New Hampshire action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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Document New Hampshire DD eligibility

Build the record around the controlling diagnosis, onset, duration, severity, and functional criteria.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Read New Hampshire's current He-M 500 rules

Before you start

  • Diagnostic evaluation, evidence that the condition originated before age 22, expected duration, adaptive and functional assessments, school records, physical examination, intellectual assessment when applicable, behavior scales, assistive-technology needs, and daily examples.

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.

Find the correct New Hampshire Area Agency

Step by step

  1. Organize the evidence around every element in the current statutory and rule definition.
  2. Submit current and historical records with an index and keep copies.
  3. Ask the Area Agency to identify any missing or disputed element in writing.

Expected next

A records request, comprehensive screening, eligibility finding, conditional finding, service recommendation, or denial notice.

Save this proof

Evidence index, evaluations, records, submissions, requests, screening results, and decision.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Use the Area Agency contact and the appeal route stated in the complete written decision.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Document New Hampshire DD eligibility 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, Read the controlling New Hampshire DD definition

Official resources

Limits

Autism is named in the statute but does not by itself prove onset, duration, severity, functional impact, Medicaid, level of care, waiver, funding, or service requirements.

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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