Apply for Adult with Developmental Disabilities Programs

Developmental Disability (DD) services offer you personalized help and support if you want or need it. You can get these services in a place that makes the most sense to you, either at home or out in the community. The type of help you can get depends on the results of a functional assessment, which looks at what support you need in your daily life.

If you want to apply for DD services, you will first need to apply for Medicaid and meet the financial requirements for Home and Community Based Services Medicaid. After that, you must complete a separate application and assessment for the DD program to find out if you qualify for DD services.

Application for Adult Developmental Disability Services

Eligibility for developmental disability services

To get DD services, you must have a qualifying developmental disability and need the same level of support that would be provided in an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID).

In addition to financial eligibility, you must also meet ICF/IID level of care. Your disability must:

Be chronic
Appear before the age 22
Be caused by impairments such as:
- Intellectual disability - IQ test score of 70 or below with a five-point standard error of measurement
- Cerebral palsy
- Epilepsy, except when seizure-free without medication for three years
- Autism
- Another condition that is related or requires similar treatment or services:
  - IQ test score above 75 with functional limitations similar to an intellectual disability
  - Disruption in motor function like cerebral palsy
  - Disorder causing interruption of consciousness like epilepsy
  - Not a mental illness
  - Dyslexia resulting from one of the above-mentioned conditions
Substantially limit your ability to function in at least three of the following major life activities:
- Self-care
- Receptive and expressive language
- Learning
- Mobility
- Self-direction
- Capacity of independent living
- Economic self-sufficiency
Reflect the need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services that are lifelong or of extended duration and individually planned and coordinated.

How can I apply?

See the Applying for Services Step-by-Step Guide for additional information.

You must be determined financially eligible for Home and Community Based Services Medicaid. To apply for Medicaid, visit the Apply for Medicaid webpage.

You can choose which service option you are interested in. Choose one of the following:

DD Waiver: Self-Directed Community Supports
- You hire who you want to provide services and schedule them when you want them. You are the employer.
DD Waiver: Traditional (if eligible, includes State Plan services below)
- You hire an agency that provides services when you want them. Traditional services include the State Plan services listed below.
State Plan Services (service coordination and developmental therapy only)
- This is for members who either don't meet the requirements for waiver services or don't want waiver services.
A&D/State Plan Services
- This is for members who are currently eligible and receiving A&D waiver services but also want state plan services. This option would not switch their A&D waiver services to DD waiver services.

Submit your completed application and supporting documentation to an office in your area

Area	Location	phone/fax	email
Region 1: Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Shoshone	1120 Ironwood Drive, Suite 102 Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814	(P) 1-208-769-1567 (F) 1-208-666-6856	BDDSQA1@dhw.idaho.gov
Region 2: Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce	1118 F Street PO Drawer B Lewiston, ID 83501	(P) 1-208-799-4430 (F) 1-208-799-5167	BDDSQA2@dhw.idaho.gov
Region 3: Adams, Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Washington	1720 Westgate Dr., Suite B Boise, ID 83704	(P) 1-208-334-0940 (F) 1-208-334-0953	BDDSQA3@dhw.idaho.gov
Region 4: Ada, Boise, Elmore, Valley	1720 Westgate Drive, Suite B Boise, ID 83704	(P) 1-208-334-0940 (F) 1-208-334-0953	BDDSQA4@dhw.idaho.gov
Region 5: Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Twin Falls	601 Pole Line Road, Suite 3 Twin Falls, ID 83301	(P) 1-208-736-3024 (F) 1-208-736-2116	BDDSQA5@dhw.idaho.gov
Region 6: Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, Power	1070 Hiline Road, Suite 260 Pocatello, ID 83201	(P) 1-208-239-6260 (F) 1-208-239-6269	BDDSQA6@dhw.idaho.gov
Region 7: Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Freemont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Teton	150 Shoup Avenue, Suite 20 Idaho Falls, ID 83402	(P) 1-208-528-5750 (F) 1-208-528-5756	BDDSQA7@dhw.idaho.gov

If the supporting documentation you submit with your application is complete, the independent assessment provider will contact you directly to schedule an assessment. After your assessment, they will send you a notice informing you of your eligibility.

If you are eligible, you will need to choose a plan developer or support broker. If you have chosen DD traditional waiver services, you will choose a plan developer who will help you write and submit a plan. If you have chosen DD waiver self-directed community supports, you will choose a support broker who will help you write and submit a plan.

To let the independent assessor know who you have chosen to help you, fill out a Plan Developer/Support Broker Choice Form and submit it to the independent assessment provider.

Transitioning from children's developmental disability (DD) services to adult DD services

If you are currently receiving children’s DD services through DHW’s children’s DD program and would like to transition into the adult DD program, there are a few resources to help you along the way.