The following are CDPAP rules and regulations that are commmonly applicable:

  • CDPAP is a Medicaid based program and consumers must have Medicaid to apply.
  • Consumers must require home care.
  • Consumers must be self-directing or have a representative that can direct their care.
  • Consumers can hire almost anyone that is legally allowed to work to be their paid caregiver – including most family members and friends.
  • Parents can hire their children to be paid family caregivers.
  • Children age 21 or older can choose their parents to be their paid caregiver. Children younger than 21 cannot choose their parents to be their paid caregiver.
  • CDPAP home care consumers can choose their siblings to be their paid family caregivers.
  • Spouses cannot hire each other as their paid family caregiver.
  • Caregivers are not required to have any license or certification.
  • The consumer or their representative trains their own caregiver.
  • Unlike traditional home health aides, CDPAP caregivers can administer skilled services such as wound care, giving insulin shots, and suctioning tracheostomies.