CDPAP Home Care in New York
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) Choose your own caregiver!
This Medicaid program provides services to chronically ill or physically disabled individuals who have a medical need for help with activities of daily living (ADLs) or skilled nursing services.
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Services can include any of the services provided by a personal care aide (home attendant), home health aide, or nurse.
Recipients have flexibility and freedom in choosing their caregivers.
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The consumer or the person acting on the consumer´s behalf (such as the parent of a disabled or chronically ill child) assumes full responsibility for hiring, training, supervising, and – if need be – terminating the employment of persons providing the services.
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Recipients must be able and willing to make informed choices regarding the management of the services they receive, or have a legal guardian or designated relative or other adult able and willing to help make informed choices.
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The consumer or designee must also be responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, supervising and terminating caregivers, and must arrange for back–up coverage when necessary, arrange and coordinate other services; and keep payroll records.