Navigating System

• The first step to applying for services is to complete an application for services through the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA).
• DDA will review the application and assign it to a case manager (or Service Coordinator) for eligibility determination. Eligibility determinations are made through a face-to-face interview with the applicant. DDA will assess applicants’ eligibility to receive services (meaning that the applicant has a developmental disability-physical or mental impairment, other than the sole diagnosis of a mental illness, it manifested prior to the age of 22, and is expected to continue indefinitely) and a level of priority status .
• Once DDA has determined that the applicant is eligible to receive services and a priority status, the applicant is eligible to receive Rolling Access funds and possibly on-going funds for day, residential, or support services. An applicant’s ability to access funding is based both on their eligibility and availability of funds.