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Proposed Bill Aims to Resolve CDPAP Controversies and Address Critical Concerns in New York

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A new bill was introduced in the New York State Senate last week in an attempt to address recent changes made to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), which effective April 1, 2025, will allow only a...more

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CDPAP Legal Storm Continues: New Lawsuit Targets DOH's RFP Implementation, Single FI Structure

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A second lawsuit has been filed challenging recent changes to New York's Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP or the Program), this time taking aim at the new single fiscal intermediary (FI) structure that...more

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Enacted Budget Makes Major Changes to Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program

The Fiscal Year 2025 enacted budget will significantly change the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), a program of self-directed home care that allows seniors and individuals with disabilities to hire their...more

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Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal Calls for Significant Changes to New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance...

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Last month, Governor Hochul announced her Executive Budget Proposal for the 2025 fiscal year, which includes the elimination of wage parity benefits for personal assistants who work through the Consumer Directed Personal...more

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CDPAP Fiscal Intermediaries Must File an Application for Authorization With DOH or Cease Operations

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On November 1, 2017, the NYS DOH issued its "Application for Fiscal Intermediary Authorization" and implementation guidelines. Significantly, DOH imposed a very short timeframe, stating: "As of November 1, 2017, all existing...more

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EEOC Issues New Guide to Assist Federal Agencies to Provide Personal Assistance Services (PAS)

Provides Answers Agencies May Have Regarding PAS Programs - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the release of a Questions and Answers Guide to assist federal agencies to...more

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Participating in New York's CDPAP Is Necessary to Maintain Your Caseload

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Radio, newspaper, and subway ads are driving Medicaid home care clients and home care workers to abandon traditional home care agency programs for the greater flexibility and freedom of choice of New York’s Consumer Directed...more

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EEOC Rule on Affirmative Action for Individuals With Disabilities in Federal Employment

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Seyfarth Synopsis: These new regulations require federal agencies to be “model employers” of individuals with disabilities. As such, they now must take specific steps that are “reasonably designed” to gradually increase the...more

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