Habilitative services are health care services that help you keep, learn or improve skills and functioning for daily living that may not be developing normally. 

 

These services may include:

• Physical Therapy

• Occupational Therapy

• Speech-Language Pathology

• Applied Behavioral Analysis

• Behavioral Health Treatment

• Psychological Care

• Therapeutic Care

• Other services for people with disabilities including inpatient and outpatient settings.

 

Under Maryland law, if your child has a congenital or genetic birth defect existing at or from birth, including a hereditary defect, your child qualifies for habilitative services under your health insurance or HMO contract.

 

These defects include but are not limited to:

• Autism or autism spectrum disorder

• Cerebral palsy

• Intellectual disability

• Down syndrome

• Spina bifida

• Hydroencephalocele

• Congenital or genetic developmental disabilities.