Federally approved BI, CAC, CADI and DD waiver plans

Disability Waiver Rate System (DWRS): The method of determining individualized payment rates for Brain Injury (BI), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), Community Alternative Care (CAC) and Developmental Disabilities (DD) waiver services. DWRS divides disability waiver services into three categories:

For more information, refer to CBSM – DWRS.

Market rates allow lead agencies and providers to determine rates that:

The following service rates are market rate services:

Lead agencies should use specific components of the service and support needs of the person to work with the provider to determine an appropriate service rate.

The following items may be appropriate components to consider when setting a market rate:

The following are not appropriate methods of setting a market rate: