(a) ADvantage Waiver. The ADvantage Waiver Program is a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver used to finance noninstitutional long-term care services through Oklahoma's SoonerCare program for elderly and disabled individuals in specific waiver areas. To receive ADvantage Program services, individuals must meet the nursing facility level of care criteria, be age 65 years or older, or age 21 or older if disabled. ADvantage Program members must be SoonerCare eligible and reside in the designated service area. The number of members in the ADvantage Waiver is limited.
(b) Medically Fragile Waiver. The Medically Fragile Waiver Program is a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver used to finance non-institutional long-term care services through Oklahoma's SoonerCare program for medically fragile individuals. To receive Medically Fragile Program services, individuals must be at least 19 years of age, be SoonerCare eligible, and meet the OHCA skilled nursing facility (SNF) or hospital level of care (LOC) criteria. Eligibility does not guarantee placement in the program as Waiver membership is limited.
(c) My Life My Choice Waiver. The My Life, My Choice Waiver Program is a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver used to finance non-institutional long-term care services through Oklahoma's SoonerCare program for a targeted group of physically disabled individuals. The Waiver allows the OHCA to offer certain Home and Community Based services to an annually capped number of persons who without such services would be institutionalized. To be considered for My Life, My Choice Waiver Program services, individuals must be 20 to 64 years of age, be physically disabled and have transitioned to a home and community based setting through the Living Choice Program.
(d) Sooner Seniors Waiver. The Sooner Seniors Waiver Program is a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver used to finance non-institutional long-term care services through Oklahoma's SoonerCare program for a targeted group of elderly individuals. The Waiver allows the OHCA to offer certain Home and Community Based services to an annually capped number of persons who without such services would be institutionalized. To be considered for Sooner Seniors Waiver Program services, individuals must be 65 years of age or older, have a clinically documented, progressive degenerative disease process that responds to treatment and requires Sooner Seniors Waiver services to maintain the treatment regimen. Individuals who qualify for the Sooner Seniors Waiver must have transitioned to a home and community based setting through the Living Choice Program.