Not started or approaching school exit
Build the Indiana eligibility record
Map current records to developmental-disability, onset, functional, and ICF/IID evidence needs.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Open current Indiana BDS policiesBefore you start
- Diagnostic and psychological records, onset evidence, adaptive and functional assessments, school records, medical and behavioral records, communication needs, current support examples, and representative information.
Who to contact
Use the local BDS office, BDS Help, Division of Family Resources, case-management organization, provider, waiver ombudsman, notice-specific appeal route, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Create a criterion-by-criterion evidence map from the current BDS eligibility resources.
- Organize dated examples of functional limitation and needed supports.
- Ask BDS for a written missing-item list or decision rather than inferring the result.
Expected next
A record request, assessment, eligibility review, written decision, or next-step notice.
Save this proof
Evidence map, records, submissions, requests, contacts, assessment, and decision.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask BDS to identify the exact unresolved criterion, evidence needed, decision owner, and next event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Build the Indiana eligibility record 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 Apply for Indiana BDS services and review the I/DD waivers, Open current Indiana BDS policies
Official resources
Limits
A diagnosis, school classification, assessment, or functional limitation alone does not prove waiver eligibility, ICF/IID level of care, waiting-list placement, or services.
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.