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STATE OFFICE CLOSURE - INCLEMENT WEATHER
Commissioner of Administration Taylor Barras is announcing that all state offices in Cameron Parish will be closed Wednesday, June 17, 2026 and Thursday, June 18, 2026, due to the impending tropical storm.
All agency heads are responsible for determining those essential personnel who should remain on duty, report for duty, or those who should report to alternate work sites as necessary. Officials continue to monitor conditions throughout the state, and this announcement may be updated.
This office closure applies to all nonessential employees, including those authorized to work from home.
The Children's Choice (CC) Waiver began on February 21, 2001, to offer supplemental support to children with developmental disabilities who currently live at home with their families or with a foster family, birth through 20 years of age.
Services
Support Coordination
Family Support
Center-Based Respite Care
Family Training
Environmental Accessibility Adaptations
Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies
Permanent Housing Stabilization
Permanent Housing Stabilization Transition
Therapies
Aquatic
Art
Music
Hippotherapy/Therapeutic Horseback Riding
Sensory Integration
Note: Individuals who receive the CC Waiver may also receive Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT).
Population Requirements
The CC Waiver provides services in the home and in the community to individuals from birth through 20 years of age who currently live at home with their families or who will be leaving an institution to return home.
This waiver provides an individualized support package with a maximum cost of $20,200 per year and is designed for maximum flexibility.
Youth who reach the age of 18 and want to work may choose to transition to a Supports Waiver as long as they remain eligible for waiver services.
Youth who continue in the CC Waiver beyond age 18 will age out of the CC Waiver when they reach their 21st birthday. They will transition to the most appropriate waiver that meets their needs as long as they remain eligible for waiver services. This program is not intended to provide 24-hour-a-day support.
To qualify for the Children's Choice Waiver, a person must:
Meet Louisiana Medicaid eligibility AND
Are 0 through 20 years of age
Have an OCDD Statement of Approval AND
Meet the Louisiana definition for a developmental disability manifested prior to age 22 (Revised Statutes 25:451.2, Paragraph (11) AND
Meet Intermediate Care Facility-Intellectual Disability (ICF/ID) Level of Care Criteria
How to Apply
Individuals who need services should contact their local governing entity to go through the eligibility determination process. Once a person is eligible for OCDD services, they may ask to be placed on the Developmental Disability Request for Services Registry (RFSR).
As each individual is added to the RFSR, the individual is screened to determine their urgency of need for services. An individual who meets the eligibility criteria, is the highest urgency priority category(s) being served based on funding, and has the earliest RFSR date, will be offered the next available OCDD waiver opportunity that meets their needs.
The application process does not begin until a waiver slot becomes available. At that time, medical and financial determinations will be completed simultaneously to verify that the person has a developmental disability and meets the financial and medical/psychological requirements for an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (ICF/DD).
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