mandatory)	CLASS	DBMD	MDCP	HCS	Total
	32,212	n/a	9,690	17,079	22	7,753	33,436	100,192

Total Released/ Removed from IL*	39,229	6,815	12,808	2,141	49	3,123	3,641	67,806
Enrolled	8,806	128	1,859	632	8	877	2,476	14,786
In the Pipeline	1,113	998	506	323	2	9	111	3,062
Denied/Declined	29,310	5,689	10,443	1,186	39	2,237	1,054	49,958

Current IL - July 31, 2009	33,909	1,696	3,371	27,208	77	14,048	42,268	**122 ,577
* The counts for CBA, CLASS, DBMD, and MDCP include releases from FY06-07 that were still in the pipeline as of August 31, 2007. ** Count is duplicated. The unduplicated count is 97,366. The Unduplicated count without Star+ is 93,995

July 2009
Time on Interest List
% Distribution by Waiver
Time on Interest List	CBA	ICM	STAR+	CLASS	DBMD*	MDCP	HCS
0-1 year	78.2%	99.9%	90.2%	23.9%	80.5%	35.7%	21.1%
1-2 years	21.8%	0.1%	9.3%	21.7%	16.9%	31.7%	17.7%
2-3 years	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%	18.2%	2.6%	26.0%	14.3%
3-4 years	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	11.1%	0.0%	6.6%	10.9%
4-5 years	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9.4%	0.0%	0.0%	8.7%
5-6 years	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9.2%	0.0%	0.0%	8.6%
6-7 years	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6.5%	0.0%	0.0%	8.0%
7-8 years	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	7.7%
8-9 years	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.0%
9+ years	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Average Time on List (in years)
November 2004	1.5	NA	NA	2.9	1.4	2.0	3.3
July 31, 2009	0.7	0.3	0.4	2.6	0.6	1.5	3.3
*Some persons on the DBMD interest list have reached the top of the list multiple times and declined services, yet choose to remain on the list. Additionally, the list includes individuals under the age of 18 not yet eligible to receive services.

July 2009
Time on Interest List
Number of Persons by Waiver
Time on Interest List	CBA	ICM	STAR+	CLASS	DBMD**	MDCP	HCS
0-1 years	26,513	1,695	3,039	6,507	62	5,021	8,896
1-2 Years	7,396	1	313	5,882	13	4,455	7,495
2-3 years	N/A	N/A	18	4,960	2	3,642	6,061
3-4 years	N/A	N/A	1	3,022	N/A	930	4,615
4-5 years	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,558	N/A	N/A	3,673
5-6 years	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,508	N/A	N/A	3,641
6-7 years	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,771	N/A	N/A	3,379
7-8 years	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3,238
8-9 years	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,270
9+ years	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
** Some persons on the DBMD interest list have reached the top of the list multiple times and declined services, yet choose to remain on the list. Additionally, the list includes individuals under the age of 18 not yet eligible to receive services.

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Updated: August 31, 2009