Community Options Program

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

• Basic Information About COP
• History of COP
• Principles Guiding COP
• COP Guidelines and Procedures

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