Maryland has 6 Medicaid funding programs on Capacity Track, and 4 of them can pay for care in a licensed residential setting. Below is what each program covers, who it serves, and where to find licensed providers — 1,663 locations statewide.
Waiver services in Maryland are coordinated by a case manager or support coordinator. Every provider listed here comes from state licensing records — never pay-to-play.
Serves: Elderly/physically disabled at NF level of care
Community Options Waiver (Home and Community-Based Options, HCBO) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Maryland, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: DD/ID
DDA Community Pathways Waiver can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Maryland, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: DD/ID
DDA Community Supports & Family Supports Waivers covers in-home and community services only — it does not pay for residential placement in Maryland.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: Adults with brain injury
Brain Injury Waiver can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Maryland, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: All Medicaid at institutional LOC
Community First Choice (1915(k) state plan) covers in-home and community services only — it does not pay for residential placement in Maryland.
Program Details & ProvidersServes: NF residents transitioning out
Increased Community Services (ICS) can pay for services in licensed residential settings in Maryland, so it is a funding path for residential placements.
Program Details & ProvidersOnce a waiver is approved, the next step is finding a licensed provider with an opening. Browse Maryland providers by care type — openings show live when providers update availability.
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