Not started or approaching school exit
Start an Indiana BDS application
Submit the BDS Gateway application or signed paper application and save proof.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Apply for Indiana BDS services and review the I/DD waiversBefore you start
- Identity and contact information, legal-representative records, diagnosis, developmental-onset records, school and clinical evaluations, functional evidence, current services, Medicaid information, and a dated document index.
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
- Choose the online BDS Gateway or current paper route.
- Submit the complete application to the local BDS office and save confirmation.
- Request the received date, assigned office, missing-item list, and next written decision.
Expected next
A Gateway confirmation, local-office assignment, missing-item request, eligibility review, or written decision.
Save this proof
Application, document index, submission proof, office and worker, requests, records, and decision.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Contact the local BDS office or BDS Help and ask it to confirm receipt, completeness, owner, and next written event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Start an Indiana BDS application 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, Use the Indiana Bureau of Disabilities Services front door
Official resources
Limits
Autism or another diagnosis does not automatically establish Indiana developmental-disability or waiver eligibility. Application is not waiting-list placement, Medicaid, level of care, enrollment, authorization, 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.