Maine citizens with intellectual disabilities and/or autism continue to wait, some as long as eight years, for funding to provide essential MaineCare services.
The purpose of this website is to allow people interested in the Section 21 and Section 29 waiver waitlists in Maine to obtain information about the current status of the waitlists. This information is updated as frequently as it is made available by the Department. Specifics inquires regarding Section 21 and Section 29 should be directed to Derek Fales, Waiver Services Director. |
Waitlist information is provided by DHHS Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS). The waitlist information below is based on the most recent update from OADS. Waitlist information aAs of 6/30/23:
Section 21 wait list = 2,102 people
Section 21 wait list - People without other coverage = 485 Section 29 wait list = 170 people Section 29 wait list - People with other coverage = 83 Section 29 wait list - People without other coverage = 87 |
Lifespan Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)
The DHHS Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS), the Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) and the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS), are working together on an exciting project to develop a new Lifespan Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) option to support Maine people living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and/or Autism to meet their changing needs as they transition through various stages of life.