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Beyond ChildhoodUtah human help

A parent-first guide to Utah adult services

Turn Utah’s DSPD system into the next action you can complete.

Choose the situation that fits. Every action shows where to start, what to prepare, what happens next, what proof to save, and who to contact when progress stops.

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Immediate danger? Call 911. For emotional, mental-health, suicide, or substance-use crisis support, call or text 988. Report suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation to Utah Adult Protective Services at 1-800-371-7897 or through its 24/7 online form.

Human help at any point

Use the statewide DSPD application route

Apply online, use the applicable intake packet, or call 1-844-275-3773. DSPD can identify the intake, waiting-list, transition, or support-coordination owner. Utah Medicaid and DWS separately handle Medicaid and financial-eligibility questions.

Open the DSPD application route

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All six Utah starting situations

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Not started or approaching school exit

Open DSPD intake, build the related-condition record, and connect school and Utah VR.

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Ownership, eligibility, or waiting-list status is unresolved

Confirm the current owner and complete each distinct eligibility, NAQ, and capacity layer.

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A result, plan, or notice arrived

Separate every layer, build the person-centered plan, and use the correct notice route.

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Choosing delivery, providers, payment, or a start

Compare agency and SAS delivery and verify every operational layer.

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A decision is adverse or decision support is needed

Use the correct hearing, concern, benefits, housing, and decision-support routes.

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Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown

Address immediate safety, protective reporting, reassessment, and service correction.

Provider evidence

Listing is not availability

These examples demonstrate the evidence standard. They are not recommendations. Directly verify service, geography, license when applicable, current capacity, safeguards, staffing, quality, and individual fit.

Official listing example

DSPD provider report

Listed service: Official report of providers currently serving people by service and home county

Area: DSPD says it is not a comprehensive list of companies willing to serve there

Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated

Open the official source

Official listing example

DSPD support-coordinator directory

Listed service: Current official support-coordinator company and contact information

Area: Directly verify current availability, capacity, experience, safeguards, and fit

Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated

Open the official source

Official listing example

Self-Administered Services

Listed service: Participant or family hires, trains, and supervises employees with a required fiscal agent

Area: Choice does not prove authorization, worker clearance, payroll readiness, backup, or start

Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated

Open the official source

Transparency

Utah official-source register

SourceOwnerStatusCheckedReview
Start the DSPD application Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official online, telephone, packet, preparation, 90-day intake, notice, and hearing-rights route2026-07-29monthly
Review Utah DSPD eligibility Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official citizenship or residency, disability, onset, diagnosis, adaptive-function, exclusion, and waiting-list authority2026-07-29monthly
Understand the DSPD waiting list and NAQ Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official NAQ, dynamic ranking, annual update, caseworker, funding, and transition route2026-07-29monthly
Use the current DSPD eligibility and services guide Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent May 2026 official eligibility, application, NAQ, waiting-list, and service-entry guide2026-07-29monthly
Apply for Utah Medicaid and waiver coverage Utah Medicaidcurrent official financial and medical eligibility, limited-space, application-status, DSPD waiver, contact, complaint, and appeal route2026-07-29monthly
Review DSPD Medicaid eligibility roles Utah DSPD policy manualscurrent official DSPD level-of-care and Department of Workforce Services financial-eligibility role reference2026-07-29monthly
Compare agency services and Self-Administered Services Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official agency, SAS employer, employee, fiscal-agent, budget, and background-screening responsibility route2026-07-29monthly
Use DSPD person-centered planning resources Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official person-led planning, self-determination, goals, employment, waiting-list, and planning-tool route2026-07-29quarterly
Find a DSPD provider Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official provider-report route with explicit noncomprehensive-list limitation2026-07-29monthly
Find a DSPD support coordinator Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official support-coordinator contact and choice route2026-07-29monthly
Review current DSPD policies and hearing rights Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official eligibility, waiting-list, entry, notice, hearing, NAQ, emergency, grievance, request-for-services, budget, and support-coordinator policy register2026-07-29monthly
Review current DSPD rates, budgets, and service forms Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official FY2026 rate, FY2027 budget, service-system choice, SAS, rights, and general forms register2026-07-29monthly
Request a Utah Medicaid hearing Utah Medicaid Office of Administrative Hearingscurrent official Medicaid, managed-care, DWS eligibility, DSPD, filing, form, contact, and hearing route2026-07-29monthly
Contact Utah Medicaid about a concern Utah Medicaidcurrent official Medicaid, DWS eligibility, health-plan, waiver case manager, constituent-service, complaint, and appeal contact route2026-07-29monthly
Start Utah vocational rehabilitation Utah State Office of Rehabilitationcurrent official VR office, application, welcome-session, records, counselor, eligibility, IPE, and file-review route2026-07-29monthly
Apply for Social Security disability benefits Social Security Administrationcurrent federal disability-benefit application route2026-07-29monthly
Use Utah affordable-housing resources Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilitiescurrent official DSPD affordable-housing and Utah rental-law resource sheet2026-07-29quarterly
Call or text Utah 988 Utah Department of Health and Human Servicescurrent official 911, 988, 211, language, crisis-worker, mobile-team, and receiving-center route2026-07-29monthly
Report suspected adult abuse in Utah Utah Adult Protective Servicescurrent official emergency, online, telephone, abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation reporting route2026-07-29monthly