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Document Kansas I/DD criteria

Build a criterion-by-criterion record for the Kansas intellectual-disability or developmental-disability lane.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Review Kansas I/DD program-eligibility policy

Before you start

  • Intellectual-disability evidence with onset before age 18, or developmental-disability evidence with onset before age 22; diagnosis, evaluations, adaptive and functional records, and evidence of substantial limitations in at least three listed major life areas when the developmental-disability lane applies.

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.

Find the CDDO for your county

Step by step

  1. Ask the CDDO which eligibility lane and policy elements it is evaluating.
  2. Map each submitted record to the applicable onset, diagnosis, and functional criteria.
  3. Request a written identification of every missing or disputed element before supplementing the record.

Expected next

A request for evidence, assessment, criterion-specific discussion, program-eligibility decision, or written next step.

Save this proof

Criterion map, evaluations, onset evidence, functional records, submissions, contacts, and complete decision.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Ask the CDDO to identify the exact policy element not met and the evidence considered.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Document Kansas I/DD criteria 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, Review Kansas I/DD program-eligibility policy

Official resources

Limits

Autism does not automatically establish Kansas developmental-disability eligibility. Diagnosis alone does not prove onset, three substantial functional limitations, functional eligibility, Medicaid, waiver access, 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.

Checked sources

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