Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities Waiver
The Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities Waiver (MOCDD), also known as the Sarah Lopez Waiver, grants Medicaid eligibility to those children who would be determined eligible for MO HealthNet if they were to reside in an institution, but whose families have chosen to have the child remain home. The MOCDD waiver permits the state to view only the child’s income when making the eligibility determination. Services provided through the MOCDD waiver include:
- Day Habilitation
- In Home Respite
- Out Home Respite
- Personal Assistant
- Support Broker
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Assistive Technology
- Community Networking
- Community Specialist
- Crisis Intervention
- Environmental Accessibility Adaptations-Home/Vehicle Modification
- Health Assessment and Coordination Services
- Individual Directed Goods and Services
- Individualized Skill Development
- Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies (Adaptive Equipment)
- Transportation
The Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities administers this program through an inter-agency agreement with the MO HealthNet Division.
Waiver Documents
- 1/27/23 Public notice regarding the submission of amendments to add the health assessment and coordination waiver service for the Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities MOCDD)Waiver.
- 08/25/22 Public Notice regarding the submission of amendments to add enhanced Value Based Payments (VBP) for the Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities (MOCDD) Waivers.
- 04/21/22 Public notice regarding the submission of amendments to add the health assessment and coordination waiver service (for the Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities MOCDD) Waiver.
- 12/10/20 - Public Notice regarding the Comprehensive and Community Support Waiver renewal applications, the Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities (MOCDD) and Partnership for Hope (PFH) Waiver amendment applications to align with the renewals.
- 09/23/2020 - Public Notice regarding submission of Comprehensive, Community Support, Partnership for Hope, Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities Waiver Amendments.
- 03/03/2020 - Public Notice regarding the submission of Comprehensive, Community Support, Missouri Children and Developmental Disabilities (MOCDD) and Partnership for Hope Waiver Amendments
- 07/23/2018 - Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities Waiver Renewal
- 05/03/2018 - Public Comment Summary for MOCDD and PFH Waiver Renewal
- 02/08/2018 - Public Notice for PFH and MOCDD Waivers
- 02/08/2018 - Missouri Children with Developmental Waiver Application