The Children's Extensive Support (CES) waiver provides specific targeted services and supports to assist a child with an intellectual and developmental disability to remain in the family home, support the long term stability of the family setting and prevent out-of-home placement of the child. Although the CES waiver provides a variety of services and supports which can be tailored to individual family situations, it is not designed to provide services 24 hours per day to an enrolled child.

All needs of the child are identified through the service planning process; however, not all needs of the child will be supported through this waiver. Through the promotion of individual family choice and the individualized planning process CES services and supports are selected in a cost effective way allowing existing or newly developed natural supports and generic community resources to also support the needs of the child.

CES is a statewide waiver that incorporates the use of the Community Centered Boards, Program Approved Service Agencies and other generic community providers to obtain the necessary services to keep the family together and avoid institutional placement.