Not started or approaching school exit
Start the ECF CHOICES self-referral
Submit the official ECF CHOICES self-referral and save proof.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Start the ECF CHOICES self-referralBefore you start
- Identity, contact, representative, TennCare and MCO status, diagnoses, age of onset, functional needs, current supports, risks, living setting, and available records.
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
- Complete the official PERLSS self-referral.
- Save the confirmation and a copy or record of every answer supplied.
- If help is needed, use the MCO when already enrolled in TennCare or DDA regional intake when not enrolled.
Expected next
A referral confirmation, screening contact, request for records, intake step, referral-list result, or written notice.
Save this proof
Self-referral answers, confirmation, records submitted, contacts, and notices.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Call the LTSS Help Desk at 1-877-224-0219 or the correct MCO or DDA regional intake office and ask for the referral's current owner and next event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Start the ECF CHOICES self-referral 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 Start the ECF CHOICES self-referral, Use Tennessee ECF CHOICES application help, Review ECF CHOICES groups, eligibility, and services
Official resources
Limits
A self-referral is not a Medicaid application, I/DD determination, group decision, level-of-care approval, priority decision, slot, enrollment, plan, authorization, provider acceptance, or service 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.