Hawai‘i Healthcare Research Partnership
Community Integration Services
Community Integration Services
Community Integration Services (CIS) is a program administered by the Hawaii Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division, which aims to improve health outcomes for Medicaid members who need housing. Specifically, the program will provide Pre-Tenancy and Tenancy Services that support Medicaid members to be successful tenants in housing that is owned, rented, or leased to members.
Program Goals
Support Transition to Housing
Increase Housing Stability
Prevent Homelessness & Institutionalization
Who does CIS Serve?
There are three primary target populations: (1) Individuals experiencing homelessness; (2) Individuals at risk of homelessness (e.g., facing eviction); and (3) Individuals transitioning from institutions to the community and who do not have housing.
Eligibility
Individuals eligible for CIS are enrolled in a QUEST Integration (QI) health and be QI members eighteen (18) years of age or older who meet at least one health need criteria, and at least one risk criteria (e.g. homelessness, at-risk of homelessness, or frequent and/or lengthy stays in an institution). For more information, please see Med-QUEST's CIS information page.
CIS Resources
For more information on CIS implementation in Hawaiʻi, please see our resources and reports page.