All residents of New York State have the right to claim CDPAP coverage.

The first step is undergoing an assessment by a state nurse who visits the patient’s house and assesses their personal care needs.

Based on that evaluation, the number of CDPAP-compensated hours is determined for the particular patient, and the patient may choose the caregiver based on the coverage amount. Once the caregiver is selected, CDPAP representatives visit the patient to enroll them into the program.

After all these formalities are complete, the patient starts receiving homecare from their trusted caregiver whose hours of work are adequately compensated with Medicaid funds.

Determining your eligibility is the primary step toward claiming CDPAP coverage. According to the New York State Department of Health, eligibility criteria for CDPAP include:

Eligibility for medical assistance;
Eligibility for long-term care and services that a certified home health agency may render (e.g., long-term healthcare programs and AIDS homecare programs) or for personal care services or private duty nursing services;
Stability of your medical condition;
Being self-directing or having a legal guardian able to direct your personal assistant in a due manner;
Need for partial or full assistance with one or several personal care tasks, skilled nursing tasks, and/or tasks that a home health aide may perform;
Willingness and ability to act as the self-directing consumer (or having a designated representative who can do this for you);
Participation in the assessment and reassessment processes.

If your loved one requires continuous personal assistance and support and is eligible for the Medicaid program, then you can apply to be his/her paid caregiver. The main eligibility criteria for becoming a CDPAP-covered caregiver includes being at least 18 years of age and living in New York State.

However, you should keep in mind some considerable exceptions: if your family member is incapacitated and cannot make autonomous decisions and you are his/her responsible legal guardian, then you do not qualify to become his/her paid caregiver. Moreover, you cannot be a paid caregiver of your legal spouse and cannot be the caregiver for your child under 21 years old.

CDPAP is a complex program with numerous intricacies, so navigating through it may be hard. The expert team at Buffalo Homecare is here to assist you in every step of claiming CDPAP eligibility and getting your selected caregiver covered under the program.

Buffalo Homecare is a reliable provider of personal assistance and homecare covered by CDPAP, and we are an agency with a solid reputation and a proven track record of servicing clients in compliance with the top standards of quality care. If you work with us, you can always count on:

• Having all tedious enrollment paperwork done for you;
• Consistent monitoring of timely and correct caregiver reimbursement;
• Highest pay;
• Choice to get paid at the end of every shift;
• Quick replacement of caregivers if necessary.

Our legal experts also keep current with the recent legal changes and regulations related to CDPAP, ensuring that you always remain updated about your entitlements and receive full, proper care from medical professionals and dedicated aides.