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13 states have statewide availability of individual budgets and consumer control for at least some HCBS
recipients with developmental disabilities.
States with a large number of people (i.e. over 1,000) who use individual budgets
and consumer controls include Connecticut, Texas, Minnesota, Vermont and Michigan.
States with a mid-range number of people (i.e. 200-1000) who direct their own
services include South Dakota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Ohio and Hawaii.
States with a small number of people (i.e. less than 200) who direct their own
services include Rhode Island, California, Oklahoma, New York, Kansas, Missouri and Louisiana.
The proportion of HCBS participants with developmental disabilities who were enrolled in consumer controlled
initiatives ranged from 0% to 50.4%. In 2006/2007 an estimated 3.8% of all HCBS recipients with developmental
disabilities were enrolled in consumer controlled initiatives nationally.