NewJerseyDepartmentofHumanServices

DivisionofDevelopmentalDisabilities
www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd


2018GraduatesAgingOutoftheSchoolSystem:
StepstoAccessingServices/SupportsfromtheDivisionofDevelopmentalDisabilities(DDD)
Thistimelineappliestostudentswhohaveexhaustedtheireducationalentitlementbyturning21yearsofagewithin
the2017/2018schoolyear.
ALLNEWGRADUATESBORNAFTER1/1/97MUSTGOTHROUGHTHEFULLINTAKEPROCESSTOENSUREELLIGBILITY.

September2017JANUARY2018Eligibility/Intake

DDDCommunityService
Offices
Flanders:(973)9272600
Paterson:(973)9774004
Newark:(973)6935080
Plainfield:(908)2267800
Freehold:(732)8634500
EnsureyouareeligibleforDDD
To determine eligibility, contact the Intake Unit within your DDD Community
ServicesOffice.Eligibilitymustbeconfirmedaftertheindividualturns18years
old regardless of past approval. You can also start the application process
throughtheDDDwebsiteat:
www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/services/apply/index.html
EnsureyouareeligibleforMedicaid
InformationonMedicaideligibilityasitrelatestoDDDisavailableat:
www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/services/medicaideligibility.html

Trenton:(609)2921922 IfyouneedassistancewithapplyingforMedicaidorhavenotbeenableto
MaysLanding:(609)4765200 becomeeligible,completetheMedicaidEligibilityTroubleshootingForm
Voorhees:(856)7705900 availableonthewebsiteprovidedaboveandsenditto:
DDD.MediElighelpdesk@dhs.state.nj.us

Moreinformationcanbefoundat:

www.nj.gov/humanservices CompletetheNJComprehensiveAssessmentTool(NJCAT)
/ddd/staff/cso ContacttheIntakeUnitwithinyourDDDCommunityServicesOfficetorequest
accesstocompletetheNJCATthroughtheonlinesurveyorviaphonecall.

ONGOING:September2017JUNE2018Planning

ParticipateinactivitiesofferedthroughthePlanningforAdultLifeproject
Visitwww.PlanningforAdultLife.orgfordetailsabouttrainingsessions,resourcematerials,webinars,student
groups,andparentgroupscoveringtopicsforstudentswithintellectualanddevelopmentaldisabilitiesbetween
theagesof1621andtheirfamilies.Topicscoveredthroughthisprojectincludebutarenotlimitedtotransition
planning,guardianship,employment/postsecondaryeducation,housing,selfdirection,self
advocacy/awareness,legal/financialplanning,health/behavioralhealth,guardianship,building/maintaining
communityties,andfriendships.
AttendtheOpportunityExposlocatedthroughoutthestateofNewJersey.OpportunityExposfeatureavariety
of exhibitors including: state and county government entities, community service providers, support
coordination agencies, local health care support and recreation providers, and additional information and
referral services. During these events families will have an opportunity to meet resource providers from their
areaandinterviewpotentialservicesforhire.

Identifythestudentsvisionforworkandlifeandwhatsupportshe/shemayneedthrough
PersonCenteredPlanning
YoucanreviewDDDsPersonCenteredPlanningTool(PCPT)availableat:
www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/documents/personcenteredplanningtool.docxtohelpgetyoustarted.
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ResearchServiceProvidersandSupportCoordinationAgencies

Potential Support Coordination Agencies can be found through the Provider Search Database at
https://irecord.dhs.state.nj.us/providersearch,usingthefollowingthreesteps:(1)underFilter,selectService
and check Support Coordination; (2) select County Served and select the county in which the individual
resides;and(3)clickthemagnifyingglass.Ifyoudonothaveapreference,youcanchoosetohavetheDivision
autoassignonetoyou.

TheProviderSearchDatabasecanalsobeusedtoidentifypotentialprovidersinyourareaandtheservicesthey
cover.
FEBRUARY/MARCH2018SupportCoordinationAgencySelection

CompleteandsubmittheSupportCoordinationAgency(SCA)SelectionForm
ThisformwillbeprovidedthroughtheIntakeUnitwithinyourDDDCommunityServicesOffice.
ThecompletedSCASelectionFormshouldbesubmittedtoDDD.SCAChoice@dhs.state.nj.us.
DDDwillprocesstheseformstoconfirm(1)DDDeligibility(2)Medicaideligibility(3)completionoftheNJCAT,
theSupportCoordinationAgencywillnotbeassigneduntilApril2018.
*ReviewtheResearchServiceProvidersandSupportCoordinationAgenciessectionaboveforhelpidentifying
agencies.
APRIL2018SupportCoordinationAgencyAssignment

DDDAssignstheSupportCoordinationAgency
DDDwillassigntheSupportCoordinationAgencybasedonthecompletedtheSupportCoordinationSelection
Form. To maximize the possibility of being assigned to an agency of your choice, DDD encourages that two
agencies be identified on the form. If you do not have a preference, please indicate that on the Support
CoordinationAgencySelectionFormandonewillbeautoassignedforyou.

Onceassigned,SupportCoordinationAgenciescanreceiveDDDfundingtoattendexitIEPand/ortransition
relatedmeetingsattheschoolandbegindevelopingtheIndividualizedServicePlan(ISP).
APRILJUNE2018ServicePlanDevelopment

DeveloptheIndividualizedServicePlan(ISP)
The Support Coordinator will be responsible for writing the ISP, with guidance from the planning team
(individual, support coordinator, family, providers, etc.), through the PersonCentered Planning process and
informationgatheredfromtheNJCAT.**TheISPshouldbecompletedandapprovedpriortoexitingtheschool
systeminorderforservices/supportstobeavailableupongraduation**

ForThoseTurning21BetweenSeptember2017August2018



st
Ifyour21 birthdateisbetween
September2017toMarch2018 April2018toJune2018 July2018toAugust2018
Ifanimmediateserviceisneeded,the Followthetimelineand Ifthe21stbirthdayfallswithinthesemonths,the
individualcanbeassignedaSupport aSupportCoordinator individualisentitledtoanotheryearofeducational
Coordinatoruponturning21andthereceipt willbeassignedinApril. entitlement.
ofallnecessarydocumentation.
Ifservicesareneededupongraduation, Ifanimmediateserviceisneeded,theindividualcan
followthetimelineandaSupport beassignedaSupportCoordinatoruponturning21
CoordinatorwillbeassignedinApril. andthereceiptofallnecessarydocumentation.


*Pleasenote:individualsseekingDDDservicescanbegintheapplicationprocessattheageof18,butwillcontinuetoreceive
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servicefromPerformcareandtheschoolsystemuntiltheageof21.