VNS Health MLTC: Home Health Aide, Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS)
CDPAS is a self-directed home health aide model for Medicaid consumers who are chronically ill, physically disabled, and in need of home care services.
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For most members, the home health aide (HHA) or personal care aide is the person who comes to their house regularly to ensure that day-to-day needs are met.
Members who need personal care services, home health aide services, or skilled nursing tasks may request that they be provided by a consumer-directed personal care assistant under their direction or the direction of a designated representative in the event the member is not self-directing). That person will be in charge of finding, hiring, training, scheduling, supervising and, if needed, terminating the personal assistant(s).
The CDPAS designated representative may not act as the personal assistant.
An Assessment Nurse will complete an assessment to determine your eligibility for CDPAS. The assessment determines the level of eligible assistance with personal care services, home health aide services, and/or skilled nursing services.
A fiscal intermediary (FI) manages the personal assistants’ wages and benefits. The FI will conduct background checks and drug tests to make sure assistants are able to work. They manage employment documents, time sheets, and annual worker health assessments. They don’t oversee any medical or personal care. The member or designated representative is in charge of this.
Once the FI reviews and approves the assistants’ work status, they can begin work.
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