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MARYLAND
CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT
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Vaccine Preventing Cervical Cancer
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Dental Services Starting in
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Maryland
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Operation Enduring
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Returning active duty, National Guard and
Reserve service members
Click
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Veterans Affairs website regarding "Seamless
Transition" - benefits, transition assistance and
medical assistance.
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Division of Disability Services Services are provided to
eligible individuals with developmental disabilities by the Charles
County Department of Health in one or more of four programs:
Access and Eligibility
Resource Coordination
Individual Support Services
Family Support Services
Access and Eligibility is the point of entry into the Developmental
Disabilities Administration (DDA) (http://www.ddamaryland.org)
system in seeking services provided in community programs under the
jurisdiction of the Administration.
Target Population
To qualify for services, an individual must first be deemed eligible.
Anyone with a severe, chronic disability, other than a sole mental
health diagnosis, who needs (or will need) residential, day or support
services, should apply. To be eligible as developmentally disabled a
person needs to meet the criteria set forth by DDA. Eligibility for
services depends on the type of disability, its effects on a person’s
ability to live independently and the age when the person became
disabled.
To apply for services, any Charles County resident may make a referral
by calling the Charles County Department of Health at 301-609-6830.
Resource Coordination
Resource Coordination is designed to assist designated individuals with
developmental disabilities to obtain the best quality and most
appropriate services and supports within available resources. The
resource coordinator is responsible to individuals and their families
for providing assistance in implementing individual choice, addressing
individual satisfaction, and assuring that an individual’s needs and
preferences are addressed.
Individual Support Services (ISS)
Individual Support Services (ISS) provides an array of purchase of
services to adult individuals with developmental disabilities. Funding
is provided to families for services, supplies and equipment.
Family Support Services (FSS)
Family Support Services (FSS) provides funding for individuals under the
age of 21. Services include purchasing of services, supplies and
equipment.
Transitioning Youth
Students with special needs who are transitioning from school may be
eligible for day program services when they are 21 years old.
Eligibility is based on several factors and students are encouraged to
apply to DDA through Charles County Department of Health as early as age
14.
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