Disability services in Wyoming

People of all ages with an intellectual or developmental disability, and adults 21 and older with an acquired brain injury, who meet higher-acuity or emergency criteria.

Start with: Wyoming Department of Health, Division of Healthcare Financing, HCBS Section (Benefits and Eligibility Specialist) · (307) 777-7531 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Comprehensive Waiver funding is for people who meet higher need or emergency criteria; others wait.

Medicaid and this program are applied for together.

Steps

1. Call the Division of Healthcare Financing at 307-777-7531 and ask for the Benefits and Eligibility Specialist (BES) for your county.
2. Get the waiver application guide and interview case managers.
3. Fill out the application and case management selection form; your case manager sends them in.
4. Complete the level of care assessment, financial paperwork, and a psychological or neuropsychological evaluation.
5. Wait for a letter saying you are eligible, on the waitlist, or denied; then watch for a funding letter.

Have these ready

• Psychological or neuropsychological evaluation
• Proof of Wyoming residency and citizenship
• Income and resource proof for the Long Term Care Unit
• Court order for a legal representative, if you have one

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People of all ages with an intellectual or developmental disability or related condition, and adults 21 to 64 with an acquired brain injury, who meet ICF/IID or nursing facility level of care. Budgets are capped.

Start with: Wyoming Department of Health, Division of Healthcare Financing, HCBS Section (Benefits and Eligibility Specialist) · (307) 777-7531 · Website (opens in a new tab)

After eligibility, the state may place you on a waitlist until funding is available.

Medicaid and this program are applied for together.

Steps

1. Call the Division of Healthcare Financing at 307-777-7531 and ask for the Benefits and Eligibility Specialist (BES) for your county.
2. Get the waiver application guide and interview case managers.
3. Fill out the application and case management selection form; your case manager sends them in.
4. Complete the level of care assessment, financial paperwork, and a psychological or neuropsychological evaluation.
5. Wait for a letter saying you are eligible, on the waitlist, or denied; then watch for a funding letter.

Have these ready

• Psychological or neuropsychological evaluation
• Proof of Wyoming residency and citizenship
• Income and resource proof for the Long Term Care Unit
• Court order for a legal representative, if you have one

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Adults 65 and older, or adults 19 to 64 with a disability, who need nursing facility level of care (LT-101 by a public health nurse) and meet Medicaid financial rules.

Start with: Wyoming Department of Health, HCBS Section, Community Choices Waiver · (800) 510-0280 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Wyoming reported no one waiting for waivers for older adults and adults with physical disabilities in KFF's 2026 state data.

Medicaid and this program are applied for together.

Steps

1. Fill out the CCW program application (CCW Form 01).
2. Send it by mail to 122 West 25th Street, 4 West, Cheyenne, WY 82002, fax (307) 777-8685, or email [email protected].
3. Apply for Wyoming Medicaid if you do not have it; call the Long-Term Care Eligibility Unit at 1-855-203-2936.
4. Have a public health nurse do the LT-101 assessment.
5. Choose a case management agency.

Have these ready

• CCW application form
• Social Security number
• Proof of income and resources
• Medicaid ID if you have one

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Children and youth ages 4 through 20 with serious mental health needs who meet clinical eligibility set by the Behavioral Health Division and Medicaid income and resource rules.

Start with: Magellan Healthcare of Wyoming (care management entity for the Children's Mental Health Waiver) · (855) 883-8740 · Website (opens in a new tab)

Wyoming reported no one waiting for its children's mental health waiver in KFF's 2026 state data.

Medicaid eligibility is decided as part of the waiver.

Steps

1. Call Magellan of Wyoming at 1-855-883-8740, email a referral to [email protected], or use the online referral form.
2. Connect with a local High Fidelity Wraparound provider.
3. Complete the clinical eligibility review.
4. Apply for Medicaid; for eligibility questions call 1-800-251-1269.
5. Work with the wraparound team on a plan of care.

Have these ready

• Child's mental health records
• Child's income and resource information
• Proof of Wyoming residency

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