Not started or approaching school exit
Document I/DD and the possible ECF group
Build the developmental-disability record and ask which ECF CHOICES group is being screened.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Review ECF CHOICES groups, eligibility, and servicesBefore you start
- Diagnostic, developmental, cognitive, adaptive, school, medical, behavioral, daily-function, supervision, employment, community, and age-of-onset evidence.
Who to contact
Use the official TennCare, MCO, DDA regional intake, LTSS Help Desk, Beneficiary Support System, crisis, or protective-reporting route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Document an intellectual disability beginning before age 18 or another developmental disability beginning before age 22.
- Compare Groups 4 through 8 by age, living setting, need, level of care, and behavioral criteria.
- Ask the intake owner to name the exact group and missing evidence rather than accepting a generic eligibility answer.
Expected next
A request for evidence, named group screen, intake result, priority result, or written eligibility notice.
Save this proof
Evidence index, submissions, contacts, group screen, and notices.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Use the Beneficiary Support System for help clarifying the exact disputed or missing criterion.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Document I/DD and the possible ECF group 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 ECF CHOICES groups, eligibility, and services, Review the current ECF CHOICES brochure
Official resources
Limits
Autism may support a developmental-disability record but does not by itself prove every ECF I/DD, functional, level-of-care, financial, group, priority, or enrollment criterion. Groups 4 through 8 are not interchangeable.
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.