Autism Waiver

The Home and Community Based Services Waiver for Children with Autism (HCBS-CWA) is a program for children ages birth to 6 years that have a medical diagnosis of Autism. The intent of the Autism Waiver program is to provide intensive behavioral supports and services to young children with Autism. The HCBS-CWA program is called a “waiver” program because it allows children access to Medicaid services who may not otherwise qualify for Medicaid State Plan Benefits as well as providing funding to purchase specific services which are not covered under the Medicaid State Plan. The CWA waiver is administered by the Colorado State Medicaid agency, Health Care Policy & Financing.