Disability services in Denver County, Colorado

Children under 18 with a developmental disability or delay at ICF/IID level of care whose behavior or medical needs require direct help at least every two hours during the day. Financial rules use the child's own income.

Start with: Your Case Management Agency (CMA) · Website (opens in a new tab)

Colorado's only reported I/DD waiting list is for the DD Waiver. No waiting list is reported for CES.

Steps

1. Find your county on the CMA directory and call that Case Management Agency.
2. Ask for an intake for the Children's Extensive Support (CES) Waiver.
3. The CMA does a functional needs assessment to check level of care.
4. Apply for Health First Colorado through PEAK or your county if you do not have it.
5. If eligible, the CMA helps you make a Person-Centered Support Plan and choose providers.

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Children and youth with an intellectual or developmental disability (or delay under age 5), or a serious emotional disturbance, with very high needs that put them at risk of out-of-home placement. ICF/IID level of care.

Start with: Your Case Management Agency (CMA) · Website (opens in a new tab)

Colorado's only reported I/DD waiting list is for the DD Waiver. No waiting list is reported for CHRP.

Steps

1. Find your county on the CMA directory and call that Case Management Agency.
2. Ask for an intake for the Children's Habilitation Residential Program (CHRP) Waiver.
3. The CMA does a functional needs assessment to check level of care.
4. Apply for Health First Colorado through PEAK or your county if you do not have it.
5. If eligible, the CMA helps you make a Person-Centered Support Plan and choose providers.

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Health First Colorado members who meet an institutional level of care and financial rules, including everyone on the DD, SLS, CES and CHRP waivers.

Start with: Your Case Management Agency (CMA) · Website (opens in a new tab)

CFC is a Medicaid state plan benefit. State plan benefits cannot have a wait list.

Steps

1. Get Health First Colorado.
2. Call your CMA and ask about Community First Choice (CFC).
3. The CMA assesses your level of care.
4. Add CFC services such as personal care to your support plan.

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Adults 18 and older with an intellectual or developmental disability who need 24-hour supports and meet ICF/IID level of care. Income under 3 times the SSI amount and resources under $2,000 for one person.

Start with: Your Case Management Agency (CMA) · Website (opens in a new tab)

There is a statewide waiting list. Your place is set by your Order of Selection Date. People often wait multiple years. Emergency and youth transition pathways exist.

Steps

1. Find your county on the CMA directory and call that Case Management Agency.
2. Ask the CMA for a developmental disability determination.
3. The CMA does a functional needs assessment to check ICF/IID level of care.
4. Apply for Health First Colorado if you do not have it.
5. Ask to be placed on the DD Waiver waiting list. Keep your contact information current with the CMA.

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Adults 18 and older with an intellectual or developmental disability who meet ICF/IID level of care and do not need 24-hour supervision. Income under 3 times the SSI amount and resources under $2,000 for one person.

Start with: Your Case Management Agency (CMA) · Website (opens in a new tab)

Colorado's only reported I/DD waiting list is for the DD Waiver (2,749 people in 2026). No waiting list is reported for SLS.

Steps

1. Find your county on the CMA directory and call that Case Management Agency.
2. Ask for an intake for the Supported Living Services (SLS) Waiver.
3. The CMA does a functional needs assessment to check level of care.
4. Apply for Health First Colorado through PEAK or your county if you do not have it.
5. If eligible, the CMA helps you make a Person-Centered Support Plan and choose providers.

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Children with complex health needs or life-limiting illness who meet nursing facility or hospital level of care and the Social Security definition of disability. The child's own income must be under 3 times SSI and resources under $2,000.

Start with: Your Case Management Agency (CMA) · Website (opens in a new tab)

Colorado reported no waiting list for medically fragile children in the 2026 KFF survey.

Steps

1. Find your county on the CMA directory and call that Case Management Agency.
2. Ask for an intake for the Children with Complex Health Needs (CwCHN) Waiver.
3. The CMA does a functional needs assessment to check level of care.
4. Apply for Health First Colorado through PEAK or your county if you do not have it.
5. If eligible, the CMA helps you make a Person-Centered Support Plan and choose providers.

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People with a qualifying brain injury that happened before age 65 who need nursing facility or hospital level care. Income under 3 times SSI and resources under $2,000 for one person.

Start with: Your Case Management Agency (CMA) · Website (opens in a new tab)

Colorado reported no waiting list for brain injury waivers in the 2026 KFF survey.

Steps

1. Find your county on the CMA directory and call that Case Management Agency.
2. Ask for an intake for the Brain Injury (BI) Waiver.
3. The CMA does a functional needs assessment to check level of care.
4. Apply for Health First Colorado through PEAK or your county if you do not have it.
5. If eligible, the CMA helps you make a Person-Centered Support Plan and choose providers.

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People 65 and older with a functional impairment, or adults 18 to 64 who are blind, have a physical disability or have HIV or AIDS, who need nursing facility level care. Income under 3 times SSI and resources under $2,000 for one person.

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Colorado reported no waiting list for older adults and adults with physical disabilities in the 2026 KFF survey.

Steps

1. Find your county on the CMA directory and call that Case Management Agency.
2. Ask for an intake for the Elderly, Blind, and Disabled (EBD) Waiver.
3. The CMA does a functional needs assessment to check level of care.
4. Apply for Health First Colorado through PEAK or your county if you do not have it.
5. If eligible, the CMA helps you make a Person-Centered Support Plan and choose providers.

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Adults 18 and older with a severe and persistent mental health condition who need help with daily activities at nursing facility level of care. Income under 3 times SSI.

Start with: Your Case Management Agency (CMA) · Website (opens in a new tab)

Colorado reported no waiting list for mental health waivers in the 2026 KFF survey.

Steps

1. Find your county on the CMA directory and call that Case Management Agency.
2. Ask for an intake for the Community Mental Health Supports (CMHS) Waiver.
3. The CMA does a functional needs assessment to check level of care.
4. Apply for Health First Colorado through PEAK or your county if you do not have it.
5. If eligible, the CMA helps you make a Person-Centered Support Plan and choose providers.

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Adults over 18 with a spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy who cannot walk on their own, and who meet HCBS financial and level of care rules.

Start with: Your Case Management Agency (CMA) · Website (opens in a new tab)

HCPF says there is no waitlist for this waiver.

Steps

1. Find your county on the CMA directory and call that Case Management Agency.
2. Ask for an intake for the Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) Waiver.
3. The CMA does a functional needs assessment to check level of care.
4. Apply for Health First Colorado through PEAK or your county if you do not have it.
5. If eligible, the CMA helps you make a Person-Centered Support Plan and choose providers.

About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Denver County