In order to receive services funded through the New Jersey Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), an individual must be determined eligible for Medicaid and determined eligible to receive Division services.
To receive Division services, an individual must, in general, individuals must document that they have a chronic physical and/or intellectual disability:
  • That manifests in the developmental years, before age 22, is lifelong in nature and substantially limits the individual in at least three of these areas of life activity: self-care; learning; mobility; communication; self-direction; economic self-sufficiency; and the ability to live independently.
  • Apply and become eligible for Medicaid, and must continue to maintain Medicaid eligibility
  • Submit the DDD Intake Application and be determined to meet the functional criteria for DDD eligibility
  • Establish that New Jersey is her or his primary residence at the time of application.
Please click the link below for more information and to download an application
http://www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/services/apply/