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Getting paid to care for a family member in Kansas

Yes. In Kansas, a family member can be paid to give care through Frail Elderly (FE) Waiver and Self-Direction (FE Waiver). A spouse cannot be paid through any of these programs.

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Medicaid waiver

Frail Elderly (FE) Waiver

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Who qualifies

Kansans 65 or older who meet the Medicaid nursing facility threshold score and are financially eligible for Medicaid. The waiver is an alternative to nursing home care, covering personal care, household tasks and health services.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Can a family member be paid

Yes. Yes. You can choose a family member to provide Attendant Care Services.

The family member cannot be your spouse, or a person appointed by you or a court to represent you.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Can a spouse be paid

No. No. The family member who provides Attendant Care Services cannot be a spouse.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Can a legal guardian be paid

No. No. The family member cannot be a person appointed by you or the court to represent you, which includes a guardian or conservator, someone Acting on Behalf, or an activated durable power of attorney.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Medicaid self-directed care

Self-Direction (FE Waiver)

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Who qualifies

FE waiver members who choose to direct their own Attendant Care Services, the only FE service that can be self-directed. You choose, train, monitor and dismiss your worker, and the services are set with your MCO Care Coordinator.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Can a family member be paid

Yes. Yes. You can choose a family member to provide Attendant Care Services.

The family member cannot be your spouse, or a person appointed by you or a court to represent you.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Can a spouse be paid

No. No. The family member who provides Attendant Care Services cannot be a spouse.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Can a legal guardian be paid

No. No. The family member cannot be a person appointed by you or the court to represent you, which includes a guardian or conservator, someone Acting on Behalf, or an activated durable power of attorney.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

How to apply

Frail Elderly (FE) Waiver

How to apply

Contact the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC). The ADRC gives you options counseling and refers you to the Assessing Entity for an FE Functional Eligibility Assessment.

Once you are approved, your KanCare Managed Care Organization (MCO) meets with you to build a person-centered service plan, and the hours of service are based on your assessed needs.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Phone

1-855-200-2372

Aging and Disability Resource Center, 1-855-200-ADRC.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Self-Direction (FE Waiver)

How to apply

Once you are on the FE waiver, talk with your MCO Care Coordinator, who works with you to decide the services. To request the waiver itself, contact the ADRC.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

Phone

1-855-200-2372

Aging and Disability Resource Center, 1-855-200-ADRC.

Source: Frail Elderly (FE) (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)Checked

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