An ID-waiver or planning step arrived
Build the DDS Individual Support Plan
Use person-centered planning to document goals, assessed needs, services, safeguards, owners, and implementation.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
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DDS eligibility, planning, and appeals regulationBefore you start
- Goals, preferences, assessed needs, routines, communication and health supports, risks, backup plans, delivery-model preferences, service candidates, and unresolved gaps.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the DDS Area Office assigned by city or town, the service coordinator, the operating agency, or the exact contact on the controlling notice.
Step by step
- Prepare goals, non-negotiables, risks, and questions before the meeting.
- Review each proposed service, amount, frequency, provider, safeguard, and owner.
- Obtain the completed ISP or service plan and separately confirm authorization and implementation.
Expected next
A completed plan, revision request, authorization event, provider action, or documented implementation step.
Save this proof
Drafts, meeting notes, final plan, authorizations, provider choices, revisions, and contacts.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the service coordinator to identify the missing plan element and the applicable review route for an adverse action.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Build the DDS Individual Support Plan checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and date started
- Documents supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Services for adults with autism only, DDS eligibility, planning, and appeals regulation, DDS adult intellectual-disability waiver information
Official resources
Limits
A plan does not itself prove funding, authorization, provider acceptance, staffing, 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.