Quien es elegible

ELIGIBILITY

• Resident of San Diego or Imperial County.

• No financial qualifications necessary.

• Developmental disability:

  • Intellectual Disability – When a person has certain limitations in mental function and adaptive skills. The limitations will cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than a typical child.

  • Cerebral Palsy – A disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination. It can be caused either when the brain does not develop properly during pregnancy or if there is damage to the brain before, during, or after birth.

  • Epilepsy – A neurological disorder that is characterized by recurrent seizures. Seizures may involve partial or complete loss of consciousness, uncontrolled body movements, excessive sleepiness, and loss of memory.

  • Autism – is a disorder that affects an individual’s ability to communicate, understand language, play, and relate to others. 

  • Other conditions found to be closely related to an Intellectual Disability or to require treatment similar to that required for individuals with an Intellectual Disability.

AND

• Originated prior to age 18 years.

AND

• Is likely to continue indefinitely.

AND

• Constitutes a substantial disability in three or more of the following areas: communication; learning; self-direction; capacity for independent living; economic self-sufficiency; self care; mobility.

 

SERVICES:

Evaluation during intake process if needed to determine regional center eligibility. If eligible for regional center, assessment to assist with program planning. Development of the Individual Program Plan (IPP). Case Management/Service Coordination. Coordination of developmental disability services which may include: Residential Services; Transportation; Nursing Services; Behavior Intervention; Medical Services; Work Program; Psychological Services; Respite; Physical Therapy.

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PROVISIONAL ELIGIBILITY

A child who is three or four years of age who is otherwise not eligible for regional center services as a result of a developmental disability shall be provisionally eligible for regional center services if a child has a disability that is not solely physical in nature and has significant functional limitations in at least two of the following areas of major life activity as determined by a regional center and as appropriate to the age of the child:

1. Self-care

2. Learning

3. Receptive and expressive language

4. Mobility

5. Self-direction

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*In order to process intake, SDRC must be contacted by the parent or legal guardian of a minor, the conservator, or the unconserved adult.​