Georgia action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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Waiting for waiver access

Request interim and state-funded referrals

Ask the Regional Field Office what state-funded and community supports may be available while waiver funding is unresolved.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Find a Regional Field Office

Before you start

  • Planning List status, county, current unmet needs and risks, existing Medicaid and services, caregiver situation, transportation needs, employment goals, and the exact support requested.

Who to contact

Use the official destination above, the county-assigned DBHDD Regional Field Office, the contact on the controlling notice, or the program-specific help route cited here.

Find the Regional Field Office assigned to the county

Step by step

  1. Call the county-assigned Regional Field Office.
  2. Ask for the specific state-funded or community referral that matches the unmet need.
  3. Contact each referred program directly and record its separate eligibility, capacity, and next step.

Expected next

A referral, screening, provider contact, documented non-fit, or other program-specific next event.

Save this proof

Referral, contact names, program response, eligibility information, capacity answer, and next date.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Return to the Regional Field Office with the documented gap; use Constituent Services if access or complaint questions remain unresolved.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Request interim and state-funded referrals checklist

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

  • Owner and date started
  • Documents or information supplied
  • Confirmation or notice
  • Current status
  • Next event and date
  • Escalation contact

Derived from Apply for DD Services, Find a Regional Field Office, Find DBHDD Services and Provider Search

Official resources

Limits

A referral is not eligibility, funding, authorization, provider capacity, quality, or service 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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