Behavior Management: Helps individuals with disabilities by identifying the root causes of challenging behaviors and developing individualized plans in order to build replacement skills, teach effective ways to communicate unmet needs, and overall improve quality of life. Recreational Therapy: Uses leisure and recreation activities to improve physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning and support greater independence for individuals with disabilities across the lifespan. Pediatric Occupational Therapy: Helps children birth through age 18 develop the skills needed for everyday activities like play, learning, self-care, and social interaction. If viewing on a mobile device, scroll left and right to view the table below.

The Indiana Medicaid Waiver is a program that allows individuals with disabilities to receive funding for specialized support services in their home and community rather than in an institutional setting. Unlike standard Medicaid, which covers a defined set of medical services, the waiver expands eligibility and coverage to include services like therapy, behavior support, respite care, and daily living assistance to help individuals live as independently as possible in their communities. Recreational therapy and behavior management services can be found on the Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver and the Family Supports Waiver.

Please refer to the Indiana Medicaid website to learn more about eligibility requirements for the CIH and FSW waivers.

Applying for the Indiana Medicaid waiver can be done by one of the following options: Complete an online application. Print, complete, and mail a paper application to your local BDS office. For more thorough information regarding the application process, please check out this document and search for "Application and Start of Waiver Services" in the table of contents.

For those with Medicaid Waiver funding, recreational therapy and behavior management is fully paid for by the Family Supports Waiver (FSW) or the Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver (CIH). For those who do not receive Medicaid Waiver funding, recreational therapy and behavior management also has private pay options. Please contact us for more information.

Occupational therapy (OT) at New Leaf is only available through multiple private insurance plans, standard Medicaid, and private pay, not through Medicaid Waiver services. Please see our OT page for a full list of accepted insurances.