EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITES (EID) PROGRAM

*How to Apply After June 15, 2012*

The Employed Individuals with Disabilities (EID) Program provides Medical Assistance (Medicaid) to Marylanders with disabilities who work for pay and meet several other conditions.  To be eligible, a person must:

• Have a disability that meets Social Security’s medical criteria for adults
• Be 18 – 64 years old
• Be a U. S. citizen or qualified alien
• Work for pay
• Meet the income limit (earnings may be as high as $68,052/year for an unmarried individual and   $91,812/year for a married couple, but less if the applicant has other income, such as Social Security checks)
• Have resources (assets) under $10,000.  Resources include cash, bank accounts, stocks, other investments, some life insurance and retirement funds, and real estate other than your primary home.  Resources do NOT include your primary home, motor vehicles, and certain retirement accounts (401(k), 403(b), pension, Keogh)

The monthly premium is on a sliding scale from $0 - $55.

Medical Assistance through EID:

• Provides comprehensive coverage to people who are otherwise uninsured
• Supplements private insurance, covering some services the private insurance does not
• Supplements Medicare by eliminating the Medicare out-of-pocket costs, which can save you $1,000 to over $12,000 per year

The EID program will be continuing indefinitely, but the EID Outreach Project – which has assisted people to apply for EID since 2008 - will be ending on June 30, 2012 due to the end of the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant that has funded it.  The Project will continue to help people apply for EID through June 15, 2012.

After June 15, 2012, Marylanders with disabilities will be able to apply for EID on their own or with help from other agencies.

The Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD) web site provides an electronic version of the EID application, with instructions for completing and submitting it, at http://www.mdod.maryland.gov/Jobseekers.aspx?id=2210.   The electronic application can be downloaded, completed, printed and saved.  Although the application must be printed and mailed, it should also be saved on your computer.  When you enroll in EID, you must reapply every six months.  Having the saved application on your computer makes it easy to update the information every six months when you need to reapply.  If you prefer, you can complete a paper application.

What if you need help applying or don’t have a computer?  You can contact the Center for Independent Living closest to you for free assistance, and Holly Community, Inc. if you live on the Eastern Shore.  See the list below.

If you have questions about the status of your EID application, you can contact the Division of Eligibility and Waiver Services (DEWS) at 410-767-7090.  DEWS determines eligibility for EID.

Agencies That Can Help You Apply

Allegany, Garrett & Washington Counties:

Resources for Independence, Inc.
30 North Mechanic Street, Unit B
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone: 301-784-1774 Fax: 301-784-1776
TTY: 711  Toll Free: 800-371-1986
www.rficil.org 

Anne Arundel & Howard Counties:

Accessible Resources for Independence, Inc. 
Center for Independent Living for Anne Arundel and Howard County
810 Nursery Road, Suite I
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
Phone: 410-636-2274
Fax: 410-636-3186
www.arinow.org 

Baltimore City, Baltimore & Harford Counties

Independent Marylanders Achieving Growth through Empowerment (The Image Center)
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 302
Towson, MD 21286
Phone/TTY: 410-982-6311 
www.imagemd.org 

Calvert, Charles & St. Mary’s Counties:

Southern MD Center for Independent Living, Inc.
38588 Brett Way, Suite 2
Mechanicsville, MD 20622
Phone: 301-884-4498/5110   TTY: 711
Fax: 301-884-6099
www.smcil.org  

Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico & Worchester Counties:

Holly Community, Inc.
909 Progress Circle, Suite 300
Salisbury, MD 21804
Phone: 443-260-0822    TTY: 711
Fax: 443-260-0833
www.hollycommunity.org 

Carroll & Frederick Counties: 

The Freedom Center, Inc.
14 W. Patrick Street, Suite 10
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301-846-7811; Fax: 301-846-9070 
www.thefreedomcenter-md.org 

Montgomery & Prince George’s Counties:

Independence Now, Inc.
12301 Old Columbia Pike
Suite 101
Silver Spring, MD 20904
301-277-2839
Email: INfo@innow.org
www.innow.org 

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