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.
More Service Information
Click here for the new Section 29 Toolkit!
Click here for the new Service Timeline!
Click here for the Maine DHHS, Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) Supporting Individual Success (SIS) site
Click here for information on Maine DHHS OADS
Click here for the OADS Service & Support Programs for Adults in Maine Brochure
Click here for the OADS Intellectual and Developmental Disability with Autism site
Click here for information on Section 21 - Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder
Click here for information on Section 29 - Support Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder
Click here for the new Service Timeline!
Click here for the Maine DHHS, Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) Supporting Individual Success (SIS) site
Click here for information on Maine DHHS OADS
Click here for the OADS Service & Support Programs for Adults in Maine Brochure
Click here for the OADS Intellectual and Developmental Disability with Autism site
Click here for information on Section 21 - Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder
Click here for information on Section 29 - Support Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder
For more information on Section 21 or Section 29 please contact Emily Kalafarski, Waiver Manager for Developmental Services, DHHS-OADS by phone 207-287-9392 or via email emily.kalafarski@maine.gov
Click here for the Southern Maine Advisory Council on Transition's (SMACT) "A Transition Planning Guide for Families of Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities."
Click here for the Office of Child and Family Services "High School and Beyond: A Guide to Transition Services in Maine."
Click here for the 5210 Let's Go! Toolkit for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Click here for information on Section 18 - Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) for Adults with Brain Injury
Click here for information on Section 20 - HCBS for Adults with Other Related Conditions
Click here for information on Section 28 - Rehabilitative and Community Support Services for Children with Cognitive Impairments and Functional Limitations
Click here for a partial list of provider organizations.
Click here for the Office of Child and Family Services "High School and Beyond: A Guide to Transition Services in Maine."
Click here for the 5210 Let's Go! Toolkit for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Click here for information on Section 18 - Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) for Adults with Brain Injury
Click here for information on Section 20 - HCBS for Adults with Other Related Conditions
Click here for information on Section 28 - Rehabilitative and Community Support Services for Children with Cognitive Impairments and Functional Limitations
Click here for a partial list of provider organizations.
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