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NHTD waiver

Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Medicaid Waiver

Agency: NYS DOH; Regional Resource Development Centers (RRDCs)

Guided · $249

In short

Service coordination, home modifications, assistive tech, community transitional services, peer mentoring, respite — to live at home instead of a nursing home. Medicaid recipients 18-64 with physical disability or 65+, nursing-home level of care.

What you get
Service coordination, home modifications, assistive tech, community transitional services, peer mentoring, respite — to live at home instead of a nursing home.
Who qualifies
Medicaid recipients 18-64 with physical disability or 65+, nursing-home level of care.
Income limit (2026)
Medicaid limits.
Papers to gather
Medicaid, medical records, assessment.
Renewal
Annual service plan review.

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Official page: health.ny.gov