Are people with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance eligible for DD services?
The law excludes people with a diagnosis of DD solely based on mental illness or serious emotional disturbance (SED) from receiving DD services or supports. However, if an individual has mental retardation or a severe, chronic disability and a mental illness, then that person can receive DD direct services.The law excludes people with a diagnosis of DD solely based on mental illness or serious emotional disturbance (SED) from receiving DD services or supports. However, if an individual has mental retardation or a severe, chronic disability a mental illness, then that person can receive DD direct services.
