·State program
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.
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 Maine?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — non 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
“You can choose anyone you wish as a worker, including family or friends, if that person is able to pass a background check and complete training”
www3.maine.gov →State residency
“Self-directed services are available to Maine people who receive services through Sections 18, 20 and now the Section 29 HCBS Support Waiver”
www3.maine.gov →
How to apply
- 01
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)