Choosing providers or self-directed services
Confirm authorization, acceptance, and start date
Convert a provider or worker choice into a verified, authorized service start.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25
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Review DDD billing and contractingBefore you start
- Approved NJISP, exact service, code and unit, authorization amount and dates, provider or worker acceptance, required enrollment, schedule, and billing or fiscal route.
Who to contact
Assigned Support Coordinator, provider intake or scheduling contact, and fiscal intermediary when applicable.
Step by step
- Confirm the service appears in the approved NJISP with the correct amount and dates.
- Confirm the provider or fiscal entity received what it needs to deliver and bill the service.
- Obtain the first-service date, schedule, responsible contact, and backup if staffing fails.
Expected next
A written acceptance and scheduled start, or a specific explanation of the remaining authorization, enrollment, staffing, or billing block.
Save this proof
NJISP authorization, acceptance, enrollment, service agreement, rate/unit confirmation, schedule, first date, and backup contact.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask each owner to state whether the block is authorization, enrollment, staffing, scheduling, billing, or another named dependency; escalate the unmet need through Support Coordination.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Start-readiness confirmation
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.
- Authorized?
- Correct code/unit?
- Accepted?
- Enrolled?
- Staff assigned?
- Schedule
- First date
- Billing ready?
- Backup
Derived from Supports Program Policy Manual and Rate Appendix, Care Management and Support Coordination, Self-Directed Services, DDD Billing and Contracting
Official resources
Limits
An authorization and published rate do not prove staff availability, quality, or an actual 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.