Which statement about eligibility for programs is true?

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Understanding how eligibility works for different service options helps you see why both statements can be true. The institutional level of care is a benchmark used to determine who qualifies for certain waivers or supports. For children, the Family-Directed Services option is often available even if the child does not meet the institutional level of care, because the focus is on enabling families to tailor services at home and in the community rather than on facility-based care. This means a child can access family-directed supports without needing to meet that specific level of care.

For adults, the Self-Direction option is typically tied to meeting the institutional level of care as part of eligibility for the waiver or program that offers self-directed services. In this context, adults must meet that level of care to access Self-Direction, which aligns with the idea that the program requires a certain eligibility threshold to ensure services match the level of need.

So, in this framework, both statements reflect true, distinct eligibility pathways: children can access Family-Directed Services without meeting the institutional level of care, and adults must meet the institutional level of care to access Self-Direction.