JNY-KS-01
Not started or approaching school exit
Find the county CDDO, build the Kansas eligibility record, and connect school and VR.
A parent-first guide to Kansas adult services
Turn Kansas’s DD waiver system into the next action you can complete.
Choose the situation that fits. Every action shows where to start, what to prepare, what happens next, what proof to save, and who to contact when progress stops.
No accountNo answers transmitted or savedOfficial sources firstNot an eligibility decision
Immediate danger? Call 911. For mental-health, suicide, substance-use, or emotional crisis support, call or text 988. Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult in the community to the Kansas Protection Report Center at 1-800-922-5330.
Human help at any point
Start with the CDDO for your county
Kansas Community Developmental Disability Organizations are the local entry point for I/DD program eligibility. Use the official county guide to find the correct CDDO, request its intake instructions, and save the received date, assigned contact, missing-item list, and written result.
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All six Kansas starting situations
JNY-KS-02
Eligibility, Medicaid, waiting-list, or ownership is unresolved
Separate program, functional, financial, waiting-list, and owner-specific states.
JNY-KS-03
An offer, plan, or eligibility result arrived
Respond to the actual offer, build the MCO plan, or use the eligibility review route.
JNY-KS-04
Choosing delivery, providers, payment, or a start
Compare agency and self-direction, verify providers, and close authorization-to-delivery gaps.
JNY-KS-05
A service decision is adverse or broader planning is needed
Use the correct appeal, grievance, Ombudsman, benefits, housing, and decision-support routes.
JNY-KS-06
Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Address immediate safety, protective reporting, reassessment, and service correction.
Provider evidence
Listing is not availability
These examples demonstrate the evidence standard. They are not recommendations. Directly verify service, geography, license when applicable, current capacity, safeguards, staffing, quality, and individual fit.
Official listing example
CDDO provider-choice route
Listed service: Obtain current affiliated choices for the exact authorized service and area
Area: Verify capacity, acceptance, safeguards, staffing, quality, schedule, and fit directly
Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated
Official listing example
Agency-directed I/DD service
Listed service: An enrolled agency carries the employer duties for an authorized service
Area: Affiliation or referral does not prove acceptance, staffing, schedule, or start
Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated
Official listing example
Self-directed I/DD service
Listed service: The member directs an eligible authorized service with FMS payroll support
Area: Choice does not prove authorization, worker availability, FMS readiness, backup, or start
Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated
Transparency
Kansas official-source register
| Source | Owner | Status | Checked | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start the Kansas I/DD waiver pathway | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services | current official I/DD eligibility, CDDO entry, waiting-list, offer, MCO, provider-choice, and self-direction authority | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Find the Kansas HCBS entry point for your county | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services | current official HCBS Access Guide with county-linked entry points and human-help routes | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Review Kansas I/DD program-eligibility policy | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services | current official CDDO program-eligibility policy that is separate from functional and financial eligibility | 2026-07-29 | quarterly |
| Apply for KanCare as an elderly or disabled applicant | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services | current official disabled-adult KanCare application, telephone, fax, and assistance route | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Review the current Kansas medical-assistance application policy | Kansas Department of Health and Environment | current official July 20, 2026 elderly-and-disabled medical-assistance application policy | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Review current KanCare eligibility guidance | Kansas Department of Health and Environment | current official KanCare eligibility guidance | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Review KanCare Medicaid and current health plans | Kansas Department of Health and Environment | current official KanCare Medicaid and managed-care-plan overview | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Compare Kansas self-direction and agency direction | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services | current official self-direction, participant-employer, agency-direction, and FMS guidance | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Use current KDADS I/DD and CDDO forms | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services | current official I/DD individual-choice, provisional-plan, CDDO access, and provider-affiliation form hub | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Use the KanCare appeals and fair-hearing hub | KanCare | current official eligibility, managed-care, fee-for-service, grievance, appeal, and fair-hearing routing | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Appeal a KanCare managed-care service decision | KanCare | current official MCO appeal, expedited review, and notice-controlled route | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Contact the independent KanCare Ombudsman | Kansas Office of Public Advocates | current official KanCare applicant-and-member problem-resolution and application-assistance route | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Use Kansas protective and crisis hotlines | Kansas Department for Children and Families | current official Kansas Protection Report Center and 988 hotline directory | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Apply for Kansas Vocational Rehabilitation | Kansas Department for Children and Families | current official Kansas Rehabilitation Services vocational-rehabilitation application | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Find Kansas housing-assistance partners | Kansas Housing Resources Corporation | current official Kansas housing-partner and tenant-based-rental-assistance resource route | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Apply for Social Security disability benefits | Social Security Administration | current official federal disability-benefit application route | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Use Kansas 988 crisis support | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services | current official Kansas 24-hour 988 call, text, and chat guidance | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Review the Kansas Supported Decision-making Agreements Act | Kansas Secretary of State | current official 2026 Kansas supported-decision-making law and agreement requirements | 2026-07-29 | quarterly |
| Review the current Kansas HCBS I/DD provider manual | Kansas Medical Assistance Program | current official HCBS I/DD provider manual describing the July 1, 2026 reimbursement-methodology transition | 2026-07-29 | monthly |
| Review Kansas MFEI and interRAI planning | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services | current official Medicaid functional-eligibility and MCO care-planning transition guidance | 2026-07-29 | monthly |