Delaware action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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Apply for Delaware Medicaid

Complete the separate Delaware Medicaid or long-term-care Medicaid application and preserve every request and notice.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Apply for Delaware Medicaid and medical assistance

Before you start

  • Identity, citizenship or immigration documents when applicable, Delaware residence, household, income, resources when required, disability and benefit information, insurance, long-term-care information, authorized-representative documents, and current contacts.

Who to contact

Start with DDDS Applicant Services or the assigned Community Navigator, Support Coordinator, or Family Resource Coordinator. Use the complete notice for review or appeal and the correct DDDS incident or APS route for safety concerns.

Contact DDDS Applicant Services

Step by step

  1. Use the official medical-assistance route and request application help through a State Service Center when needed.
  2. Submit required proof and save confirmation.
  3. Track Medicaid eligibility separately from DDDS eligibility and from Lifespan Waiver or DSHP Plus functional and program criteria.

Expected next

An application confirmation, verification request, status event, or written Medicaid eligibility notice.

Save this proof

Application, confirmation, requests, submissions, contacts, and notices.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Contact DSS or the Medicaid route on the notice for status and use the notice-specific appeal process for an adverse decision.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Apply for Delaware Medicaid checklist

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

  • Owner and program
  • Date started
  • Documents supplied
  • Written result or confirmation
  • Current open dependency
  • Next event and date
  • Escalation contact

Derived from DDDS waiver programs, Apply for Delaware Medicaid and medical assistance

Official resources

Limits

DDDS eligibility is not Medicaid eligibility. Medicaid does not establish DDDS eligibility, program eligibility, plan approval, provider availability, 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.

Checked sources

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