Programs
Utah
TBI Lead Agency
120 North 200 West #411
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Steven Wrigley
Project Director
801-763-4363
801-538-4279 (Fax)
swrigley@utah.gov
Service Delivery
In Utah, individuals of all ages with TBI may contact the Brain Injury Association of Utah or the Department of Human Services, Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) for available services. Individuals with TBI who are Medicaid eligible and who are at least 18 years of age may be eligible for services covered by the TBI Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver. DSPD administers the waiver for the State.
Services provided may include support coordination, chore services, community living supports, companion services, personal emergency response, respite, supported employment, and transportation. Children receive services through the MR/DD waiver. The Division may also offer family assistance and support to enable people with TBI to remain and be supported in their family homes. Family Supports are intended to assist both the family member with a disability and the rest of the family to live as much like other families as possible-with the intent of preventing or delaying unwanted out of home placement.
Find out more information on this State's services in its current profile by clicking here. [PDF 50KB]. You can also order a hardcopy of our latest "Guide to State Government Brain Injury Policies, Funding and Services" for profiles of all States and much more.
HRSA-Funded Projects
The Department of Human Services has received a three-year HRSA Implementation Grant for the purposes of expanding, coordinating, and making more accessible services and supports for people with TBI. The current Implementation Grant is focused on:
- Coordinating efforts between DHS/DSPD and the TBI State Advisory Board to move the TBI State Action Plan forward;
- Utahans with TBI and their families receiving community-based services/supports that are available, accessible, appropriate and acceptable;
- Delivering TBI education and training that incorporates lessons learned from experts and fellow grantees to individuals, families, and physicians about the Medical Home Web site; and Increasing capacity building efforts to sustain TBI services and supports.
Find more information on this State's project in its current grant profile.
