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Self-Directed Services

Self-Directed Services allows MaineCare recipients to choose their own support workers, including family or friends, to provide home and community-based services in Maine.

Eligibility

  • Relationship: non relative

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Maine? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — non relative — count for this program?
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

How to apply

  • Contact your Case Manager to discuss self-direction options; the Case Manager sends a referral to a financial management service vendor (GT Independence or Palco)

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.