California action guide · Verified July 27, 2026
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Regional-center eligibility exists or is pending; Medi-Cal or waiver access is unresolved

Keep parallel supports moving

Keep DOR, generic benefits, and community routes active while developmental-services access is unresolved.

Official sources checked 2026-07-27

Start here

DOR Services

Before you start

  • Employment, health, income, transportation, community, and daily-support needs plus each program’s current status.

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. Keep the DOR route active when employment support is wanted.
  2. Ask the regional center about generic resources relevant to the IPP outcome.
  3. Track each owner, proof, and next date separately.

Expected next

A program action, referral, decision, or documented non-fit.

Save this proof

Applications, referrals, contacts, decisions, and next dates.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Escalate within the program that owns the stalled action.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Keep parallel supports moving checklist

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

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

Derived from How to Apply for DOR Services, DOR Services, Regional Center Service System Guide

Official resources

Limits

Parallel supports do not replace regional-center, Medi-Cal, waiver, or IPP decisions.

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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