A DDS support, planning, or notice step arrived
Build the DDS Individual Plan
Use case management, Level of Need, and the Individual Plan process to document goals, needs, safeguards, supports, and unresolved risks.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
DDS case management and Level of NeedBefore you start
- Current assessment and Level of Need information, strengths, preferences, communication, health and behavioral needs, routines, goals, risks, caregiver capacity, current services, requested supports, and backup needs.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the assigned DDS region or case manager, the DSS Autism Division contact, or the exact contact on the controlling notice. Confirm which agency and program owns the step.
Open DDS regional contacts · Open DSS Autism Waiver contacts
Step by step
- Review the Level of Need information and correct material errors.
- Prepare desired outcomes and the supports, safeguards, frequency, setting, and backup arrangements needed.
- Ask the case manager to record disagreements, unresolved needs, responsible owners, and next decisions in or with the Individual Plan.
Expected next
A completed or revised Individual Plan, assessment follow-up, funding or service request, authorization event, or notice.
Save this proof
Assessment and Level of Need records, planning notes, plan versions, requests, disagreements, authorizations, and notices.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the case manager’s supervisor or DDS region to identify who owns the unresolved planning or service decision.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Build the DDS Individual Plan checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Program lane and owner
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Access to DDS supports, DDS case management and Level of Need, DDS supports and services
Official resources
Limits
A Level of Need assessment or Individual Plan does not itself guarantee funding, authorization, provider capacity, staffing, or start.
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.