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If someone with a disability already receives Medicaid, their state may allow a family member or friend to become a paid caregiver. Many states call this a consumer-directed personal assistance program. Each state has different requirements and rules. Contact your state's Medicaid office for more information.

Outside of Medicaid, Maryland provides financial assistance for family caregivers, assistance that can total between $300 and $600 per year. These funds can be used for future care services and supplies or to reimburse care-related expenses.

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Neither SSI nor SSDI will pay a caregiver directly. A beneficiary can use their Social Security payments to help pay for care from a home health care service or another party. In many cases, they can choose to pay a friend or family member if desired.

Medicaid Options. Of all the programs that pay family members as caregivers, Medicaid is the most common source of payment. Medicaid has eligibility requirements that apply to the program participant and it has rules that dictate who is allowed to provide them with care.

In most cases, to get paid by Medicaid as a family caregiver, you will work through a program called self-direction (also known as Consumer Direction, Participant Direction, or other similar names). Medicaid self-direction programs give people who need long-term care services more control over their care.