CDPAP FAQ and Resources | America Homecare Inc
Find out more about CDPAP and FAQ about home health care, personal care assistance, and more! We also have information on getting care while on Medicaid. If you need assistance getting Medicaid for CDPAP, call us today at 716-288-9300 and one of our care professionals can help you!
CDPAP stands for Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program CDPAP is a statewide Medicaid program in New York. It allows self directing individuals or their administrators to control all aspects of their own care. Individuals choose their own caregivers, determine training, and manage their own schedules. America Homecare pays that caregiver on your behalf.
Who Can Serve as a Caregiver:
The individuals receiving care have the choice to select any aide they prefer. The caregiver is most typically a direct relative like son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, etc. Aides are also family friends or neighbors. Parents can also get paid to care for their children if they are older than 21.
Who Cannot Serve as a Caregiver:
Spouses cannot serve as an aide. A “designated representative” of the CDPAP consumer may not serve as a caregiver. Children under 21 cannot choose their parents as paid caregivers.
For more CDPAP FAQs, visit the section at the end of this page or our tutorial page here: https://americahomecare.org/how-cdpap-works/
How to Navigate Medicaid on the Web
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https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/mltc_guide_e.htm
CDPAP stands for Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program CDPAP is a statewide Medicaid program in New York. It allows self directing individuals or their administrators to control all aspects of their own care. Individuals choose their own caregivers, determine training, and manage their own schedules. America Homecare pays that caregiver on your behalf.
In order to be eligible for CDPAP, you must meet the following criteria:
– require assistance with activities of daily living or skilled care
– have a stable medical condition
– be self-directing or have a designated representative that is willing and able to direct care as per the program’s requirements
This is one of the best features of CDPAP! Unlike regular personal care aides, CDPAP caregivers can perform “skilled” care that would otherwise be performed by a nurse.
These tasks include:
– suctioning tracheostomies
– insulin injections
– administration of oxygen or medications where the consumer cannot self-administer
Can:
The individuals receiving care have the choice to select any aide they prefer. The caregiver is most typically a direct relative like son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, etc.
Aides are also family friends or neighbors. Parents can also get paid to care for their children if they are older than 21.