Medicaid Waivers & Residential Care Funding in Arkansas

Arkansas has 4 Medicaid funding programs on Capacity Track, and 3 of them can pay for care in a licensed residential setting. Below is what each program covers, who it serves, and where to find licensed providers.

Waiver services in Arkansas are coordinated by a care coordinator, typically through your PASSE care coordination entity. Every provider listed here comes from state licensing records — never pay-to-play.

Waiver Programs in Arkansas

• Living Choices Assisted Living Waiver (1915(c))

  Pays Residential

  Serves: 65+, or 21+ with physical disability, NF level of care

  Living Choices Assisted Living Waiver (1915(c)) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Arkansas, so it is a funding path for residential placements.

  Program Details & Providers

• ARChoices in Homecare (1915(c))

  In-Home Only

  Serves: aged/physically disabled adults

  ARChoices in Homecare (1915(c)) covers in-home and community services only — it does not pay for residential placement in Arkansas.

  Program Details & Providers

• Community and Employment Supports (CES) Waiver (1915(c) AR.0188)

  Pays Residential

  Serves: IDD

  Community and Employment Supports (CES) Waiver (1915(c) AR.0188) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Arkansas, so it is a funding path for residential placements.

  Program Details & Providers

• PASSE (Provider-led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity, 1915(b) full-risk)

  Pays Residential

  Serves: high-need behavioral health and IDD

  PASSE (Provider-led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity, 1915(b) full-risk) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Arkansas, so it is a funding path for residential placements.

  Program Details & Providers