CDPAP Terms You Should Know

If you or someone you love requires in-home care in the state of New York, you are bound to have some questions about the CDPAP program. This is a Medicaid funded program that allows an individual to employ a friend, family member, or other acquaintance as their caregiver. Instead of having to interview and search for a caregiver, the patient can hire someone that they already know and trust. 

This also allows family members to stay home and care for their loved one and still make a wage, rather than having to choose between caring for them or going to work. They can essentially do both at the same time. The CDPAP program allows us to take care of the ones we love when they need us the most. 

To enroll in the CDPAP program, you’ll need a fiscal intermediary who has a contract with Medicaid to provide wages and benefits to the caregiver. Ultra Care Family Wellness is a fiscal intermediary in NYC that can help you or a loved one enroll in the CDPAP program and provide all the paperwork and assistance that you need to make caring for a loved one a reality. Contact us today to learn more.

In this blog post, we are going to discuss some of the common terminology that you will surely come across while you are researching the CDPAP program. Continue reading to learn more and then contact Ultra Care Family Wellness with any questions.  

CDPAP Terms

ADLs — Activities of daily living. These activities include non-medical care such as basic housekeeping, cooking, companionship, and assistance with personal hygiene.

CDPAP — Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. This is a Medicaid program that allows a patient who requires in-home care in the state of New York to hire a family member, friend, or other acquaintance to be their caregiver. The caregiver is paid wages by Medicaid. 

Consumer — The patient or Medicaid recipient. This is the individual that will be receiving care from the caregiver of their choice through the CDPAP program.  

Consumer Direction — CDPAP is a consumer-directed program, which means that the consumer or patient is responsible for hiring, firing, instructing, and supervising their caregiver.

Designated Representative — When a consumer is unable to make decisions regarding their care, a designated representative is given the authority to hire, instruct, supervise, and manage personal assistants on the consumer’s behalf. 

Fiscal Intermediary — Ultra Care Family Wellness is a fiscal intermediary. We have a contract with Medicaid Managed Care Plans to provide wage and benefit processing for personal assistants through the CDPAP program. 

Medicaid — A state and federal program that provides health coverage for low-income families or individuals. 

Medicare — A federal program that provides health coverage for individuals over the age of 65. Medicare may also be provided to those that are under the age of 65 if they have a disability. This program does not consider income. 

Personal Assistant — The caregiver to the patient or consumer. This is the person receiving wages from the CDPAP program. A consumer may have more than one personal assistance.

Skilled Tasks — These include tasks that an in-home aide is not legally allowed to perform, but a personal assistant in the CDPAP program may. These typically include caring for wounds, insulin injections, and other tasks that would otherwise need to be performed by a registered nurse. 

Contact Ultra Care Family Wellness

If you or someone you love is in need of in-home care, contact Ultra Care Family Wellness in NYC to enroll in the CDPAP program. We are a contracted fiscal intermediary with Medicaid to provide wages and benefits for personal assistants. Contact us today to get started!