Medicaid Waivers & Residential Care Funding in Utah

Utah has 5 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 — 224 locations statewide.

Waiver services in Utah 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 Utah

• New Choices Waiver (1915(c))

  Pays Residential

  Serves: adults transitioning out of nursing facilities or long-stay ALF residents spending down

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

  Program Details & Providers

• Aging Waiver (1915(c))

  In-Home Only

  Serves: 65+

  Aging Waiver (1915(c)) covers in-home and community services only — it does not pay for residential placement in Utah.

  Program Details & Providers

• Community Supports Waiver (1915(c), DSPD)

  Pays Residential

  Serves: ID/DD

  Community Supports Waiver (1915(c), DSPD) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Utah, so it is a funding path for residential placements.

  Program Details & Providers

• Acquired Brain Injury Waiver; Physical Disabilities Waiver; Community Transitions Waiver

  Pays Residential

  Serves: ABI, physical disability

  Acquired Brain Injury Waiver; Physical Disabilities Waiver; Community Transitions Waiver can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Utah, so it is a funding path for residential placements.

  Program Details & Providers

• No managed LTSS

  In-Home Only

  Serves: n/a

  No managed LTSS covers in-home and community services only — it does not pay for residential placement in Utah.

  Program Details & Providers