The Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver (ADW) Program provides in-home and community services to individuals 18 years of age and older who are medically and financially eligible. Medical eligibility is based on a functional assessment by a medical professional. (A Medical Necessity Evaluation Request must be completed by applicant and the applicant's physician.) Financial eligibility is determined at the county Department of Health and Human Resources offices. Information on eligibility can be found on the Bureau for Medical Services website. Policies are described in the Bureau for Medical Services’ Aged and Disabled Waiver Manual.
To apply to become a provider for the Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver program:
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- Review the Site Monitoring Tool (updated 4/1/21) available on this website.
- Complete the Certification Application (updated 6/2/23) and mail to:
Director of Medicaid Operations
Medicaid Aged & Disabled Waiver Program
West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305-0160
- Once the application is received by the Bureau of Senior Services, a representative will contact you to schedule an onsite review.
- If you meet all certification requirements based on the onsite review, the Bureau of Senior Services will notify WV Medicaid Payor.
- WV Medicaid Payor will send you a Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver Enrollment Application.
- The Enrollment Application must be returned to WV Medicaid Payor.
- Once WV Medicaid Payor determines the Enrollment Application is complete, they will notify you and provide you with a Medicaid provider number.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services at 304-558-3317.
Services provided in the ADW include:
- Case Management – Development of a service and support plan by a case management agency that reflects the wishes and preferences of the ADW member. View Case Management agencies and Case Management Selection forms.
- Personal Attendant – Long-term direct care and support services (assistance with personal hygiene, nutritional support, and environmental maintenance) that are necessary in order to enable an individual to remain at home rather than enter a long-term care facility. View Personal Attendant agencies and Personal Attendant Selection forms.
- Environmental Accessibility Adaptations (EAA)-Home - Are physical adaptations to the private residence of the member or the member’s family home which maximize the member’s physical accessibility to the home and within the home.
- EAA-Vehicle - Are physical adaptations to a vehicle owned by the member or the member’s family which is the member’s primary mode of transportation.
- Medical Adult Day Care Centers- Are an ambulatory healthcare facility that provide an organized day program of therapeutic, social, health maintenance, and restorative services and whose general goal is to provide an alternative to 24-hour long-term institutional care to elderly or disabled adults who need such services by virtue of physical or mental impairment.
- Skilled Nursing – A trained nurse will do an assessment and monitor your care.
- Non-Medical Transportation Services – Transportation to community activities and errands such as grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions, etc.
- Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) – A tool that will allow you to ask for emergency help if needed.
- Pest Eradication - Services that suppress or eradicate pest infestation that, if not treated, would prevent the member from remaining in the community due to a risk of health and safety.
You may get help through a Traditional (Agency) that will provide your case management services and personal attendant services, or you may choose to self-direct your personal attendant services (Personal Options), which means your staff is hired by you and work directly for you. Staff hired by you cannot be a spouse or legal guardian to you.
Training Presentations for ADW Manual Effective April 1, 2021
Quarterly Provider Meetings (updated 8/22/19)
Quality Assurance and Improvement Advisory Council
The Aged and Disabled Quality Assurance and Improvement Advisory Council consists of fifteen members who are former or current Aged and Disabled Waiver members (or their legal representatives), providers, direct care workers, family members, advocates, or other individuals interested in quality home and community-based services.
The members meet quarterly from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Public Comment period is available at the end of each meeting. Meetings are held virtually at this time.
The Quality Assurance and Improvement Advisory Council meeting dates:
April 23, 2024, July 23, 2024, October 22, 2024, January 21, 2025, and April 22, 2025
Please contact Mark Fordyce, Quality Assurance Program Manager at 304-558-3317 with any questions regarding the Council, Council membership or participating in any Council Work Groups.
Advisory Council Officers:
Radene Hinkle, Council Chair
ADW Quality Improvement Advisory Council Committee Minutes
April 23, 2024
January 23, 2024
October 24, 2023
July 25, 2023
April 25, 2023
January 24, 2023
October 25, 2022
July 26, 2022
January 25, 2022
January 16, 2021
April 27, 2021
October 26, 2021
April 26, 2022
Miscellaneous Training Resources
Online Training Resources (updated 2/16/23)
Approved CPR Providers (updated 7/21/20)
Questions and Answers from Manual Training – October 2015 (added 5/24/16)
2018 ADW Policy Manual Forums
Information for When Two PA Agencies Provide Services to the Same Member (updated 3/8/16)
State of West Virginia Public Learning Center
Instructions for the State Online Public Learning Center
MorphoTrust Location Roster (added 8/15/16)
For more information about the ADW, please contact the Aging & Disability Resource Center in your area, call the Bureau of Senior Services’ Medicaid helpline at 866-767-1575, view Waiver at a Glance and the ADW brochure, contact us online, or see contact information for Medicaid staff.
Updated 7/12/24