A&I Avenues Program Breakdown

Curious about what A&I Avenues offers and how the program is funded? Check out the handy guide below to learn more!

Title	Ages Served	Diagnosis	Medicaid Required?	Wait List?	General Information?
ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder Program	5-26; age out on 26th birthday	Medical Diagnosis of Autism	No	Call to Inquire	Grant funded for Boulder and Broomfield County residents; 3 year program; must apply through website and not have IDD diagnosis. Variety of services available.
BI: Brain Injury Wiaver	16+	Brain Injury	Yes	No	Brian Injury must have occurred before 65th birthday; a variety of services available.
C-HCBS : Children's Home and Community Based Services	0-18; age out on 18th birthday	Any diagnosis	Yes	No	Must be medically fragile and meet nursing facility or hospital level of care; the only services available are Case Management and IHHS.
CES: Children's Extensive Services	0-18; age out on 18th birthday	Intellectual and Developmental Disability	Yes	No	Must meet night time and day time intervention criteria; a variety of services available; must be redetermined eligible yearly.
CHRP: Children's Residential Habilitation Program	0-21	Intellectual and Developmental Disability	Yes	No	For children and youth with I/DD who are at risk of out of home placement.
CIH: Complementary and Integrative Health Waiver	18+	Qualifying condition of a spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy.	Yes	No	In addition to diagnosis requirements, to qualify for this waiver an individual must have an inability for independent ambulation resulting from the qualifying condition; services include Acupuncture, Chiropractic and Massage Therapy.
CMHS: Community Mental Health Supports Waiver	18+	Severe and Persistent Mental Health Need	Yes	No	Does not include intellectual or developmental disorders or substance use disorder without co-occurring diagnosis of a severe and persistent mental health need; a variety of services available.
DD: Developmental Disabilities	18+	Intellectual and Developmental Disability	Yes	Yes; put on WL at age 14	Must require access to 24/7 services. Variety of services available including residential.
EBD: Elderly, Blind and Disabled Waiver	18+	If between 18 and 64: Blindness, physical disability, HIV, or AIDs. If age 65 and older, determined to have a significant functional impairment.	Yes	No	Individual must require long-term supports services at a level comparable to services typically provided in a nursing facility; a variety of services available.
EI: Early Intervention	0-3; age out on 3rd birthday	Any diagnosis	No	No	Provides children birth to 3 with therapy and resources in the family home/day care.
FSSP: Family Support Services Program	All ages	Intellectual and Developmental Disability	No	No	For consumers on a wait list or waiting for a waiver; must live with family; grant funds available- pay to vendor or pay to family. Variety of services available.
OBRA: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act	18+	Intellectual and Developmental Disability	Yes	No	For consumers who must remain in the nursing home but are looking for community involvement; the only service available is Supported Community Connections (day program).
SLS: Supported Living Services Waiver	18+	Intellectual and Developmental Disability	Yes	No	Must live independently or with family/friends; a variety of services available.
State SLS: State Supported Living Services	18+	Intellectual and Developmental Disability	No	No	Limited funding available; runs on fiscal year, July 1-June 30; funding dependent on available state dollars. Variety of services available.