Services for adults with developmental disabilities are accessed through Independent Service Coordination (ISC) agencies. These are also known as Pre-Admission Screening (PAS) agencies. Independent Service Coordinators or Pre-Admission Screening agents determine eligibility for services for adults with developmental disabilities. Individuals interested in services available through the Division of Developmental Disabilities must contact their ISC and ask to complete a PUNS application form. This form is completed by interview and is the document that enters an individual into the system of services for prioritization and eligibility.
Additional information about PUNS form:
- DDD PUNS Brochure
- PUNS, The Basics [English, Spanish, Arabic, Polish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Tagalog, and Urdu]
- PUNS Pathway Flowchart [English and Spanish]
Once an individual is selected from the PUNS database, eligibility is determined, and if that person is found to be eligible, referrals are made to the appropriate Service Providers.
To find your local ISC, click here.
- Supplemental Security Income – monthly financial support
- Apply for SSI
- SSI – Supplemental Security Income [English and Spanish]
- Medicaid – health coverage
- Apply for Medicaid
- General Medicaid Questions [English and Spanish]
- Medicaid Waiver Programs
- https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29738 (Persons with Disabilities, Persons with Brain Injury, Persons with HIV/AIDS)
- DHS – Division of Developmental Disabilities
- Other Relevant Fact Sheets
- Adult Guardianship and Decision-Making Options [English and Spanish]
- Future Planning Information [English and Spanish]
- SNAP-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [English and Spanish]
- Understanding SSDI & Medicare [English and Spanish]
- What is a Spenddown and Why Do I Have One? [English and Spanish]
- Adults with Disabilities Living Options [English and Spanish]
- Residential Options [English and Spanish]
- Becoming A Dual Medicare-Medicaid Eligible Recipient [English and Spanish]
- Mental Health Resources in Illinois [English and Spanish]
- Non-Emergency Mental Health Resources for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities [English and Spanish]