What is the first step in enrolling a participant into SDS?

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What is the first step in enrolling a participant into SDS?

Verifying eligibility is the gatekeeper step in the enrollment process. Before you can orient the participant, work up a budget and plan, or select providers, you must confirm they meet the program’s criteria for SDS. This ensures there is a funded basis for services and that the participant is actually eligible to enroll. Once eligibility is established, you can move forward with orientation to explain how SDS works, develop a budget and plan that reflects the participant’s needs and preferences, and then choose providers to carry out the plan. The other steps depend on having an eligible participant, so they come after this initial check.

Verifying eligibility is the gatekeeper step in the enrollment process. Before you can orient the participant, work up a budget and plan, or select providers, you must confirm they meet the program’s criteria for SDS. This ensures there is a funded basis for services and that the participant is actually eligible to enroll. Once eligibility is established, you can move forward with orientation to explain how SDS works, develop a budget and plan that reflects the participant’s needs and preferences, and then choose providers to carry out the plan. The other steps depend on having an eligible participant, so they come after this initial check.

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