Disability Rights California California s protection and advocacy system BAY AREA REGIONAL OFFICE 1330 Broadway, Suite 500 Oakland, CA 94612 Tel: (510) 267-1200 TTY: (800) 719-5798 Toll Free: (800) 776-5746 Fax: (510) 267-1201 www.disabilityrightsca.org How the AIDS Medi-Cal Waiver Can Help You to Get the Care You Need at Home Instead of in a Medical Facility What is the AIDS Medi-Cal Waiver Program? It provides home and community-based services to persons with HIV/AIDS in their own home rather than in a hospital or nursing facility. You can use this service to help you stay at home, or to go home from a facility. Who qualifies for this program? Individuals with a written diagnosis by an attending physician of HIV disease or AIDS with current signs, symptoms, or disabilities related to HIV disease or treatment; Adults who are certified by the nurse case manager to be at the nursing facility level-of-care and score 60 or less using the Cognitive and Functional Ability Scale assessment tool; Children under 13 years of age who are certified by the nurse case manager as HIV / AIDS symptomatic; and Individuals with a health status that is consistent with in-home services and who have a home setting that is safe for both the client and service providers (e.g. structurally sound, clear exits during emergencies, etc.); Medi-Cal eligibility requirements: Individual 1) whose health status qualifies them for nursing facility care or hospitalization; 2) in an "Aid code" with full benefits (excludes long-term care) and federal financial participation; and 3) not enrolled in the Program of All- Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). What types of services are available under this waiver? Case management
Homemaker services such as meal preparation and routine household care, grocery shopping etc Minor physical adaptations to your home such as ramps, grab bars, and widening of doorways Skilled nursing Specialized medical equipment and supplies Attendant care Psychological counseling Financial assistance for children/infants in foster care Nutritional supplements Non emergency transportation Meals delivered to your home Nutritional counseling Additional Information: AIDS Waiver services are provided at no cost to the client, however individuals with a Medi-Cal share of cost must meet that share of cost each month to be eligible for services. There is a $13,209 per calendar year cost limit; certain service categories may have monthly or yearly maximum limits. Individuals cannot be simultaneously enrolled in any of the following programs: CMP, State Targeted Case Management Services Program, or any other Medi-Cal Waiver Program. Individuals may be simultaneously enrolled in Medicare Hospice or Medi- Cal Managed Care Plans except for PACE (Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) Program. AIDS Waiver agencies can provide additional information regarding eligibility and program services, enrollment, and the direct provision of case management services by a nurse and social worker. If you are not eligible for the AIDS Waiver, you may be eligible for other programs within the same agency or its parent agency. For a list of Agencies by County see below. For other resources see http://www.hivinfo.org/links/lhj.htm; and http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/aids/documents/fscms.pdf For Information about getting AIDS Waiver Services, you can call your county agency, listed below. If you need information about getting
Medi-Cal, you can go to http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medical/pages/medicalapplications.aspx AIDS WAIVER PROVIDERS, California Department of Public Health Office of AIDS Alameda Alameda County Medical Center 15400 Foothill Boulevard, Bldg. C, Second Floor San Leandro 94578 (510) 895-4343 Bay Area Consortium for Quality Health Care, Inc. 5709 Market Street Oakland 94608 (510) 652-3300 Amador Sierra Health Resources, Inc. d.b.a. Sierra HOPE P.O. Box 159 Angels Camp 95222 (209) 736-6792 Butte Calaveras Sierra Health Resources, Inc. d.b.a. Sierra HOPE P.O. Box 159 Angels Camp 95222 (209) 736-6792 Colusa
Contra Costa Contra Costa County Health Services Department Public Health 597 Center Avenue, Suite 200 Martinez 94553 (925) 313-6771 Del Norte St. Joseph Home Care Network Humboldt County 721 E Street Eureka 95501 (707) 443-9332 El Dorado Sierra Foothills AIDS Foundation 12183 Locksley Lane, Suite 205 Auburn, CA 95602 (530) 889-2437 Fresno Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center dba University Medical Center 445 S. Cedar Avenue Fresno 93702 (559) 459-4435 Glenn Humboldt St. Joseph Home Care Network - Humboldt County 721 E Street Eureka 95501 (707) 443-9332
Imperial Imperial County Public Health Department 935 Broadway El Centro 92243 (760) 482-4469 Kern Kern County Department of Public Health 1800 Mount Vernon Avenue, 2nd Floor Bakersfield 93306 (661) 868-0502 Kings Kings County Department of Public Health Services 330 Campus Drive Hanford 93230 (559) 584-1401 Lake Community Care Management Corporation 301 South State Street Ukiah 95482 (707) 468-0314 Lassen Plumas County Public Health Agency 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 206 Quincy 95971 (530) 283-6337
