Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver
The CAC Waiver funds home and community-based services for chronically ill or medically fragile children and adults who need hospital-level care.
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Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver
Last checked August 7, 2026
Summary
Summary
In one sentence
The CAC Waiver funds home and community-based services for chronically ill or medically fragile children and adults who need hospital-level care. The state says it lets a person choose care in the community instead of a hospital. Eligibility is decided through a county or tribal screening process.
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Do this next
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
Written from the official pages cited at the bottom of this page. Where the official page is silent, so are we.
- What is this?
- A Medicaid waiver funding home and community-based services for chronically ill or medically fragile people who need hospital-level care.
- Why does it matter?
- It can keep a medically fragile child at home with family instead of in a hospital.
- 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 beyond MA state plan coverage.
Who it is for, as published
- Certified as disabled by the Social Security Administration or the State Medical Review Team
- Choose care in the community instead of a hospital
- Eligible for Medical Assistance
- Have a Community Support Plan, which includes assurances of the health and safety for the person
- Require the level of care provided in a hospital
- Under the age of 65 years when the waiver is opened
What it can cover, as published
- Home and community-based services in a person's home, family home, relative's home, family foster care home, or corporate foster care home
- Who runs it
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Where you apply
- Your local county agency or tribe
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