Eligibility, Medicaid, or services denied or disputed
Respond to a DC DDA eligibility denial
Use the written DDA eligibility notice and current eligibility procedure to request the appropriate review.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25
Start here
Open the DDA eligibility procedureBefore you start
- Denial notice, postmark or receipt date, application and records submitted, stated reason, missing or corrected evidence, and desired result.
Who to contact
The DDA Intake and Eligibility Determination Unit contact named in the notice; later review routes are described in the eligibility procedure.
Step by step
- Read the notice immediately and record its deadline and filing instructions.
- Request the review using the route in the notice and preserve proof of filing.
- Prepare the application record and any additional information that directly addresses the stated reason.
Expected next
A Level I review first, with further review rights described by the official procedure and the written decision.
Save this proof
Notice, deadline calculation, review request, delivery confirmation, evidence packet, meeting notes, and later decision.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Contact DDA immediately to confirm receipt of the review request and ask which review level is active; use the notice and procedure, not an informal promise.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Eligibility review packet index
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.
- Adverse notice
- Deadline
- Filing instructions
- Application
- Records submitted
- Reason given
- Additional evidence
- Proof of filing
- Next review
Derived from DDA Intake and Eligibility Determination Procedure
Official resources
Limits
This is general educational guidance, not legal advice. The written notice and current procedure control the case-specific deadline and route.
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.