Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Request reassessment or urgent correction
Document changed needs, failed supports, and risk and request the specific assessment, plan, program, authorization, provider, or crisis action.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
DDDS waiver programsBefore you start
- Current eligibility and program status, assessment and plan, dated change summary, incidents, hospital or crisis contacts, caregiver changes, failed staffing, risks, requested response, and backup needs.
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
- Send a concise dated change-and-risk summary to the assigned case manager.
- Request the specific reassessment, plan change, program review, authorization, provider correction, or crisis action.
- Ask for an interim safety plan, written result or notice, named owner, and next-event date.
Expected next
An urgent contact, reassessment, plan or program review, authorization response, crisis referral, corrective action, or notice.
Save this proof
Change summary, proof, incident and medical records, contacts, interim plan, assessment, changes, requests, and notices.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Use 911 or 988 for immediate danger; otherwise escalate through case management, DDDS, and the applicable plan or appeal route.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Request reassessment or urgent correction 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, Report a DDDS incident or rights concern, Delaware crisis and 988 resources, Current DDDS Lifespan Waiver authority
Official resources
Limits
Urgency or reassessment does not guarantee a program change, service amount, authorization, provider, 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.