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Start Virginia DD waiver screening
Contact the correct local CSB or BHA and request DD waiver screening.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25
Start here
Find the local CSB or BHABefore you start
- The person’s Virginia locality, contact information, age, and preferred communication or language support.
- Available diagnostic, psychological, medical, school, therapy, adaptive-functioning, and developmental-history records.
Who to contact
The developmental-disability intake or support-coordination unit at the local CSB/BHA.
Step by step
- Use DBHDS Find Help to identify the CSB or BHA serving the person’s Virginia locality.
- Ask for developmental-disability intake and screening for the Building Independence, Family and Individual Supports, and Community Living waivers.
- Provide available diagnostic and functional records and ask what additional assessment is required.
- Ask for the written outcome of diagnostic and functional eligibility screening and the next step if eligible.
Expected next
A scheduled intake or request for records, followed by a written eligibility outcome or a stated next screening step.
Save this proof
CSB/BHA name, staff contact, intake date, records sent, delivery confirmation, and written eligibility result.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Call the CSB/BHA and ask who owns the intake, what required record is missing, and when the written result will be issued.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
CSB intake call prompt
Ask: “I am requesting developmental-disability intake and DD waiver screening. Who owns the intake, what records are required, and what written result will show the next step?”
- Staff name and unit
- Intake date
- Records requested
- Next appointment
- Expected written result
Derived from Waiver Information for Individuals and Families, Find Help and Local CSB/BHA Entry Points, Navigating the DD Waivers
Official resources
Limits
Screening does not guarantee DD eligibility, waiting-list priority, a funded waiver slot, Medicaid, service authorization, provider capacity, or service receipt.
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.