Case management, Medicaid, or program choice is unresolved
Choose Lifespan Waiver or DSHP Plus
With the case manager, determine whether the person meets each program's criteria and choose one if eligible for both.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Compare Lifespan Waiver and DSHP PlusBefore you start
- DDDS and Medicaid decisions, functional or level-of-care evidence, needs and risks, desired living setting, service needs, current health plan, provider preferences, self-direction interests, and comparison questions.
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.
Step by step
- Confirm the person's current eligibility status for each program separately.
- Compare case management, settings, services, limits, consumer direction, and provider routes using the current official comparison.
- If eligible for both, document the informed choice; DDDS states that a person cannot receive both programs at the same time.
Expected next
A program-specific assessment or eligibility event, comparison meeting, documented choice, enrollment action, or notice.
Save this proof
Eligibility records, comparison, questions, choice, enrollment record, contacts, and notices.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the case manager and Medicaid plan to identify the exact unresolved eligibility or choice layer and next written event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Choose Lifespan Waiver or DSHP Plus 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, Compare Lifespan Waiver and DSHP Plus, Current DDDS Lifespan Waiver authority, Diamond State Health Plan authority
Official resources
Limits
DDDS eligibility does not equal waiver eligibility. Eligibility for both requires a choice; comparing or choosing does not itself prove enrollment, plan authorization, provider acceptance, 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.