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Start the DDA eligibility application
Submit or begin the DDA eligibility application through the correct Regional Office; save proof and list missing records.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25Start here
Start the official DDA eligibility applicationBefore you start
- Current address, telephone number, email address, and Social Security number.
- The date of any Maryland Medical Assistance application and Medicaid card information, if applicable.
- Available diagnostic, psychological, adaptive-functioning, medical, school, speech, behavioral, vocational, occupational-therapy, and physical-therapy records.
Who to contact
DDA Regional Office for the applicant’s Maryland county.
Step by step
- Choose the English, Spanish, or Arabic application from the official application page.
- Complete and sign the application. Attach the supporting records you already have.
- Send the signed application to the DDA Regional Office for the applicant’s county and keep a complete copy.
- Write down the submission date and watch for DDA’s acknowledgment letter.
Expected next
DDA says an acknowledgment letter should arrive in about 5–7 business days and show the date the application was received.
Save this proof
A complete copy of the signed application, attachments, delivery confirmation, acknowledgment letter, and a list of records still requested.
If this stalls or the answer is no
If the acknowledgment does not arrive, call the Regional Office and ask it to confirm the received date and any missing items. DDA staff and Advocacy Specialists can help with the paperwork.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Beyond Childhood preparation checklist
A planning aid derived from the official application guide—not an official form.
- Contact information and Social Security number ready
- Medicaid application date or card information noted, if applicable
- Evaluations, diagnoses, IEPs, therapy records, and medical records gathered
- Signed application copied before delivery
- Submission date and delivery proof saved
Derived from DDA Eligibility Application, DDA Guide to Services — October 2025
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Call prompt if no acknowledgment arrives
Ask: “Can you confirm the date the application was received, what is missing, who owns the next step, and when I should expect contact?”
Derived from DDA Eligibility Application Process
Official resources
Limits
Submitting an application does not establish eligibility, priority, funding, enrollment, or service receipt.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from the linked sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, or service.