Brain Injury (BI) Waiver
The Brain Injury Waiver funds home and community-based services for children and adults with an acquired or traumatic brain injury who need nursing-facility or neurobehavioral hospital-level care.
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Brain Injury (BI) Waiver
Last checked August 7, 2026
Summary
Summary
In one sentence
The Brain Injury Waiver funds home and community-based services for children and adults with an acquired or traumatic brain injury who need nursing-facility or neurobehavioral hospital-level care. As the state explains, services can be delivered in a family's home so a child can stay close to family instead of in a facility. A screening process decides eligibility.
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Your next step
Contact your local county agency or tribe to apply and begin screening.
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What we have confirmed
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- Category
- Medicaid waiver
What this means for your family
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- What is this?
- A Medicaid waiver funding home and community-based services for people with brain injuries who need nursing-facility or neurobehavioral hospital-level care.
- Why does it matter?
- It gives a child or adult with a brain injury the option of community-based, specialized cognitive and behavioral support instead of institutional placement.
- What should I do next?
- Contact your local county agency or tribe to apply and begin screening.
- How does this connect to the rest of the manual?
- Requires Medical Assistance eligibility; adds waiver services on top of the MA state plan.
Who it is for, as published
- Are assessed at Level IV or above on the Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning Scale
- Are certified as disabled by the State Medical Review Team or by the Social Security Administration
- Are eligible for Medical Assistance
- Are under the age of 65 years when the waiver is opened
- Are determined to need the level of care available in a nursing facility or neurobehavioral hospital
- Choose services in the community instead of services in a nursing facility or neurobehavioral hospital
- Have a documented diagnosis of traumatic or acquired brain injury or degenerative disease diagnosis where cognitive impairment is present, provided the diagnosis is not congenital
- Experience significant/severe behavioral and cognitive problems related to the injury or disease
What it can cover, as published
- Home and community-based services in a person's home, family home, relative's home, foster care home, board and lodging facility, or assisted living facility
- Who runs it
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Where you apply
- Your local county agency or tribe
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