·State program
Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services
Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services provides Medicaid-funded assistance with activities of daily living for eligible individuals, with support available statewide on an unlimited basis.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Maryland?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — other relative — count for this program?
- 03
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 04
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 05
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.
- 06
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 07
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“The State elects not to permit participants to hire legally liable relatives, as paid providers of the personal assistance services identified in the service plan and budget”
health.maryland.gov →State residency
“The State elects to provide self-directed personal assistance services on a statewide basis”
health.maryland.gov →
How to apply
- 01
must meet the medical, technical, and financial eligibility requirements for CPAS or CFC; services must be pre-authorized in a Plan of Service (POS) based on an assessed, medically necessary need