Mi Via Explained

Mi Via is intended to provide a community-based alternative to institutional care that facilitates greater participant choice, direction, and control over services and supports. Mi Via provides self-directed home and community-based services to eligible participants who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD), or medically fragile conditions (MF) with I/DD. 

An individual who meets medical and financial eligibility and is approved to receive services through the Mi Via program. 

Provides consultant and support guide services to Mi Via participants that assist them in arranging for, directing, and managing Mi Via services and supports, as well as developing, implementing, and monitoring their services and support plan and budget. Individual consultants work for State-approved Consultant Provider Agencies. 

EORs are responsible for directing the work of Mi Via employees. A participant may be his or her own EOR unless the participant is a minor or has an authorized representative over financial matters in place. A participant may also designate an individual of his or her choice to serve as EOR, subject to EOR meeting the qualifications specified in the Mi Via Regulation. 

Provides services related to medical eligibility determination and re-determination, also called LOC determination and re-determination for Mi Via participants. The TPA also performs utilization management duties – review and approval or denial of individual services, supports plan, and budget. 

The State Contractor helps implement the approved budget by paying the participants’ employees and vendors and tracking expenditures.