DHHS-OADS: SIS-A Assessments are Scheduling Now - Register today for upcoming sessions to learn more!

Ramping Up SIS-A AssessmentsThe Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has been working on the Lifespan waiver for several years. People with disabilities, families, advocates, and providers have helped shape this work.
The Department plans to post the draft waiver for public comment soon.
When the new waiver launches, new services and new rates will also begin. These rates will include tiered levels based on support needs identified from the SIS-A. Because of this, everyone enrolled in Section 21, Section 29, or the new Lifespan waiver will need to complete a SIS-A assessment.
Since many people will need an assessment, the Department will begin increasing the number of assessments completed each month starting in February and March 2026.
To learn how this increase will work, how scheduling will happen, and what to expect during the assessment, please register to join one of the following webinars.

• Families, Participants, and Guardians: 
  • These sessions will provide an overview of how the scheduling process and assessment will work.
  • Please register to attend here (choose one):  
    • Tuesday, 3/3, 1pm-2pm - https://mainestate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lHF1OIXmSiuVD4LlTiXkKA
    • Friday, 3/6, 3:30pm-4:30pm - https://mainestate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IPHIszYESAmUvnKME42vyw
• Provider Agency Homes:  
  • This session will describe the purpose and use of the SIS-A assessment to inform levels of supports needs.
  • Friday, 2/27, 10am-11am - Please register to attend here: 
    • https://mainestate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p4rvLWuZTGSzzUF8FKfPJg
• Case Managers and Non-Residential Service Planners:   
  • This session will describe the purpose and use of the SIS-A assessment to inform levels of supports needs.
  • Wednesday, 2/25, 11am-12pm - Please register to attend here: 
    • https://mainestate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yLsvW984TTC_fJ12ie5Jjw

If you are unable to attend these sessions, recordings will be posted afterward on the Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) web page: SIS-A Implementation Project | Department of Health and Human Services
If you need an accommodation or support to take part in one or more of these meetings, please contact [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you all and working together to improve services and service delivery.
~ The OADS Team