New York action guide · Verified July 26, 2026
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Choosing services, delivery model, or providers

Compare agency services and self-direction

Compare responsibility, control, staffing, fiscal tasks, and safeguards.

Official sources checked 2026-07-27

Start here

Self-Direction

Before you start

  • Life Plan outcomes, staffing needs, desired control, backup capacity, scheduling, and fiscal-support needs.

Who to contact

Use the official destination above or the responsible regional, local, or case contact named in the current notice.

Step by step

  1. List required outcomes and safeguards.
  2. Compare agency-managed and self-directed responsibilities.
  3. Record the choice and unresolved risks.

Expected next

A documented model choice and next enrollment step.

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Comparison, choice, supporters, risks, and next step.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Ask the care manager or regional self-direction contact to source the disputed point.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Compare agency services and self-direction checklist

A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.

  • Owner
  • Date started
  • Documents sent
  • Confirmation
  • Next event
  • Escalation contact

Derived from Plan Your Services, Self-Direction

Official resources

Limits

Self-direction is not unrestricted cash.

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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