Choosing delivery, providers, payment, or a start
Compare agency services and SAS
Compare agency delivery with Self-Administered Services and document each responsibility.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
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Compare agency services and Self-Administered ServicesBefore you start
- Authorized services, plan and budget, desired control, schedule, worker or provider preferences, employer capacity, health and behavior needs, risks, safeguards, backups, and training needs.
Who to contact
Use the official DSPD intake or waiting-list worker, transition worker, support coordinator, Utah Medicaid or DWS, provider, crisis, or protective-report route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Confirm which services may use SAS.
- Compare who recruits, hires, trains, schedules, supervises, pays, monitors background screening, manages budget records, and provides backup.
- Document the choice and every remaining authorization, provider, worker, fiscal, schedule, and start step.
Expected next
A documented delivery choice, provider referral, fiscal-agent or worker step, or written constraint.
Save this proof
Comparison, choice, plan, budget, authorization, referrals, responses, onboarding, and dates.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the support coordinator for lawful alternatives tied to the current plan, budget, and authorized services.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Compare agency services and SAS 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 Compare agency services and Self-Administered Services, Use DSPD person-centered planning resources, Review current DSPD rates, budgets, and service forms
Official resources
Limits
SAS is an alternative to agency delivery and requires a fiscal agent. Model choice does not establish authorization, employee qualification, background clearance, payroll readiness, backup coverage, or 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.