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(3.8) How should I prepare for the initial intake meeting?

(3.8) How should I prepare for the initial intake meeting?

Bring copies of health benefits cards that show your health care benefits. This means private health insurance, health plans, Medi-Cal, Medicare, or TRICARE (for military families).[1]Section 4643(c). If you have no such benefits, the regional center cannot use that fact to deny or reduce services you would otherwise have received from the regional center. Bring records you have from doctors, hospitals, health clinics, schools, and anyone else who knows you and your developmental history. Bring the names, addresses, and phone numbers of your doctors, psychologists, and other health care professionals. This can speed up the process. Supplement D of this manual is a checklist that will help you bring the information you need to your first meeting.

References
1 Section 4643(c). If you have no such benefits, the regional center cannot use that fact to deny or reduce services you would otherwise have received from the regional center.