Maryland Department of Health
Community First Choice · About this organization
What you get
Help with accessibility adaptations, assistive technology, emergency-response systems, home-delivered meals, nurse monitoring, personal assistance, supports planning and transition services.
How to start
Contact the program office to arrange your assessment and application.
Good to know
- Cancer alone does not establish institutional level of care; full Medicaid and assessment are required.
The details, as published
Community First Choice provides home and community supports to full-benefit Maryland Medicaid participants who live in the community and meet institutional level of care. The package can include personal assistance, accessibility adaptations, assistive technology, home-delivered meals, nurse monitoring, emergency-response systems, supports planning, and transition services; there is no published age limit.
What help you may get
Meals And Food
Community First Choice — meals and food
Community First Choice provides home and community supports to full-benefit Maryland Medicaid participants who live in the community and meet institutional level of care. The package can include personal assistance, accessibility adaptations, assistive technology, home-delivered meals, nurse monitoring, emergency-response systems, supports planning, and transition services; there is no published age limit.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Accessibility adaptations
- Assistive technology
- Emergency-response systems
- Home-delivered meals
- Nurse monitoring
- Personal assistance
- Supports planning
- Transition services
Medical And Insurance Costs
Community First Choice — medical and insurance costs
Community First Choice provides home and community supports to full-benefit Maryland Medicaid participants who live in the community and meet institutional level of care. The package can include personal assistance, accessibility adaptations, assistive technology, home-delivered meals, nurse monitoring, emergency-response systems, supports planning, and transition services; there is no published age limit.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Accessibility adaptations
- Assistive technology
- Emergency-response systems
- Home-delivered meals
- Nurse monitoring
- Personal assistance
- Supports planning
- Transition services
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Community First Choice — navigation guides and advocacy
Community First Choice provides home and community supports to full-benefit Maryland Medicaid participants who live in the community and meet institutional level of care. The package can include personal assistance, accessibility adaptations, assistive technology, home-delivered meals, nurse monitoring, emergency-response systems, supports planning, and transition services; there is no published age limit.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Accessibility adaptations
- Assistive technology
- Emergency-response systems
- Home-delivered meals
- Nurse monitoring
- Personal assistance
- Supports planning
- Transition services
Practical Items And Home Help
Community First Choice — practical items and home help
Community First Choice provides home and community supports to full-benefit Maryland Medicaid participants who live in the community and meet institutional level of care. The package can include personal assistance, accessibility adaptations, assistive technology, home-delivered meals, nurse monitoring, emergency-response systems, supports planning, and transition services; there is no published age limit.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Accessibility adaptations
- Assistive technology
- Emergency-response systems
- Home-delivered meals
- Nurse monitoring
- Personal assistance
- Supports planning
- Transition services
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Home-delivered meals can be included in the broader home-support plan.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Assistive technology and nurse monitoring can help you manage care at home.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Conditionally relevant when B-ALL-related needs satisfy Medicaid and institutional-level assessment rules.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: MD.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Patient, Caregiver
- Contact Maryland Access Point or the program office for assessment and application.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · Open form or page · 410-767-1739
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Cancer alone does not establish institutional level of care; full Medicaid and assessment are required.
- How are child-specific institutional-level and service-authorization decisions made?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Community First Choice · checked Aug 27, 2026