Virginia DD or Medicaid eligibility is uncertain or denied
Pursue Virginia support systems in parallel
Continue employment, income, health, and community-support paths with separate eligibility rules.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25
Start here
Request DARS employment servicesBefore you start
- A needs list separated into employment, income, health coverage, community supports, housing, and caregiver support.
Who to contact
Each program makes its own eligibility and service decision.
Step by step
- Use DARS for disability-related employment support when work is a goal.
- Use official Social Security resources to evaluate SSI or childhood-disability benefit questions.
- Apply separately for Virginia Medicaid when health-coverage eligibility has not been determined.
- Use DBHDS developmental-services and IFSP resources for community connections or waitlist-related funding opportunities that fit.
Expected next
A named contact, submitted application or referral, and next date for each pathway that fits the person’s goals.
Save this proof
A tracker showing program, request date, confirmation, named owner, missing item, next date, and decision.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Use the program’s own help or appeal route; do not ask one agency to resolve another agency’s eligibility decision.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Parallel-path tracker
Keep each program’s owner and status separate.
- Employment
- Income benefits
- Health coverage
- Community support
- Housing
- Caregiver support
Derived from Apply for Virginia Medicaid, Request Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Individual and Family Support Program, Developmental Services for Individuals and Families, Social Security Information for Parents and Guardians
Official resources
Limits
A denial in one system does not prove eligibility or ineligibility in another.
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.