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Autism Waiver Program Staff Login

Welcome

Welcome to the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services’ Autism Waiver Program! The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (MA DDS) has contracted with Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL) to act as the Third Party Administrator for the Autism Waiver Program in the State of Massachusetts. The Home and Community-Based Service (HCBS) Waiver Program is a Medicaid program is designed to provide services to help children with autism to remain in their homes and actively participate in their families and in their communities.

Provider Directory

Families and Support Brokers can use this directory to access a complete list of certified providers in the Autism Waiver Program. Providers wishing to be listed on the directory should complete an Application to qualify as a provider of Autism Support Services and submit to a local Autism Support Broker.

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Fiscal Management Service

A Fiscal Management Service, or FMS, is an administrative tool used to help families directly select and arrange for supports & services for their child with community providers. The FMS will act as an intermediary between you and your Support Broker and is responsible for managing approved state funds and administering these funds to certified providers who have delivered services to eligible children. Families with children who are enrolled in the Autism Waiver Program can decide what suits their particular needs. You may want to use the FMS to do many different things, or you may only want a few things. PPL will process timesheets and invoices submitted and ensure that funds are available to pay the provider by matching the timesheet or invoice to a budget approved by DMR. As a FMS, PPL does not hold any decision-making authority in regards to service need or service plan development.

PPL Overview


PPL is the leading service provider for self-directed care programs. We enable members of Medicaid and other government-funded programs to choose their care providers and get care at home. Today we work with 20 states in 49 programs providing services for more than one hundred thousand participants.

PPL is an essential element of the program administration. We educate Medicaid members about their self-direction options, enroll them in the program, and get their providers enrolled. We then enable them with our proprietary technology to track their care time and get their providers paid. In simple terms, we facilitate the program’s key administrative and financial processes.

We're here to ensure self-directed care is more than an option—it's a practical.