Community Alternatives Program
for Disabled Adults
(CAP/DA)
Attention:
Please join us for our first Front Porch Chat of 2024!
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024
Time: 11:30AM-12:15 EST
Open to NC Medicaid beneficiaries receiving CAP services and their legal guardians. Meeting will be virtual.
Please register through the following link. The meeting will be centered around the following objectives:
- Intro.
- Scope of Work as it relates to CAP
- Vision for Front Porch chats, their frequency, time/date for future planning
- Referral process and website review
- Telephonic CAP assessments
We look forward to having you there!
At a Glance
Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults
CAP/DA is a Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) program authorized under section1915(c) of the Social Security Act and complies with 42 CFR § 440.180, Home and Community-Based Waiver Services.
The waiver program provides a cost-effective alternative to institutionalization for a Medicaid beneficiary who is medically fragile and at risk for institutionalization if home- and community-bases services approved in the CAP/DA waiver were not available. CAP/DA services allow the beneficiary to remain in or return to a home- and community-based setting by supplementing, rather than replacing, the formal and informal services and supports already available to an approved Medicaid beneficiary.
Who is eligible for the CAP/DA program?
- A disabled adults 18 years old and older.
- An individual who is determined to require a level of institutional care under the State Medicaid Plan.
- An individual who needs at least one or more CAP/DA home- and community-based service based on a reasonable indication of need assessment that must be coordinated by a CAP/DA case manager.
What services are provided under the CAP/DA waiver?
- Adult day health
- CAP In-home aide
- Equipment, modification and technology
- Meal preparation and delivery
- Respite services - Institutional respite and In-Home Aide respite
- Personal Emergency Response Services (PERS)
- Specialized medical supplies
- Goods and services – Participant, Individual-directed, Pest eradication, Nutritional services, Non-medical transportation and Chore services-declutter and garbage disposal
- Community transition
- Community integration
- Training, education and consultative
- Coordinated caregiving
- Case management – case management and care advisement
- Personal assistance
- Financial management
- Consumer directed services
CAP/DA Eligibility and Application
- A referral may be made by calling Acentra Health at 919-568-1717 or 833-522-5429 (toll free) or by faxing a completed referral form to 833-470-0597
- Contact a local CAP/DA case management entity in the county of residence of the applicant to request a CAP/DA referral.
- A full list of CAP/DA Case Management Providers can be found on the case management master list.
- If you are a CAP/DA case management entity or a qualified home- and community-based provider, a referral can be completed in the e-CAP system.
Announcements & Events
NC Medicaid’s CAP/DA Waiver Renewal: Survey and Informational Session Announcement
2/02/24
On January 23, 2024, NC Medicaid hosted an information webinar to kick off the CAP/DA waiver renewal. To continue to work to renew the CAP/DA waiver, beginning in February, NC Medicaid will host remote listening sessions. The CAP/DA team at...
Continue readingCAP/DA Waiver Renewal Announcement
1/17/24
The North Carolina Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA) §1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) will expire Oct. 31, 2024. North Carolina is seeking to renew its waiver for another five years to ensure continuous access to the program’s...
Continue readingNC Medicaid’s CAP Waiver Program Consumer Direction Training Notice
1/09/24
The 2024 Consumer Direction Training Schedule is listed below for individuals participating in the Community Alternatives Program for Children (CAP/C) or Disabled Adults (CAP/DA). To obtain the initial approval to self-direct care using consumer direction, the waiver participant or the...
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