March 20, 2020 COVID-19 UPDATE: BHDD-OIDD continues to accept eligibility applications accordingly to the normal process below.

The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is the state agency that provides services to children and adults with severe, lifelong disabilities.

BHDD-OIDD serves people in 7 different categories of eligibility.

• Intellectual Disability
• Related Disability (i.e., a disability related to an Intellectual Disability)
• High Risk Infant
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Head Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Similar Disability (i.e., a disability similar to a head [traumatic brain] or spinal cord injury)

To be eligible for BHDD-OIDD services, you must be domiciled in South Carolina and be confirmed by BHDD-OIDD to meet criteria for at least one of the noted disability categories to the left.

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By Phone, Toll Free at:

1-800-289-7012

Available 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday through Friday

Please read this entire page. It tells you important information you need to know before you call.

How to request BHDD-OIDD Eligibility:

• Call Toll Free 1-800-289-7012, Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
• Have the following information about the applicant available:
  • Full Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Social Security Number
  • Medicaid Number if Medicaid eligible
  • Home Address
  • Phone Number
  • E-mail Address, if available
• Plan to spend about 15 minutes on your call.
• You will be asked questions to establish your residency in South Carolina.
• You will be asked questions to get general information about your disability.
• You will be asked to select three (3) Intake Service Providers from a list read to you over the phone. The Intake Provider will help you through the Eligibility process at no cost to you. BHDD-OIDD will contact the Intake Service Provider(s) you choose.
• You will receive a letter from BHDD-OIDD confirming your application for BHDD-OIDD eligibility.
• The Intake Service Provider you choose or an Autism Eligibility Coordinator will contact you by telephone within two (2) weeks and will provide you information and collect medical and educational records needed by BHDD-OIDD to determine eligibility.
• Once appropriate records are submitted by the Intake Service Provider or the Autism Eligibility Coordinator, BHDD-OIDD will notify the applicant in writing of their eligibility status.