California Brain Injury, Medi-Cal HCBA Waiver, and State Hearing Help
California uses Medi-Cal for Medicaid. People with brain injury may need several different routes, including the Home and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver, managed-care services, county eligibility help, and the State Hearing process.
Start here
If you need home or community support: open the official program links below and ask for the current application or assessment route.
If you already receive services: keep the service plan, assessment, and every written notice together.
If services were denied, reduced, delayed, suspended, or stopped: follow the notice and act before the deadline shown.
Official program and application route
The Home and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver page explains how to request an application from the Waiver Agency serving your area. Ask for the current application, assessment steps, and an accessible written copy.
The Medi-Cal waivers page explains that waiver programs can provide additional services to eligible groups and may support home and community living. Eligibility, services, and capacity depend on the individual program.
If you disagree with a decision
Use the deadline and instructions on the notice. The Medi-Cal Help page explains plan appeals and State Fair Hearings, including different routes for managed care, fee-for-service, and eligibility decisions. The California State Hearing Requests page provides official filing routes. Start immediately because deadlines and continuation-of-benefits rules vary by decision.
What to save
The exact decision, service, assessment, or accommodation requested.
Every notice, service plan, assessment, email, fax receipt, and call reference number.
The deadline and effective date printed on the notice.
How the decision affects safety, health, communication, mobility, work, or community living.
The name and contact information of every agency, plan, case manager, and representative involved.
Communication support
Ask for plain language, extra processing time during calls, written follow-up, an authorized representative, an interpreter, large print, audio, Braille, or another effective communication method. Put the request in writing when possible and keep a copy.
Official sources
Scope and safety
ABI Resources provides direct care services in Connecticut. This California page is national informational content and does not claim that ABI Resources provides California services or represents any government agency. Program rules and deadlines can change. Verify details with the agency and follow your written notice. This is general information, not medical or legal advice. Call 911 for an emergency. Call or text 988 for a suicide or mental-health crisis.
Reviewed: September 19, 2026.
