Maine Developmental Disabilities Council

The State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services,

Office of Aging and Disability Services

offers free training to become an Independent Support Broker!

View the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Independent-Support-Brokers website.

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1. Complete the Independent Support Broker Training.
2. Complete your background check through the Maine Criminal History Record and Juvenile Crime Information Request Services (Does not work with Google Chrome).
3. Complete the Support Broker application and you will be listed in the Provider Directory.

Plan to spend approximately 3.5 hours to complete all of the modules. You can pause and start at your own pace. You will need to complete all 7 modules. After each module, complete the 6 to 10-question evaluation. You must correctly answer 80% of the questions to complete each module successfully. Once you complete a module, you will be emailed with a certificate. Save the PDF certificate from each of the 7 modules. You may need them to complete the application to OADS to be listed as an Independent Support Broker.

MaineCare pays for services through what is called a Medicaid waiver program. The State of Maine has two waiver programs for people with IDD and/or Autism:

1. Section 21 Comprehensive Waiver
2. Section 29 Support Waiver

You can only be enrolled in one waiver at a time. To receive services, you must enroll in MaineCare and be medically eligible for services.

A person’s Case Manager can help them apply for MaineCare and for waiver services. Case Managers also help people and their families understand what services are available to them and to plan for the person’s needs. Learn more about how Case Managers can help.

The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC) conducts advocacy, capacity building and systemic change activities through a partnership of people with disabilities, their families, and agencies. MDDC identifies and resolves barriers to community inclusion, self-determination, and independence. To that end, MDDC is seeking to increase the capacity of Maine’s developmental service system to provide support brokerage to self-directing waiver participants. Support brokerage is an integral component of successful self-direction and is not a service that is widely available in Maine.