Enrolled or authorized; choosing and starting services
Search the official DC DDA provider lists
Build a service-specific provider shortlist from the current DDA listings.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25
Start here
Open the current DDA provider listingsBefore you start
- Authorized service, preferred location and schedule, communication and accessibility needs, health and behavioral supports, and non-negotiable fit requirements.
Who to contact
Providers listed by DDA, with the assigned Service Coordinator supporting the selection process.
Step by step
- Open the current HCA and waiver provider listings.
- Filter the list to providers shown for the exact service needed.
- Create a shortlist and contact each provider directly about current capacity and fit.
Expected next
A shortlist and direct responses about whether each provider will assess the referral.
Save this proof
Source date, shortlist, inquiry dates, contacts, response, capacity status, and next assessment step.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the Service Coordinator to expand the documented search and identify the contingency plan when listed providers cannot accept the referral.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Provider shortlist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.
- Provider
- Officially listed service
- Listing date
- Inquiry date
- Accepting inquiry?
- Actual opening?
- Assessment next?
- Reason declined
Derived from DDA HCA and Pre-Qualified Provider Listing
Official resources
Limits
The official list establishes listed status and services as of its date; it does not establish current capacity, quality, safety, or fit.
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.