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CMHS

    Community Mental Health Supports Waiver (CMHS)

    Ages 18 and older

    Allows adults (18 and older) with mental illness to receive long-term supports in a home or community-based setting. 

     

     

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    • Must be 18 years old or older
    • Experience severe and persistent mental health needs that require assistance with one or more activities of daily living
      • Currently have, or at any time during the past year leading up to the assessment, have a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), and
      • Have a disorder that is episodic, recurrent, or has persistent features, but may vary in terms of severity and disabling effects, and
      • Has resulted in functional impairment which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major activities of daily living
    • Meet financial determination requirements as outlined in the Colorado Code of Regulations and as determined by your local Department of Human Services (DHS)

     

    Available CMHS Waiver Services
    Adult Day Services
    Alternative Care Facilities
    Home Delivered Meals
    Home Modification
    Homemaker Services
    Life Skills Training
    Medication Reminder
    Non-medical Transportation
    Peer Mentorship
    Personal Care
    Personal Emergency Response System
    Remote Supports
    Respite Care
    Transition Set Up
    Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS)

    Visit the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing website for the most up-to-date information on the CMHS Waiver.

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