Application, ICAP, Medicaid, or program lane is unresolved
Confirm CHOICES or Family Support 360 lane
Use assessed needs and official criteria to identify the applicable waiver lane without blending the programs.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Open the South Dakota DDD Application GuideBefore you start
- DDD application and eligibility status, ICAP activity, living situation, support intensity, residential needs, self-direction preferences, requested services, Medicaid status, financial information, and open questions.
Who to contact
Use DDD intake, the assigned CHOICES Case Manager or Family Support Coordinator, DSS, the provider or Agency With Choice vendor, the complete-notice hearing route, crisis service, or Adult Protective Services route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Compare current CHOICES and Family Support 360 criteria and services.
- Ask DDD intake to document the recommended lane and unresolved eligibility steps.
- Complete the Medicaid, financial, level-of-care, and final-eligibility steps assigned to the proper owner.
Expected next
DDD eligibility result, program recommendation, coordinator referral, DSS application, final eligibility notice, or next step.
Save this proof
Comparison, recommendation, decisions, applications, notices, contacts, and dates.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask DDD and DSS to reconcile inconsistent program or eligibility status in writing.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Confirm CHOICES or Family Support 360 lane checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result
- Open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Open the South Dakota DDD Application Guide, Review the South Dakota CHOICES Waiver, Review South Dakota Family Support 360, Review South Dakota Medicaid waiver eligibility
Official resources
Limits
CHOICES and Family Support 360 have distinct service, planning, coordination, and self-direction rules. DDD recommendation, Medicaid, level of care, DSS final eligibility, plan, authorization, and delivery remain separate.
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.