Can a person with developmental disabilities be denied services by the CDDO?
Perhaps. Under the current SRS contract with CDDOs, everyone who is eligible and needs services to successfully remain in the community must receive appropriate services. If the CDDO determines the eligible person does not need services or determines the person does not need the level of services they are seeking they may deny funding to pay for the requested services. If the CDDO denies services, the person or their family/guardian must be afforded an appeal process to the governing board of the CDDO. If the governing board of the CDDO continues to determine the person does not need the services requested, the person or their family/guardian can seek resolution of the issue through a dispute resolution process adopted by the Council of Community Members which is required to be established in each CDDO area. The Council of Community Members is designated by the DD Reform Act to be the entity which establishes procedures to resolve disputes at the local level whether these are between p
