Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)
- Medicaid program that provides services to chronically ill or physically disabled individuals who have a medical need for help with activities of daily living or skilled nursing services.
- The consumer, or the person acting on the consumer's behalf (a "Designated Representative"), assumes full responsibility for hiring, training, supervising, and terminating the employment of persons providing the services ("Consumer Directed Personal Assistant" or "CDPA").
- Consumers have flexibility and freedom in choosing their caregivers or to delegate a Designated Representative to do so on their behalf. This allows the consumer to:
- Recruit caregivers to their own criteria
- Train their caregivers to perform all required tasks
- Manage their own care, such as the ability to schedule caregiver time to suit their personal situation
- Personal Care
- Bathing / total bath or assistance w/ bathing
- Mouth care, skin care, shaving
- Mobilitiy- Asistance with ambulation
- Nutrion - Meal preparation/eating
- Toileting / Elimination
- Housekeeping
- Specialized Care
- Skilled tasks such as wound care, trach care, tube feedings, etc.
- To enroll in CDPAP, an individual must:
- Be eligible for Medicaid
- Expect to need personal assistance for at least 180 days
- Not be acutely ill
- Be self-directing or have a Designated Representative
Fiscal Intermediary Services
We provide wage and benefit processing for caregivers employed under New York State CDPAP
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+1 (347) 891 6577
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