IDD Program Integration

Person-Centered IDD Program Integration

Joint DIDD TennCare IDD Integration Letter

IDD Program Integration Concept Paper

Frequently Asked Questions

Joint TennCare - DIDD Proposed IDD Integration

Stakeholder Input Summary

Enhanced HCBS FMAP Stakeholder Packet

Person-Centered IDD Program Integration

The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and TennCare are excited to announce that all Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), including the Section 1915(c) HCBS waivers, the Employment and Community First CHOICES Program, and Intermediate Care Facility Services for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) will, for the first time, be aligned under the direct operational leadership, management and oversight of DIDD.

The primary goal of this integration will be to finally and fully achieve a single, seamless, person-centered system of service delivery system for people with I/DD that supports them to increase their independence, fully participate in their communities, and achieve their competitive, integrated employment goals. In addition:

This change will allow DIDD to leverage its expertise and passion in supporting people with I/DD to positively impact all Medicaid-funded programs that serve them.
It will enable the person-centered alignment of critical incident management, quality assurance and improvement, direct support workforce training and qualifications, and provider qualifications and enrollment/credentialing processes—reducing administrative burden for providers and minimizing some of the restrictive and burdensome expectations that have resulted from the impact of longstanding litigation.
Further success will be achieved through the use of value-based reimbursement aligned with system values and outcomes that is specifically designed to support independence, integration and competitive integrated employment through the use of effective person-centered planning, enabling technology and the development of natural supports.

This page will include important information, resources, and updates about the IDD Program Integration. We value our partners and stakeholders and look forward to working together to envision a service delivery system that will support people to live the lives they envision for themselves.

Letter to 1915(c) Waiver Providers - September 3, 2021

Letter to Families - September 3, 2021