WEBINAR | DDA Self-Directed Services Updates: Reasonable and Customary Wage & Rates

The Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) has updated the Reasonable and Customary Standard tables in the Self-Directed Services Manual. The new standards are based on the Maryland Fiscal Year 2026 legislative budget bill.  The new standards will apply on July 1, 2025. The following tables were updated:
Reasonable and Customary Rates for DDA Providers
Reasonable and Customary Rates for Vendors
Reasonable and Customary Wages for Employees

The DDA will conduct a Self-Directed Services informational webinar on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please use the link below to register for this webinar to learn about these changes and to help you understand the actions you need to take.

All participants who self-direct their services must comply with the new Reasonable and Customary rate tables by July 1, 2025. Updated rate tables can be found in the updated version of the Self-Directed Services Manual.

*Please note: If you do not alert your providers, vendors, and employees of rate changes, your Financial Management and Counseling Services provider will automatically decrease the rate and wages to the Reasonable and Customary maximum for each waiver service.  Participants who fail to notify their employees of rate reductions will violate Maryland labor law.   


Should you have any questions, please contact the Self-Directed Services team at dda.sds@maryland.gov.