California action guide · Verified July 27, 2026
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Approaching school exit; adult systems are not started

Build the eligibility record

Assemble evidence for the regional center’s diagnosis and eligibility assessment.

Official sources checked 2026-07-27

Start here

Regional Center Eligibility and Services

Before you start

  • Records showing the condition began before age 18, is expected to continue indefinitely, and substantially affects functioning, plus current diagnostic and adaptive evidence.

Who to contact

Use the official destination above or the responsible regional center, county, program, or contact named in the current notice.

Step by step

  1. Compare the available records with the official adult eligibility criteria.
  2. Request missing school, medical, psychological, or adaptive records.
  3. Submit an indexed packet and retain proof.

Expected next

A sufficiency response, assessment activity, request for more information, or decision.

Save this proof

Evidence index, releases, submissions, assessment notices, and decision.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Ask the intake owner to state the exact missing evidence or unfinished assessment.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Build the eligibility record checklist

A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.

  • Owner
  • Date started
  • Documents sent
  • Confirmation
  • Next event
  • Escalation contact

Derived from Regional Center Eligibility and Services

Official resources

Limits

Beyond Childhood cannot determine eligibility or whether evidence is sufficient.

Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.

Checked sources

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