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

Start regional center intake

Contact the regional center serving the person’s home and request adult eligibility intake.

Official sources checked 2026-07-27

Start here

Find a Regional Center

Before you start

  • Home address, identity, contact preferences, diagnosis, developmental history, school and medical records, and communication needs.

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. Use the official regional-center listing to identify the responsible center.
  2. Request intake and ask how that center wants records submitted.
  3. Record the intake contact, requested records, and next event.

Expected next

An intake contact, assessment step, records request, or written decision.

Save this proof

Contact record, intake materials, copies, receipts, notices, and deadlines.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Ask the center to identify the intake owner, missing item, and next event in writing.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Start regional center intake 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, Find a Regional Center

Official resources

Limits

Contact and intake do not establish ongoing regional-center eligibility.

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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