CADI Waiver (Community Access for Disability Inclusion)
The CADI Waiver funds home and community-based services for Minnesota children and adults who would otherwise need nursing-facility-level care.
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CADI Waiver (Community Access for Disability Inclusion)
Last checked August 7, 2026
Summary
Summary
In one sentence
The CADI Waiver funds home and community-based services for Minnesota children and adults who would otherwise need nursing-facility-level care. As the state describes it, services can be delivered in a family's own home so a child with a disability can stay living with the people who love them instead of in an institution. A county or tribal screening decides eligibility.
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Your next step
Contact your local county or tribal agency to start the eligibility 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 home and community-based waiver that pays for services so a person who needs nursing-facility-level care can instead live in the community.
- Why does it matter?
- It lets a child or adult with a disability get extra support at home instead of needing to move into a facility.
- What should I do next?
- Contact your local county or tribal agency to start the eligibility screening.
- How does this connect to the rest of the manual?
- It works alongside regular Medical Assistance, adding services MA alone doesn't cover.
Who it is for, as published
- Be eligible for Medical Assistance
- Be certified disabled by the State Medical Review Team or by the Social Security Administration
- Be under the age of 65 years when the waiver is opened
- Be determined to require the level of care provided to individuals in a nursing facility
- Have an assessed need for supports and services over and above those available under other funding sources
- Choose care and services in the community instead of a nursing facility
What it can cover, as published
- Home and community-based services delivered in a person's own home, a family member's home, foster care, board and lodging, or assisted living
- Who runs it
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Where you apply
- Your local county agency or tribe
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