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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 Info on the HCBS Lifespan Project

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 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.

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  • Home
  • About
    • History
  • How the System Works
    • DD Continuum of Care
    • Blueprint for Effective Transition
    • Service Timeline
    • Services
    • Housing
  • Agendas/Minutes
    • Latest Agenda
    • Latest Minutes
  • Postings
    • Action Alerts
  • Section 21 & 29
    • Wait List Numbers Over Time
  • Join
  • Resources
  • Parent Forum