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OIDD memo: No automatic waiver waiting list additions

Effective with the January 20, 2026 memo, eligibility no longer places a person on the waiting list.

OIDD Executive Memo, Jan. 20, 2026 · Updated Nov 5, 2026

This page is CMI's own briefing on the topic, written by CMI. It is not the text of the regulation. Read the regulation itself in the Regulatory hub or at the official source.

What it says: OIDD is no longer automatically adding individuals to the waiver waiting lists at the time of OIDD eligibility. Applies to ID/RD, Community Supports and the Head and Spinal Cord Injury waivers.

Why: SCDHHS is streamlining waiting-list processes across South Carolina waivers. Previewed at the Dec. 17, 2025 Case Management Workgroup.

Process: waiver slot requests continue through the normal process in the waiver manuals.

Not stated: counts of people on any list, or new timelines.

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General information, not legal advice. Requirements change; confirm against the official source before you act, or ask us how this applies to your organization.