Adult self-directed budgets do not include medical services.

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Adult self-directed budgets are designed to fund non-medical supports that help a person live independently, such as personal care, homemaker services, respite, transportation for community activities, and assistive technology. Medical services—doctor visits, nursing care, hospital stays, prescriptions—are provided and billed through the medical system and not paid from the self-directed budget. For that reason, the statement that adult self-directed budgets do not include medical services is correct. Some programs may have unique exceptions, but the standard model separates medical care from the self-directed budget to ensure medical services remain under medical payer oversight.