Choosing delivery, providers, payment, or a start
Confirm funding, authorization, and start
Separate FY26 rate or funding authority, the individual plan and budget, service approval, operational readiness, and actual start.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Review DD provider tools, FY26 rates, and funding levelsBefore you start
- Exact service and delivery model, assessment and funding level, FY26 authority, person-centered plan, service request and approval, provider or worker response, fiscal-intermediary status, schedule, backups, and proposed start.
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
- Identify the exact current rate or funding source and effective period.
- Confirm the individual funding level, plan amount, service request, and authorization separately.
- Obtain provider acceptance or completed worker and fiscal-intermediary readiness, schedule, backup arrangements, and actual start separately.
Expected next
A reconciled record of funding authority, individual approval, operational readiness, schedule, and start.
Save this proof
Rate and funding source, plan, requests, authorization, responses, payroll or staffing readiness, schedule, and start.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the case manager which exact layer remains unresolved and request a written next event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Confirm funding, authorization, and start 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 Understand the DD assessment process, Review DD provider tools, FY26 rates, and funding levels, Learn about self-directed supports
Official resources
Limits
FY26 rates and annual funding levels are program authorities, not an individual budget, authorization, provider quote or commitment, worker payroll approval, staffing plan, or start date.
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.