Case management, Medicaid, or assessment is unresolved
Apply for Medicaid LTSS
Complete the separate Medicaid LTSS application packet and preserve all forms, proof, and notices.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Apply for Medicaid LTSSBefore you start
- Application for Assistance, LTSS supplemental forms, identity, residence, income and resources when required, health and disability records, medical evaluation, releases, insurance, representative documents, and current contacts.
Who to contact
Start with the BHDDH Eligibility Unit or assigned conflict-free case manager. Use the complete notice for an appeal and the BHDDH Quality Assurance hotline or 911 for the applicable safety route.
Step by step
- Use the official LTSS packet and review every required supplemental form.
- Submit through the current official route and save delivery proof.
- Track financial eligibility, clinical eligibility, level of care, and BHDDH eligibility as separate determinations.
Expected next
An application confirmation, verification or medical-record request, level-of-care event, or written Medicaid LTSS notice.
Save this proof
Complete packet, attachments, proof, requests, submissions, contacts, and notices.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Call the DHS LTSS Office or The POINT at 401-462-4444 and ask which exact layer remains incomplete.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Apply for Medicaid LTSS 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 Apply for Rhode Island DD services, Apply for Medicaid LTSS
Official resources
Limits
BHDDH clinical eligibility is not Medicaid LTSS eligibility. Medicaid LTSS eligibility does not establish an individual funding level, service authorization, provider availability, or 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.