Programs
Wyoming
TBI Lead Agency
Dept. of Health
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury Waiver Services Program
8204 Wyoming Highway 789
Lander, WY 82520
Beverly Swistowicz
307-777-3321
307-335-6990 (Fax)
bswist@state.wy.us
Service Delivery
In Wyoming there is a Home and Community Based Waiver for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury that can serve up to 100 individuals in a fiscal year, with no more than 85 served at any one time. To be eligible individuals must be between the ages of 21-64, and must meet both clinical and financial eligibility criteria. The waiver is administered through the Division of Developmental Disabilities. A request for services is a simple one-page form that can be obtained from the Division of Developmental Disabilities or from a wide range of independent providers and other State offices such as Department of Family Services or Public Health Nurses.
Services include: case management, assessments, residential habilitation, in home support, day habilitation, pre vocational services, supported employment, cognitive retraining, personal care, respite, specialized medical equipment, environmental modifications, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, dietician services, psychological therapy, skilled nursing, and vision therapy. A forecasting model determined an Individually Budgeted Amount for each individual. This model considers the severity of disability, personal characteristics, as well as services utilized.
There is also a small program on the campus of the Wyoming State Training School, called Visions, that provides services for up to 12 individuals with brain injury. Individuals interested in this program must first meet the eligibility criteria for the waiver although the program is supported financially by State general revenue.
Individuals with brain injury may also qualify for other waivers including the Children's DD waiver, the Adult DD waiver, and the Long Term Care Waiver.
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HRSA-Funded Projects
The Department of Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities was awarded a two-year HRSA Planning Grant in 2005 that will perform the following:
- Establish an active statewide advisory board that represents all stakeholders in the TBI services system, reflective and responsive to the various communities that are served.
- Have a single Lead Agency for the State that acts as the coordinating agency for statewide planning and the development of a comprehensive TBI services system.
- Conduct a comprehensive Needs and Resources Assessment of the needs of individuals with TBI, identify the gaps in service provision and the resources available to meet the identified needs with a strategy for coordinating a statewide tracking and surveillance system.
- Develop a sustainable TBI State Action Plan that addresses all components of a comprehensive system, including prevention, acute care/treatment, long-term services, community re-entry and advocacy.
Find more information on this State's project in its current grant profile.
Promising Practices
Refinement of eligibility criteria for ABI Medicaid Waiver.
Click here for a summary of the State's Brain Injury Training Portfolio
