Choosing providers, delivery models, rates, or a start
Compare agency and individual-provider options
Compare available agency, facility, and individual-provider routes for each assessed and approved service before selecting.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
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Community First Choice and help with daily lifeBefore you start
- Approved service and amount, setting preference, desired control, provider candidates, individual-provider employer process, training, schedule, backup coverage, transportation, accessibility, communication, and safeguards.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the assigned DDCS case manager, a DDCS office, the county Service and Information Request line, or the exact contact on the controlling Planned Action Notice. Ask which unit owns the step.
Step by step
- Ask the case manager which provider models are permitted for the approved service.
- Compare provider responsibilities, hiring or contracting steps, training, scheduling, backup coverage, and oversight.
- Document the choice and every readiness step before treating service as started.
Expected next
A documented provider-model choice, referral, individual-provider onboarding step, agency response, or written access gap.
Save this proof
Comparison notes, PCSP, PAN, candidates, onboarding or referral records, backup plan, and dates.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the case manager for additional qualified options and a written explanation of any constraint.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Compare agency and individual-provider options 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 How to ask DDCS for services, Community First Choice and help with daily life, DDCS counties and provider information
Official resources
Limits
A model choice does not remove assessment, authorization, qualification, training, contracting, safety, provider acceptance, staffing, or start requirements.
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.