WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES? Adult Work Activity Center People who reside in Anderson County that have one of the following disabilities: ~ Mental Retardation/Related Disability ~ Autism People who reside in Anderson or Oconee Counties that have one of the following disabilities: ~ Spinal Cord Injury ~ Brain Injury SEE MORE ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION BELOW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Mental Retardation/Related Disabilities Division MR/RD) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To determine if someone is eligible for services, please note the following categories in the MR/RD Division for Anderson County. Mental Retardation The individual must have onset of disability before age 18 and must meet eligibility requirements. Related Disabilities The individual must have onset of disability prior to 22nd birthday and meet eligibility requirements. Autism The individual must have a diagnosis and meet the DSM IV criteria for Autism. ~REFERRAL INFORMATION (MR/RD)~ For pre-screening and referral, contact the Intake Service Coordinator at (864)260-4515 during normal business hours M-F, 8:30am - 5:00pm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Head and Spinal Cord Injury Division (HASCI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be eligible for services in the HASCI Division the individual must have severe and substantial functional limitations as a result of the injury. The Anderson County DSN Board also serves HASCI individuals in Oconee County ~REFERRAL INFORMATION (HASCI)~ All HASCI referrals for the state of SC go through HASCI I&R (Intake And Referral) in Columbia. For pre-screening and referral please call toll free 1-866-867-3864. You will need to leave a message and someone will call you back for a telephone interview. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE NOTE ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Being approved for SCDDSN eligibility does not guarantee that specific services will be received as these will be dependent upon documentation of the need and availability of a program or service or availability of a program/service opening. In the absence of a program/service opening individuals may be placed on a waiting list for that program/service. Furthermore, if approved for SCDDSN eligibility, and there is a need for placement in a SCDDSN-sponsored residential setting, such a placement will depend upon demonstration of a need for placement and upon the availability of a bed in a SCDDSN-sponsored residential setting most appropriate to the consumer's need. SCDDNS may bill private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare and/or any other third party payer for any covered services provided by SCDDSN and no family member or legar guardian will be held responsible for cost not covered by that payer.