Alabama's Medicaid's "Personal Choices" program is an option for individuals who are part of a Home and Community-Based Waiver Services program (http://medicaid.alabama.gov/content/6.0_LTC_Waivers/6.1_HCBS_Waivers.aspx).
Personal choices provides self-directed home and community based services. It is designed to offer seniors and individuals with disabilities more choices and flexibility in the type of care they receive. Clients enrolled in the program can use their allotted budgets to hire someone to help with their care, or they may wish to save money for equipment purchases. Counselors are available to guide them through the process, which inlcludes developing a budget to help manage the funds designated for their care.
Contacts for information regarding Personal Choices (Self-Directed):
- Elderly and Disabled Waiver, contact your local Area Agency on Aging at 1-877-425-2243
- Alabama Community Transition (ACT) Waiver, contact your local Area Agency on Aging at 1-877-425-2243
- Technology Assisted (TA) Waiver for Adults, contact your local Area Agency on Aging at 1-877-425-2243
- State of Alabama Independent Living (SAIL) Waiver, contact the Alabama Department of Rehabilitative Services at 1-844-602-7275
- Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Waiver contact the Alabama Department of Mental Health at 1-800-361-4491
- Living at Home (LAH) Waiver, contact the Alabama Department of Mental Health at 1-800-361-4491
- Community Waiver Program (CWP), contact the Alabama Department of Mental Health at 1-800-361-4491