Eligibility
Downeast Horizons Day Habilitation Program serves children up to the age of 21 with cognitive impairments. Section 28 Habilitation Services take place in the child’s home or community setting.
Who is Eligible for Services
Downeast Horizons Day Habilitation Program serves children up to the age of 21 with cognitive impairments. Section 28 Habilitation Services take place in the child’s home or community setting.
The child/adolescent must have a cognitive disability or an autism spectrum disorder as his/her primary diagnosis and meet eligibility for service criteria specified in the MaineCare Benefits Manual Section 28.02 A. and B. below:
A. General Eligibility Criteria: The child must be eligible for the MaineCare program.
B. Specific Eligibility Criteria: The child must have a condition or disorder that satisfies the definition of either:
- Mental retardation, as defined at 34B M.R.S.A. sec. 5001, or
- Autism, as that term is defined at 34B M.R.S.A. sec.6002
How to Access Services
Referral for the Children’s Habilitation Services can be accessed through the Downeast Horizons main telephone number at 207-667-7464. Or, contact us at the following locations:
Ellsworth Office Brewer Office
77 Union Street 38 Dirigo Drive
Ellsworth, ME 04605 Brewer, ME 04412
207-667-7464 207-945-0068
Toll Free: 1-855-894-3599
Service Areas
Downeast Horizons provides service to children throughout Hancock, Piscataquis, Penobscot and Waldo counties.
