This waiver program provides home and community based services for people with brain injuries who need significant support.  The program began January 1, 1995.

•  Persons must be eligible for Medicaid and meet the definition of brain injury in 5101 (2g) of the Wisconsin State Statute:

 "Brain injury is defined as any injury to the brain, regardless of age of onset, whether  mechanical or infectious in origin, including brain trauma, brain injury, brain damage, and  traumatic head injury.  It includes injuries that are vascular in origin (CVA or aneurysm) if  received by a person prior to his or her attaining the age of 22 years.  Brain injury does not  include alcoholism, Alzheimer's disease or the infirmities of aging."

• Persons must be receiving or be eligible to receive post acute rehabilitation services in a nursing home or hospital designated as a special unit for brain injury rehabilitation by the Wisconsin Medicaid Program (WMAP).
   

• Persons must also have, as a result of the injury, significant physical, cognitive, emotional and/or behavioral impairments.

There is a waiting list at the State level for the Brain Injury Waiver.  Please contact the Developmental Disabilities Department at The Human Service Center for more information.

705 E. Timber Drive, Rhinelander, WI  54501
1-715-369-2215 or toll free 1-800-236-8787