The information on this page is about the Community Options Program for adults. Visit the Children's Community Options Program website if you need help caring for a child with long-term support needs.
The Community Options Program (COP) and the Community Options Program Waiver (COP-W) help people get the long-term support they need to remain in their own homes and communities.
What's New
- Learn more about the Family Care and IRIS transition for Dane County
- Frequently Asked Questions: Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rule
History and Principles
Information for Consumers
- Basic Information About COP
- Connection to Community Living (nursing home relocation initiative)
- County and Tribal Contacts
- A List of COP and Medicaid Home and Community-based Waivers Managed by Wisconsin Counties
- Spousal Impoverishment
- Divestment
- Estate Recovery
- Money Follows the Person Demonstration Grant
Information for Care Managers
- COP (100% State Program) Financial Eligibility and Cost-share Worksheet Guide
- Financial Eligibility and Rates for Long-term Support
- Home and Community-Based Waivers Manual
- Overview of CIP II and COP-W (Waiver Basics)
- Model Forms for COP and COP-W
- Technical Assistance
- Training and Conference Calendar (PDF, 60 KB)
- Waiver Wise
- Wisconsin Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Wisconsin Functional Screen
- Connection to Community Living (nursing home relocation initiative)
- Community Relocation Initiative, (both forms are fillable)
Application Form in PDF (PDF, 57 KB)
Application Form in Word (Word, 57 KB) - Participant Outcomes (PDF, 74 KB)
Reports and Publications
- COP and Waiver Legislative Report
- Relocation Reports (as required by section 51.06 (8) Wisconsin Act 386)
- Numbered, Info and Fiscal Memos
Last Revised: February 9, 2018
