Choosing delivery, providers, payment, or a start
Compare agency and self-directed delivery
Compare employer duties, worker choice, fiscal support, and backups for each authorized service.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Compare Kansas self-direction and agency directionBefore you start
- Waiver enrollment, authorized services, ability and support to recruit and direct workers, representative role, employer and documentation duties, FMS options, backup plan, schedule, transportation, and desired control.
Who to contact
Use the official CDDO, KDADS program manager, KanCare Clearinghouse, MCO care coordinator, provider, FMS, Ombudsman, crisis, or protective-report route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Ask the MCO care coordinator which authorized I/DD services may be self-directed.
- Compare agency responsibility with participant-employer duties for recruiting, training, monitoring, dismissal, timekeeping, payroll, and backup.
- Document the chosen model and every provider, worker, FMS, authorization, and readiness dependency.
Expected next
A documented delivery choice, provider referral, FMS selection, worker search, onboarding event, authorization update, or readiness plan.
Save this proof
Plan and authorization, options discussed, decision, agency or worker contacts, FMS records, backup plan, and next event.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the care coordinator or CDDO for current agency choices and active FMS options for the applicable service.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Compare agency and self-directed delivery 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 Start the Kansas I/DD waiver pathway, Compare Kansas self-direction and agency direction, Use current KDADS I/DD and CDDO forms
Official resources
Limits
Kansas identifies ECS, PCS, and overnight respite as I/DD services that may be self-directed. Choice does not prove authorization, worker availability, FMS onboarding, backup coverage, schedule, 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.