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Start Pennsylvania county ID/A registration
Register with the correct county MH/ID office and request an ID/A eligibility intake.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25
Start here
Find the county MH/ID officeBefore you start
- County of residence, identification, diagnostic records, developmental-history records, school evaluations, and contact information for the person and representative.
Who to contact
The county MH/ID program office, also called the Administrative Entity in ODP materials.
Step by step
- Use the official county directory to identify the MH/ID office serving the person’s county.
- Ask for registration with the county intellectual disability and autism program and an eligibility intake.
- Ask the county to list the records it needs and identify the next eligibility decision.
Expected next
An intake contact and instructions for submitting records or completing the county eligibility process.
Save this proof
Call date, staff name, intake appointment or referral confirmation, documents submitted, and any written eligibility notice.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Call the county office and ask whether registration was opened, which record is missing, and who owns the next decision.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
County intake call prompt
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official county-entry and eligibility sources.
- I am requesting ID/A registration.
- What records are required?
- Who owns the eligibility decision?
- What is the next dated event?
- How will the decision be sent?
Derived from County Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities Offices, Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services, Individual Eligibility for ODP Waivers
Official resources
Limits
County registration does not establish waiver capacity, Medicaid eligibility, an authorized service, or provider availability.
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.