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Network Directory /
Disability
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Disability
Network Directory
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Montgomery
County Government does not endorse or assume responsibility for
any product,
method, service or treatment listed in this resource directory that
is not a County program.
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Medicaid
Waivers
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| Autism
Waiver |
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240-777-1216
(V)
240-777-1217 (TTY)
1-866-417-3480 (Waiver Registry)
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coordination to children diagnosed with autism and who are currently
enrolled in the Maryland State Department of Education's Autism
Waiver. Services provided under the Autism Waiver are respite care,
family training, environmental accessibility adaptations, supported
employment, day habilitation, residential habilitation, and targeted
case management. |
| Community
Pathways / New Directions Waiver |
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410-767-5636
(Community Pathways)
410-767-8692 (New Directions)
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| Community
Pathways continues to cover services such as residential, community
supported living arrangement (CSLA), and day and supported employment
services. Additionally, it covers Family and Individuals Support
Services for eligible individuals. New Directions is for people
living in their own homes or with their families. It will be available
to people in all parts of the State. Everyone in New Directions
will have an Individual Budget. With assistance from a Fiscal Management
Service (FMS) and a person called a Support Broker, the individual
will manage their budget, hire and supervise their own staff and
make decisions about how their services are provided. The FMS will
pay bills, take care of tax paperwork, and provide monthly budget
statements. The Support Broker will be someone the person trusts
to help them navigate the system, help them with staff and act as
an advocate. |
| Living
at Home Waiver |
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410-767-7639
(V)
1-800-332-6327 (Toll Free)
1-800-925-4434 (TTY)
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Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene administers the
Maryland Community Choice or Living at Home Waiver that provides
services for those eligible individuals that meet a nursing home
level of care and are between the ages of 21 and 65 years of age.
This waiver is designed to provide consumer-directed personal assistance
services for adults with physical disabilities in their own home.
Waiver services include attendant care, administrative case management,
family and/or consumer training, skilled nursing supervision, personal
emergency response systems, environmental accessibility adaptations,
and occupational and speech/language therapies. Persons receiving
Medicaid and living for at least 30 days in a long term care facility
are automatically eligible for the Living at Home Waiver. If the
person receives both Medicaid and Medicare the wait is at least
60 days before being able to apply for waiver services. |
| Model
Waiver for Disabled Children |
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410-987-1048
(V)
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waiver targets medically fragile individuals including technology
dependent individuals who, before the age of 22, would otherwise
be hospitalized and are certified as needing hospital or nursing
home level of care. Through the waiver, services are provided to
enable medically fragile children to live and be care for at home
rather than in a hospital. Model Waiver services include case management,
private duty nursing, shift home health aide assistance, physician
participation in the Plan of Care development and durable medical
equipment and supplies. |
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| Older
Adults / Medical Assistance Waiver |
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240-777-1334
(V)
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eligible for this program are Maryland residents, age 50 and older,
who need nursing facility level of care based on a uniform medical
assessment. An individual's income and assets are reviewed to determine
financial eligibility for Medical Assistance. The monthly income
of an individual may not exceed 300% of SSI benefits and the countable
assets may not exceed $2,000 or $2,500 (depending on eligibility
category). Only the income and assets of the individual (and assets
of any spouse) are considered in determining financial eligibility.
Services may be provided in the home or in an assisted living facility.
These services include personal care, respite care, home-delivered
meals, environmental assessment family or consumer training, personal
response system, etc. A list of individuals interested in receiving
waiver services is being maintained. To place a name on the Waiver
Services Registry call 1-866-417-3480 (Toll Free). Registrants will
be notified as openings become available. Waiver services are available
immediately for eligible nursing home residents (wishing to leave
the nursing home), whose stay has been paid by Long Term Care Medicaid
for 30 days or more. |
| Rare
and Expensive Case Management Program (REM) |
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1-800-565-8190
(Intake)
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Medicaid program that is part of the Maryland's managed care system
known as Health Choice. It is intended to provide specialized services
to people with significant health care needs who are eligible for
Maryland Medical Assistance. To be eligible the person must have
a diagnosis that is included in the program's criteria. The individual's
special needs must be considered to be outside the scope of services
provided through Medicaid managed care organizations. This is not
a waiver program. |
| Traumatic
Brain Injury Waiver Services for Adults |
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410-402-8476
(V)
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residents ages 22 through 64 who have been diagnosed with traumatic
brain injury and meet the following criteria: Individuals with traumatic
brain injury who require a specialty hospital or nursing facility
level of care; individuals must have experienced the (initial) traumatic
brain injury after the age of 21; individuals must be inpatients
in a State Mental Hygiene Administration facility, inpatients in
a state owned and operated nursing facility, a Maryland licensed
Special Hospital for Chronic Disease that is CARF accredited for
Brain Injury Inpatient Rehabilitation, or individuals who have been
placed by Medicaid in an out-of-state facility; monthly income of
no more than $1,809; and assets may not exceed $2,000. |
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version of this document. Alternative formats of this document
are available upon request. To submit an update, please contact:
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Carly
Clem, Office Services Coordinator, or Betsy
Luecking, Disability Policy Specialist
240-777-1246 (V) • MD Relay 711
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