Weekly News Wire | February 25, 2020
Maine Governor Proposes Clearing The Section 29 I/DD Waiver Waitlist
On February 3, 2020, Maine Governor Janet Mills issued a supplemental budget proposal to spend $2.6 million to eliminate the current Section 29 waitlist for intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) waiver services by funding more slots. The Section 29 wait list provides support services for people with I/DD and autism. As of January 2020, there were 368 names on this waitlist; another 2,207 were already receiving services.
Currently, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) maintains four home- and community-based services (HCBS) waiver waitlists: Section 18 for people with brain injury; Section 20 for . . .
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