Yellow highlight indicates Council is its own DSA
Green highlight indicates Councils is a non-profit
Updated March 2018
State Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Designated State Agency Chart
State / Territory / Designated State Agency / Other DSA / Own DSA / Agency / Non-ProfitAlabama / Department of Mental Health / X
Alaska / Dept of Health & Social Services / X
American Samoa / Department of Human and Social Services / X
Arizona / Department of Economic Security / X
Arkansas / Department of Finance and Administration / X
California / Health & Human Services Agency / X
CNMI / Office of the Governor / X
Colorado / Colorado Department of Human Services / X
Connecticut / Department of Developmental Services / X
Delaware / Department of Safety and Homeland Security / X
District of Columbia / Office of Disability Rights / X
Florida / Council is its own DSA and is a private, not-for-profit agency / X / X
Georgia / Council is own DSA / X / X
Guam / Bureau of Statistics & Plans / X
Hawaii / State Department of Health / X
Idaho / Department of Health & Welfare / X
Illinois / Council is own DSA / X / X
Indiana / Council is a state agency and its own DSA / X / X
Iowa / Department of Human Services. / X
Kansas / Department for Children and Families / X
Kentucky / Council is own DSA (as of 2018) / X
Louisiana / Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary / X
Maine / Department of Administrative and Financial Services - Council is a public instrumentality / X / X
Maryland / Department of Disabilities / X
Massachusetts / Council is DSA / X / X
Michigan / Department of Community Health / X
Minnesota / Department of Administration / X
Mississippi / Department of Mental Health, Bureau on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities / X
Missouri / Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities / X
Montana / Department of Commerce, with Council as a not-for-profit / X / X
Nebraska / Department of Health & Human Services, Public Health / X
Nevada / Department of Health and Human Services, Directors Office / X
New Hampshire / Council is its own DSA / X / X
New Jersey / Council is its own DSA / X / X
New Mexico / Council is its own DSA / X / X
New York / Office for People with Developmental Disabilities / X
North Carolina / Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary / X
North Dakota / Department of Human Services / X
Ohio / Department of Developmental Disabilities / X
Oklahoma / Department of Human Services / X
Oregon / Department of Human Services / X
Pennsylvania / Department of Public Welfare / X
Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico Planning Board / X
Rhode Island / University of Rhode Island, Council is non-profit / X / X
South Carolina / Department of Administration / X
South Dakota / Department of Human Services. Division of Developmental Disabilities / X
Tennessee / Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities / X
Texas / Texas Education Agency / X
Utah / Department of Human Services / X
Vermont / Agency of Human Services, Central Office / X
Virginia / Council is its own DSA / X / X
Virgin Islands / VI Department of Human Services / X
Washington / Department of Commerce / X
West Virginia / Department of Health & Human Resources / X
Wisconsin / Council is its own DSA / X / X
Wyoming / Attorney General’s Office / X
Totals / 45 / 11 / 10 / 3