In-Home Supports and Services
22 Years and Younger
Below is a list of resources that provides supports and services to individuals with disabilities under the
age of 22.
The Model Waiver for Medically Fragile Children provides services for children with complex medical
needs, from birth through 21, to live in their own homes instead of a hospital, nursing facility, or other
long‐term care facility. Contact
The Coordinating Center at 410‐987‐1048 (Baltimore), 301‐621‐7830
(Washington), TTY 1‐800‐735‐2258.
The Waiver for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder provides services to children through the end
of the semester that they turn 21 (or earlier upon their exit from the school system). Children must
meet a specific level of care and receive over 15 hours of special education services in order to qualify
for the program. Services include: respite care, environmental accessibility adaptations, intensive
support services, family training and targeted case management. The program is at capacity and is not
accepting applications at this time. Contact the Autism Waiver Registry at 1‐866‐417‐3480 to have your
child’s name added. The waiver is administered by the Maryland State Department of Education which
can be reached at 1‐800‐535‐0182, TTY (410) 333‐6442 or click here to view the
MSDE website for more
information.
The
Family Supports Waiver, approved in November 2017 by the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services, is administered by the Developmental Disabilities
Administration (DDA) under the Department of Health which expects to initiate
services in February 2018. The program will provide individual and family
supports for children from birth to age 21 with developmental disabilities on
the DDA Waiting List. See DDA’s website for more information.
