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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:
Allocations are based on available funding. Consumers who have been on the interest lists the longest are enrolled first. Enrollment is done by
For information about how to apply for DADS services, visit the Help for Texans website.
Note: To see past reports, please click here.
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. |
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. |
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. |
Updated: August 31, 2009