SERVICE CODE
470
CATEGORY OF SERVICE
Self-Determination, Participant-Directed & Fiscal Supports
SUB-CATEGORY OF SERVICE
Participant-Directed Transportation - Family Member
EARLY START AGES (0-3)
Yes
CHILDREN’S SERVICES
Yes
ADULT SERVICES
Yes
SCDD Description
A self-advocate or family member is vendored by the regional center and they pay directly the costs of providing their own transportation or arrange for and pay directly an individual to provide the transportation service. The family must show financial need and justify that this service will enable the self-advocate to remain living in the family home .For families of minors, the costs cannot exceed the amount that the family would pay for a minor child without disabilities.
DDS DescriptionA service option to help consumers access the community when they are unable to do so on their own.
ExampleYou are a self-advocate who becomes vendored with the regional center. You can then pay yourself or someone else that you select to drive you to places in the community.