Already authorized
Contact Purple Haven about capacity and ask your CCS to coordinate provider selection and referral.
MARYLAND PROGRAMS
Know the program.
Find the right support.
DDA Community Pathways and the Maryland Autism Waiver are different programs. Purple Haven makes the distinction clear so individuals, families and professionals can move forward with confidence.
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MARYLAND DDA
Community Pathways Waiver
Maryland’s consolidated DDA Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services program helps eligible people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live with greater choice, independence and connection in their homes and communities.
WHO IT SUPPORTSChildren through older adults
HOW SERVICES ARE SETThrough the approved person-centered plan
PURPLE HAVEN ROLEDeliver authorized services with professional oversight
Purple Haven Community Pathways services
Behavioral Support Services ↗Nursing Support Services ↗Personal Support Services ↗Community Development ↗Transportation Services ↗Respite Care Services ↗One-to-One Home & Community Support ↗Residential Capacity — In Development ↗
A participant does not automatically receive every Community Pathways service. Each service must be appropriate, included in the approved plan and authorized by the responsible program. Availability also depends on Purple Haven’s staffing and current capacity.
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MSDE / MARYLAND MEDICAID
Maryland Autism Waiver
The Autism Waiver is separate from DDA Community Pathways. It supports eligible children and young adults with autism through an approved plan of care and program-specific service requirements.
PROGRAMSeparate from DDA Community Pathways
AUTHORIZATIONDetermined through Maryland’s waiver process
PURPLE HAVEN STATUSIISS is a planned offering
Planned Purple Haven service
Planned service
Ask about IISS ↗Intensive Individual Support Services
Individualized one-to-one support toward goals in the participant’s authorized treatment plan, with qualified professional supervision and coordination with the family and service team.
Purple Haven does not determine Autism Waiver eligibility, enrollment, funding, service hours or authorization. Families should continue working with their assigned service coordinator and authorized state or local agencies.
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DIRECT ARRANGEMENT
Private-pay support
A private-pay arrangement may offer another path when a family wants support outside a waiver authorization. Services, responsibilities, rates, schedules and availability are discussed and documented before support begins.
STARTING POINTA direct conversation with Purple Haven
SCHEDULINGBased on agreed needs and availability
CLARITYWritten scope, rate and expectations
PROGRAM ENTRY
Ready to join?
Start in the right place.
A Purple Haven inquiry and a formal program referral serve different purposes. We can discuss fit and capacity, while the authorized planning team completes the official referral and approval steps required by the program.
Find your referral path ↗WHAT PURPLE HAVEN CAN—AND CANNOT—DECIDE
Transparent from the beginning.
Trust starts with knowing who is responsible for each decision.
Purple Haven can
- Explain our services and current capacity
- Review whether a referral aligns with what we provide
- Coordinate with the authorized support team
- Plan staffing and service delivery after authorization
The program decides
- Eligibility and enrollment
- Approved services and service hours
- Funding and authorization
- Required plan changes and approvals
A CLEARER NEXT STEP
Tell us where
you are starting.
Share the individual’s age range, county, requested service and current program or authorization status. Please keep the first inquiry free of private health information.
Start a conversation ↗