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Beyond ChildhoodNew Mexico human help

A parent-first guide to New Mexico adult services

Turn New Mexico’s DD waiver system into the next action you can complete.

Choose the situation that fits. Every action shows where to start, what to prepare, what happens next, what proof to save, and who to contact when progress stops.

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Immediate danger? Call 911. For crisis or emotional support, call or text 988. For suspected harm, use New Mexico Adult Protective Services or law enforcement.

Human help at any point

Start with the New Mexico DDSD Regional Office

Ask for the DD Waiver application and eligibility process. Save the application, record index, missing-information requests, eligibility result, Central Registry confirmation, allocation correspondence, Medicaid and level-of-care records, and every stated next event.

Start with the New Mexico DDSD Regional Office

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All six New Mexico starting situations

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Not started or approaching school exit

Open the DDSD Regional Office intake, build the eligibility record, and connect school and rehabilitation.

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  1. Contact the DDSD Regional Office and request a developmental-services application and assessment.
  2. Organize diagnosis, onset, adaptive-function, and substantial-limitation evidence for New Mexico's developmental-disability determination.
  3. Coordinate school transition and New Mexico Vocational Rehabilitation without treating either as developmental-services approval.

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Choosing a delivery model, provider, worker, or start

Compare management options and close readiness gaps.

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  1. Compare traditional DD Waiver and Mi Via self-directed services without blending responsibilities.
  2. Use the official agency network and directly verify capacity, fit, and self or family-managed worker readiness.
  3. Separate payment references from the person's waiver allocation and authorization, provider or worker readiness, and delivered service.

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Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown

Address safety, reporting, reassessment, and correction.

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  1. Use 911 for immediate danger, 988 for crisis support, and the regional crisis and service team for disability-service follow-up.
  2. Use New Mexico Adult Protective Services or law enforcement for suspected harm and separately correct developmental-service delivery.
  3. Document changed need, failed supports, or risk and request the exact registry, allocation, plan, authorization, or provider correction.

Provider evidence

Listing is not availability

These examples demonstrate the evidence standard. They are not recommendations. Directly verify service, geography, license when applicable, current capacity, safeguards, staffing, quality, and individual fit.

Official listing example

New Mexico DDSD Regional Offices

Listed service: Regional application, eligibility, registry, allocation, and technical assistance

Area: Regional ownership is not allocation, Medicaid, enrollment, authorization, provider capacity, or start

Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated

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Official listing example

New Mexico DD Waiver provider selection

Listed service: Traditional DD Waiver case-management and provider-choice resources

Area: Provider enrollment or selection is not capacity, individual authorization, staffing, schedule, or start

Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated

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Official listing example

New Mexico Mi Via consultant and fiscal management supports

Listed service: Supports applicable Mi Via self-directed planning, budget, employer, and payment responsibilities

Area: Enrollment is not employee clearance, payroll readiness, authorization, backup coverage, or first service

Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated

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Transparency

New Mexico official-source register

SourceOwnerStatusCheckedReview
Apply for New Mexico DD Waiver eligibility New Mexico Health Care Authority DDSDcurrent official application, eligibility, Central Registry, and Regional Office route2026-08-01monthly
Find New Mexico DDSD Regional Offices New Mexico Health Care Authority DDSDcurrent official Regional Office intake and application-assistance route2026-08-01monthly
Review New Mexico DD Waiver eligibility requirements New Mexico Health Care Authoritycurrent official diagnostic, functional, onset, residency, and application authority2026-08-01monthly
Review New Mexico's approved July 2026 DD Waiver Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servicescurrent approved July 1, 2026 DD Waiver authority2026-08-01monthly
Review New Mexico DD Waiver allocation New Mexico Health Care Authority DDSDcurrent official Central Registry and allocation-opportunity route2026-08-01monthly
Apply for New Mexico Medicaid New Mexico Health Care Authoritycurrent official Medicaid application and help route2026-08-01monthly
Plan New Mexico DD Waiver services and budgets New Mexico Health Care Authority DDSDcurrent official case-management, ISP, budget, service, and provider route2026-08-01monthly
Review New Mexico Mi Via self-direction New Mexico Health Care Authority DDSDcurrent official Mi Via self-directed waiver and employer-responsibility route2026-08-01monthly
Review Mi Via planning and fiscal supports New Mexico Health Care Authority DDSDcurrent official consultant, service-plan, budget, and fiscal-management route2026-08-01monthly
Review New Mexico DD Waiver rate studies New Mexico Health Care Authority DDSDcurrent official rate-study route; not individual budget or authorization2026-08-01monthly
Apply for New Mexico vocational rehabilitation New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitationcurrent official vocational-rehabilitation entry route2026-08-01monthly
Apply for Social Security disability benefits Social Security Administrationcurrent official federal disability-benefit application route2026-08-01monthly
Find New Mexico housing and adult-support help New Mexico Health Care Authoritycurrent official adult-support, housing-referral, and human-help route2026-08-01monthly
Use the New Mexico Medicaid fair-hearing route New Mexico Health Care Authoritycurrent official Office of Fair Hearings route, request forms, and contact information; complete notice controls2026-08-01monthly
Use New Mexico DDSD crisis support New Mexico Health Care Authority DDSDcurrent official crisis-support and 988 route2026-08-01monthly
Report harm to New Mexico Adult Protective Services New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Departmentcurrent official vulnerable-adult protective-report route2026-08-01monthly
Raise a New Mexico DDSD service or quality concern New Mexico Health Care Authority DDSDcurrent official individual-safety, advocacy, complaint, incident, and service-correction route2026-08-01monthly