Choosing delivery, providers, payment, or a start
Compare provider-managed and participant-directed delivery
Compare a developmental-services provider with Participant Directed and Managed Services and document each responsibility.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Read New Hampshire's current He-M 500 rulesBefore you start
- Waiver and authorized services, ISA, desired control, schedule, provider or worker preferences, management capacity, health and behavior needs, risks, transportation, safeguards, and backups.
Who to contact
Use the official Area Agency, DHHS, NH EASY, service-coordination, provider, complaint, hearing, crisis, or protective-report route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Confirm which planned services allow provider-managed delivery or PDMS.
- Compare who recruits, chooses, trains, schedules, supervises, manages funds and records, and provides backup.
- Document the choice and every remaining enrollment, funding, authorization, operational, and start step.
Expected next
A documented delivery choice, provider referral, PDMS planning step, or written constraint.
Save this proof
Comparison, choice, ISA, funding and authorization records, referrals, responses, onboarding, and dates.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the service coordinator for lawful alternatives tied to the waiver, ISA, and authorized services.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Compare provider-managed and participant-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 Read New Hampshire's current He-M 500 rules, Review the approved New Hampshire DD Waiver, Use New Hampshire developmental-services provider resources
Official resources
Limits
Choice and control under PDMS do not prove worker availability, provider enrollment, funding, authorization, 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.