​​​​​​​​​Waivers & Policies​ > Medicaid Waiver Programs​ > Waiver Advisory Council

The purpose of the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Waiver Advisory Council is to create meaningful engagement and a feedback loop with all interested stakeholders, with a focus on people with lived experiences. Members will have the opportunity to advise and provide recommendations to the DDA on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the DDA-operated Medicaid waiver programs.

The Waiver Advisory Council will provide input on:

• DDA-operated Medicaid waiver program system design;
• Service delivery and access to services;
• Federal waiver assurances;
• Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (Access Rule); and
• Quality enhancement efforts and improvement strategies.
  

​Download the Waiver Advisory Council Overview Flyer

​Download the Waiver Advisory Council Recruitment Flyer​

Council Members Application

The Department is seeking nominations for participants in the Waiver Advisory Council. This Council's membership will include a majority of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with lived experiences (i.e., current and past DDA participants and self-advocates).

To apply, please complete the Waiver Advisory Council application form.

The application form is also available in Spanish: Solicitud de Membresía para el Consejo Asesor de Exenciones​

Additional membership representation includes:

• Family members; 
• DDA-licensed providers; 
• DDA-certified providers; 
• Coordination of Community Services providers; 
• Financial Management and Counseling Services provider, 
• Advocacy Groups:
• Representative from a Maryland ethnic advocacy group
  
• Representative from the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities
• Representative from the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
• Representative from the Self-Directed Advocacy Network of Maryland
  
• Representative from the Parents' Place of Maryland
  
• Non-Voting Ex Officio Members:
• State Agencies & MDH Administration include:
• Maryland Department of Disabilities
• Maryland Housing and Community Development
  
• Maryland Department of Human Services
• Maryland State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services
• Maryland Department of Health
• Office of Long Term Services and Supports
• Behavioral Health Administration
• Office of Health Care Quality
• Office of Eligibility (Eligibility Determination Division)
• LTSSMaryland Program Management Office
  
• One or more Legislative Representative(s)
  
• National Associations​
  

The Department is seeking nominations for participants in the Waiver Advisory Council. For more information see Council Members Application above.​

To apply, please complete the Waiver Advisory Council Application Form (English)​ or Solicitud de Membresía para el Consejo Asesor de Exenciones (Spanish).​ ​

​​Meeting Schedule

​All DDA Waiver Advisory Council meetings are available for online attendance through a virtual meeting platform. Meeting registration information and the agenda will be posted on this webpage prior to each meeting. 

• ​Waiver Advisory Coun​​cil Charter
  

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