Medicaid Waivers & Residential Care Funding in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 2 Medicaid funding programs on Capacity Track, and 1 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 — 68 locations statewide.

Waiver services in Rhode Island are coordinated by a case manager or support coordinator. Every provider listed here comes from state licensing records — never pay-to-play.

Waiver Programs in Rhode Island

• RI Global Consumer Choice Compact / Comprehensive 1115 Demonstration ('Global Waiver')

  Pays Residential

  Serves: All Medicaid LTSS populations — elders, adults with physical disabilities, I/DD, SMI, SUD

  RI Global Consumer Choice Compact / Comprehensive 1115 Demonstration ('Global Waiver') can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Rhode Island, so it is a funding path for residential placements.

  Program Details & Providers

• Medicaid managed care (RIte Care / Rhody Health)

  In-Home Only

  Serves: General Medicaid

  Medicaid managed care (RIte Care / Rhody Health) covers in-home and community services only — it does not pay for residential placement in Rhode Island.

  Program Details & Providers