The Transition to Waiver Reset: Upcoming Changes to the Bureau of Disabilities Services (BDS) Waivers
Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) are an essential part of supporting people with disabilities and older adults live healthy and full lives in their communities. Indiana is working to improve our approach in how we offer these services today.
In response to feedback from the community—specifically, individuals and families accessing and waiting for these services today—we are in the process of laying a new foundation for how our HCBS service system operates.
This waiver reset will result in a new set of waivers, designed from the ground up, to more effectively and equitably serve people across all disabilities and levels of care.
This ambitious Waiver Reset gives BDS the opportunity to clear the slate and create a system that provides the best and most appropriate support for people with disabilities in Indiana. There are several steps along the road to Waiver Reset. The graphic below provides a high-level overview of current and upcoming changes to waivers that help set the stage for Waiver Reset in 2027.
Stakeholder feedback
BDS thanks individuals, families, providers, advocates, and other community members for their time and efforts to provide valuable and informative feedback as we forward. To submit input about Waiver Reset, please email DDARSWaiverReset@fssa.in.gov and check back for additional opportunities to share your thoughts as we continue to move forward.