Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Documents
The South Carolina Department for Disabilities and Special Needs publishes documents that plan, develop, oversee and fund services for South Carolinians with severe, lifelong disabilities of intellectual disability, autism, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury and conditions related to each of these four disabilities.
Recent Submissions
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Situational report date no. 37 date November 25, 2020 event Covid-10 pandemic
(2020-11-25)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations. -
South Carolina direct support professional (SC-DSP) training program policy manual
(2020-11-16)The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SCDDSN) is designated to have the oversight of the South Carolina Direct Support Professional Training and Competency Evaluation Program. SCDDSN will ensure ... -
Situational report date no. 35 date October 21, 2020 event Covid-10 pandemic
(2020-10-21)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations. -
Situational report date no. 34 date October 8, 2020 event Covid-10 pandemic
(2020-10-08)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations. -
Situational report date no. 33 date October 2, 2020 event Covid-10 pandemic
(2020-10-02)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations. -
Act 135 of 2020 continuing resolution, COVID-19 appropriations COVID-19 related provisions reporting as of October 1, 2020
(2020-10-01)Per the continuing resolution, SCDDSN has been directed to provide this detailed accounting of the expenditure of all federal relief funds. -
Situational report date no. 32 date September 9, 2020 event Covid-10 pandemic
(2020-09-09)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations. -
Act 135 of 2020 continuing resolution, COVID-19 appropriations COVID-19 related provisions reporting as of September 1, 2020
(2020-08-01)Per the continuing resolution, SCDDSN has been directed to provide this detailed accounting of the expenditure of all federal relief funds. -
Act 135 of 2020 continuing resolution, COVID-19 appropriations COVID-19 related provisions reporting as of August 1, 2020
(2020-08-01)This details the expenditures of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs during the COVID pandemic. -
COVID-19 briefing DDSN Commission meeting
(2020-08-20)This PowerPoint presentation gives statistics about COVIC-19 cases within the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs system. -
Situational report date no. 31 date August 21, 2020 event Covid-10 pandemic
(2020-08-21)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations. -
Situational report date no. 30 date August 7, 2020 event Covid-10 pandemic
(2020-08-07)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations. -
Act 135 of 2020 continuing resolution, COVID-19 appropriations COVID-19 related provisions reporting as of July 1, 2020
(2020-07-01)Per the continuing resolution, SCDDSN has been directed to provide this detailed accounting of the expenditure of all federal relief funds. -
COVID -19 day program re-opening guidance – May 2020
(2020-05-29)DDSN developed this guidance in collaboration with agencies providing facility based day services. This guidance is intended to serve as a resource to aid agencies in planning to reopen and or maintain operations during ... -
Situational report date no. 29 date July 23, 2020 event Covid-10 pandemic
(South Carolina State Library, 2020-07-23)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations. -
Situational report date no. 25 date June 25, 2020
(2020-06-25)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Situational report date no. 24 date June 12, 2020
(2020-06-12)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Situational report date no. 23 date June 3, 2020
(2020-06-03)This briefing gives the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs' preparedness efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency situations. -
Residential habilitation standards
(2020-06-18)The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires that all home and community-based settings meet certain requirements. The DDSN Residential Habilitation ... -
Situational report date no. 15 date April 20, 2020
(South Carolina State Library, 2020-04-20)This paper examines various aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak and the Departments response.