Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP)
Note: This service may not be available right away. Your name may be placed on an interest list. You will be contacted when services are available.
MDCP provides services to support families caring for children and young adults who are medically dependent and to encourage de-institutionalization of children in nursing facilities.
Services
- Respite: Direct care to an individual to provide a caregiver temporary relief from caregiving activities when the caregiver would usually perform such activities.
- Adjunct support services: Specific direct care needed by a person to participate in child care, post-secondary education or independent living during the time the caregiver is at work, attending job training or attending school.
- Adaptive aids: A device that is needed to treat, rehabilitate, prevent or compensate for a condition that results in a disability or a loss of function and helps a person perform the activities of daily living or control the environment. Adaptive aids are limited to $4,000 per eligibility period.
- Minor home modifications: A physical change to an individual’s residence that is needed to prevent institutionalization or to support the most integrated setting for a person to remain in the community. Minor home modifications are limited to $7,500 during the individual’s lifetime and include:
- Bathroom modifications
- Doorway widening
- Ramps
- Transition Assistance Services: Services that pay for non-recurring, set-up expenses for essential items and services that allow people to transition from a nursing home to the community.
- Financial Management Services: Services that assist an individual or family with managing funds associated with self-directing respite and adjunct support services through the Consumer Directed Services option.
Financial eligibility requirements
Other eligibility requirements
- Be under age 21.
- Meet the medical necessity criteria for nursing facility care.
- Meet disability criteria for Social Security or Medicaid benefits.
Availability
This service is available statewide, but it may not be available right away. Your name may be placed on an interest list. You will be contacted when services are available.
How to apply for services
Call 1-877-438-5658 to have the child's or young adult's name placed on the MDCP interest list.
To learn more
- Medically Dependent Children Program provider website
- Access and Intake Community Options Manual (PDF format)
- DADS Reference Guide
Updated: February 23, 2011