Rhode Island action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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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 LTSS

Before 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.

Contact the BHDDH Division of Developmental Disabilities

Step by step

  1. Use the official LTSS packet and review every required supplemental form.
  2. Submit through the current official route and save delivery proof.
  3. 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.

Checked sources

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