Maryland Department of Health
Home and Community-Based Services

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Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

Maryland Medicaid offers home and community-based services for:
  • Older adults;
  • Persons with disabilities; and
  • Children with chronic illnesses.
Maryland Medicaid’s home and community-based services are offered through the regular Medicaid program and special Medicaid programs called “waivers.” Each waiver has different eligibility criteria and target a different population, such as older adults or people with a certain disability.

Public Notice​​: Statewide Transition Plan for Compliance with Home and Community-Based Settings Requirements (Final Rule)​​ - Revised 03/09/2023​

Waiver for Adults with Brain Injury Waiver — AMENDMENT APPLICATION: Request for Public Comment 

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) will submit a 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver amendment application for the Waiver for Adults with Brain Injury (Brain Injury Waiver) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to amend Brain Injury Waiver effective September 1, 2025. The Brain Injury Waiver provides various home and community-based services to support program participants and enable them to remain in their homes and communities. All services must be provided in settings that meet federal home and community-based settings requirements. 

A copy of the Brain Injury Waiver amendment will be available on the MDH site at:  

https://health.maryland.gov/mmcp/waiverprograms/Pages/Home.aspx.

The Notice of Request for Public Comment has also been posted at the main offices of the Brain Injury Association of Maryland (BIAMD) and participating Brain Injury Waiver Provider agencies. Hard copies of the proposed updates are available for public review at these locations. To request a printed copy, please contact Elena Janetopoulos at (240) 761-1344 or email braininjury.publiccomments@maryland.gov.

Public comments can be emailed to: braininjury.publiccomments@maryland.gov or mailed to Brain Injury Public Comments, Spring Grove Hospital / Vocational Rehab. Building, 55 Wade Avenue, Catonsville, MD 21228. Public comments will be accepted from June 30, 2025 through July 30, 2025.

​Brain Injury Waiver Amendment​​