What is the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)?
The consumer directed personal assistance program (CDPAP) allows Medicaid consumers to recruit, hire, and direct their own home attendant independently of a home care agency.
CDPAS and CDPAP serve the same function of Home Health Care Medicaid program and provide Home Health Aides. CDPAS and CDPAP are both correct names.
Consumers must require assistance with activities of daily living or skilled care, have a stable medical condition, and be self directing or have a designated representative that is willing and able to direct care as per the program's requirements. Since CDPAP is a Medicaid sponsored program, it is only available to consumers that are eligible for Medicaid.Most people, including children, can serve as personal assistants and get paid to provide care under CDPAP. Spouses may not provide care under CDPAP.