Community Mental Health Supports Waiver (CMHS)
The Home and Community-Based Services Community Mental Health Supports Waiver (CMHS) provides assistance to people with a mental illness that require long-term supports and services in order to remain in a community setting.
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If you receive services through the CMHS waiver, you are also eligible for all Health First Colorado covered services except nursing facility and long-term hospital care.
What can the CMHS Waiver provide?
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Adult Day Services
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Alternative Care Facilities
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Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS).
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Home Delivered Meals
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Home Modifications
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Homemaker Services (with Remote Supports options)
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Life Skills Training
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Medication Reminder
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Non-Medical Transportation
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Peer Mentorship
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Personal Care (with Remote Supports options)
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Personal Emergency Response System (PERS).
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Respite
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Transition Set
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Who is eligible for services?
To be eligible for the CMHS waiver, you must:
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Be a person experiencing severe and persistent mental health needs that require assistance with one or more Activities of Daily Living (ADL),
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18 years of age or older with a severe and persistent mental health need,
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Currently has or at any time during the past year leading up to assessment has a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), and
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Has a disorder that is episodic, recurrent, or has persistent features, but may vary in terms of severity and disabling effects, and
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Has resulted in functional impairment which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major activities.
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Have a severe and persistent mental health need does not include:
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Intellectual or developmental disorders, or
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Substance use disorder without a co-occurring diagnosis of a severe and persistent mental health need.
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Require long-term support services at a level comparable to services typically provided in a nursing facility.
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Have an income less than three times the current Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) limit per month.
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For a single person, your countable resources must be less than $2,000.
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For a couple, the countable resources must be less than $3,000.
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If you do not meet these financial requirements, you may be eligible through the Health First Colorado Buy-In Program for Working Adults with Disabilities.
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How can I learn more or apply?
If you are currently enrolled with A&I Avenues, you can reach out to your case manager. Otherwise, you can do one of the following:
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Fill out the intake application by clicking on the following link: Intake Application
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Please note that this begins the process, but there are steps to follow should you be determined eligible. ​
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Call the Intake Navigator at (303) 439-7011
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Send us a message through our contact form by clicking on the following link: Contact Us
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