Rhode Island action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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A result, plan, or notice arrived

Build the person-centered plan

Turn strengths, preferences, assessed needs, goals, risks, services, providers or workers, safeguards, and backups into the person-led plan.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Use conflict-free case-management resources

Before you start

  • Eligibility and Medicaid status, assessment reports, funding information, strengths, communication, preferences, goals, health and behavior needs, risks, services, settings, delivery-model choices, schedules, safeguards, transportation, natural supports, and backups.

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. Prepare the person's goals, choices, non-negotiables, risks, and questions.
  2. Review every assessed need, outcome, service, amount, owner, schedule, safeguard, and backup.
  3. Obtain the completed plan and separately confirm service requests, authorization, provider or worker readiness, and start.

Expected next

A planning meeting, draft or completed plan, revision, service request, authorization step, operational action, or written next event.

Save this proof

Assessments, planning notes, plan drafts and final, requests, authorizations, choices, and contacts.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Ask the case manager which assessed need, plan element, service request, authorization, or operational step remains open.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Build the person-centered plan 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 Review adult DD service options, Use conflict-free case-management resources, Know DD service rights

Official resources

Limits

A person-centered plan does not itself establish Medicaid LTSS, funding availability, authorization, provider acceptance, worker qualification, schedule, or actual 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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