MDOD ACP Short Application Details

The Maryland Attendant Care Program reimburses eligible persons with disabilities for a portion of their attendant care costs.

Eligibility Criteria. To be Eligible for the program, YOU MUST:

1. Be a Maryland resident; and

2. Be between the ages of 18 and 64 (at the time of initial eligibility determination); and

3. Be determined and certified by your physician to have a severe disability that keeps you from performing essential activities of daily living, self-care, and mobility; and

4. Not be receiving duplicative attendant care services; and

5. Have a total gross income (taxable and non-taxable) of less than $119,999 per year;

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6. You must be employed; or

7. You must be actively seeking employment; or

8. You must be enrolled in an institution of post-secondary or higher education; or

9. You must be a nursing facility resident who would be able to reside in the community if attendant care is provided; or

10. You must be at risk of nursing facility placement if you do not receive attendant care services in the community.