NC Innovations Waiver

INNOVATIONS WAIVER - MEMBER AND FAMILY HANDBOOK

The North Carolina Innovations Waiver pays for services and supports for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). You must qualify for Innovations Waiver services. NC Innovations can help you right in your community. It allows you to have choice and control over the services you get.

The Innovations Waiver supports you to live the life you choose by:

Valuing and supporting you to be a part of your community.
Offering treatments that result in real-life success.
Giving you choices about the services you get.
Offering services that help you to live in the home you choose, get a job, or be a part of activities that help you reach your goals.
Promoting independence and the involvement of your family or other natural support networks.

For details about the services available:

Innovations Member and Family Handbook (English) - PDF
Innovations Member and Family Handbook (Spanish) [link coming soon]

SUPPORTS INTENSITY SCALE INFORMATION

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires people to get an assessment to be on a Medicaid waiver. NC Medicaid uses the Supports Intensity Scale-Adult Version (SIS-A) assessment for people 16 years of age and older. The SIS-A measures the supports people need to be successful in their lives. Since 2016, each person who has signed up to get Innovation Waiver services has taken a Supports Intensity Scale Assessment. In February 2022, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) adjusted the SIS-A to include modern language and to get more information from the person taking the assessment.

REGISTRY OF UNMET NEEDS

Sandhills Center keeps a waiting list called the Registry of Unmet Needs. It is for people who want to get NC Innovations Waiver services. There is a waiting list because funding is limited.

Visit the Sandhills Center Tailored Plan’s Registry of Unmet Needs