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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​​


MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Waiver for Adults with Brain Injury Waiver — RENEWAL APPLICATION

Request for Public Comment


The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) will submit a 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver renewal 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 July 1, 2026. 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 renewal application is available below: 

Brain Injury Waiver renewal application ​


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 [email protected].

Public comments can be emailed to: [email protected] 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 February 20, 2026 through March 22, 2026.