Los Angeles AIDS Healthcare Foundation 1001 North Martel Avenue Los Angeles 90046 (323) 860-5200 AIDS Project Los Angeles 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300 Los Angeles 90010 (213) 201-1600 AIDS Service Center 909 South Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena 91105 (626) 441-8495 AltaMed Health Services Corporation 5427 E. Whittier Boulevard Los Angeles 90022 (323) 869-5449 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Center for AIDS Research, Education and Services 1731 East 120th Street, Building M Los Angeles 90059 (323) 563-4939 Minority AIDS Project 5149 West Jefferson Boulevard Los Angeles 90016 (323) 936-4949 St. Mary Medical Center d.b.a. St. Mary CARE Program 411 E. 10th St., Suite 107 Long Beach 90813 (562) 624-4900 Tarzana Treatment Centers 7101 Baird Avenue Raseda 91355 (818) 996-1051
Marin Hospice by the Bay 17 East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Larkspur 94939-172 (415) 927-2273 Mendocino Community Care Management Corporation 301 South State Street Ukiah 95482 (707) 468-0314 Modoc Plumas County Public Health Agency 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 206 Quincy 95971 (530) 283-6337 Monterey Natividad Immunology Division Outpatient (NIDO) 1441 Constitution Boulevard, Bldg. 760 Salinas 93906 (831) 755-4111 Napa Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Community Outreach, CARE Network 3448 Villa Lane, Suite 102 Napa 94558 (707) 251-2000 Nevada Sierra Foothills AIDS Foundation 12183 Locksley Lane, Suite 205 Auburn, CA 95602 (530) 889-2437
Orange AIDS Services Foundation Orange County 17982 Sky Park Circle, Suite J Irvine 92614-640 (949) 809-5700 Placer Sierra Foothills AIDS Foundation 12183 Locksley Lane, Suite 205 Auburn, CA 95602 (530) 889-2437 Plumas Plumas County Public Health Agency 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 206 Quincy 95971 (530) 283-6337 Riverside Desert AIDS Project 1695 N. Sunrise Palm Springs 92262 (760) 323-2118 Inland AIDS Project 3767 Elizabeth Street Riverside 92506-250 (951) 346-1910 Sacramento Rx Staffing and Home Care, Inc. 4640 Marconi Avenue, Suite 1 Sacramento 95821-431 (916) 979-7300 San Benito Natividad Immunology Division Outpatient (NIDO) 1441 Constitution Boulevard, Bldg. 760 Salinas 93906 (831) 755-4111
San Bernardino Desert AIDS Project 1695 N. Sunrise Palm Springs 92262 (760) 323-2118 Inland AIDS Project 3767 Elizabeth Street Riverside 92506-250 (951) 346-1910 San Diego North County Health Services 150 Valpreda Road, Suite 101A San Marcos 92069-291 (760) 736-6725 San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care 4311 Third Avenue San Diego 92103-140 (619) 278-6400 San Francisco California Pacific Medical Center 2333 Buchanan San Francisco 94115 (415) 600-6000 Tenderloin Health 255 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco 94102 (415) 437-2900 Westside Community Mental Health Center, Inc. dba Westside Community Services 245 11th Street San Francisco 94113 (415) 355-0311 San Joaquin San Joaquin County Public Health Services 1601 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton 95205-622 (209) 468-3820
San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department 2191 Johnson Avenue San Luis Obispo 93401 (805) 781-5540 San Mateo San Mateo County Health Services Agency 225 37th Avenue San Mateo 94403 (650) 573-3904 Santa Barbara Pacific Pride Foundation 126 East Haley Street, Suite A-11 Santa Barbara 93101 (805) 963-3636 Santa Clara Health Trust (The) 1701-A South Bascom Avenue Campbell 95008 (408) 961-9850 Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency 1060 Emeline Avenue, Building F Santa Cruz 95060 (831) 454-4730 Shasta Sierra Plumas County Public Health Agency 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 206 Quincy 95971 (530) 283-6337
Siskiyou Plumas County Public Health Agency 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 206 Quincy 95971 (530) 283-6337 Solano Solano County Health and Social Services Older and Disabled Adults Services 275 Beck Avenue, MS 5-110 Fairfield 94533 (707) 784-8203 Sonoma Face to Face, Sonoma County AIDS Network 873 Second Street Santa Rosa 95404 (707) 544-1581 Stanislaus Stanislaus County Health Services Agency 830 Scenic Drive, Bldg. #3 Modesto 95353-312 (209) 558-7400 Sutter Tehema
Trinity Tulare Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency 1150 South K. Street Tulare 93274 (559) 687-6903 Tuolumne Sierra Health Resources, Inc. d.b.a. Sierra HOPE P.O. Box 159 Angels Camp 95222 (209) 736-6792 Ventura Ventura County Public Health Department 3147 Loma Vista Road Ventura 93003 (805) 652-6694 Yolo Rx Staffing and Home Care, Inc. 4640 Marconi Avenue, Suite 1 Sacramento 95821-431 (916) 979-7300 Yuba