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• In-Home Attendant Services, LTD. Statewide CDS Agency
1-866-528-6499
• Good News! The new
In Home website is up and running. Click here to try it now!
• Each CDS Employer now has an assigned Employer Assistant with a unique toll free phone and fax number to serve you with all
CDS services. (Payroll, Budgeting, Criminal History, On-going Support)
• Specific Toll-free Hotline dedicated to the CDS Employer for immediate complaints, concerns or compliments.
• Eliminate postal delays of paper checks through enhanced direct deposit options available for employees without bank accounts through
use of pay card.
• Watch for exciting innovations in your CDS services from the most experienced CDSA
in Texas.
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 OUR MISSION: To assist individuals to live independently with maximum choice and control in home and community regardless of age or disability.
In-Home Attendant Services offers choice in how your Medicaid funded attendant care services are delivered. We can train and manage personal assistance services attendants in your home or we can assist you to employ your own staff and direct your own services when you chose the CDS option. Click on CDS option to learn more.
This website is devoted to individuals who want to become the Employer of persons working in their home and to take charge of hiring, setting pay rate, etc. within their CDS budget.
WHAT ARE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES? Daily living tasks: shopping, food preparation, grooming, bathing, accompaniment, etc. Many names describe these services: respite, long-term care, homemaker services, in-home support, habilitation, provider services, attendant care, personal assistance services, home health, CDS, FMS, PAS, etc. To see which tasks can be self-directed in your program click here.
WHAT ARE CONSUMER DIRECTED SERVICES? CDS offers you the opportunity to direct your own attendant care. You become the employer and are responsible for recruiting, training, managing and firing your attendants. You set employee pay rates within your authorized budget. In some instances, you may hire relatives or friends as service workers. If you wish, you can designate a volunteer friend or relative to help you with one or most of your Employer duties such as approving budgets, timesheets, and bonuses. You chose a CDS agency to perform specific duties such as payroll and tax reporting.
WHAT IS A CDS AGENCY? In the CDS option, you chose a CDSA such as In Home to process your payroll, prepare and file your quarterly and annual federal and state payroll tax returns. In Home as your CDSA assists you with every step to become the Employer of your staff and provides ongoing support and financial management services (FMS).
PROGRAMS SERVED: In Home offers CDS to participants in the following programs: CAS, CBA, CLASS, DBMD, FC, HCS, MDCP, PCS, PHC, and all Star Plus HMOs: Amerigroup, Bravo, UnitedHealthcare, Molina, Superior. You have a right to choose your CDSA from a complete list of CDSAs available in your program and in your area. To see which tasks can be self-directed in your program click here.
WHERE: In Home offers CDS in every county in Texas. You have a right to see a complete list of all CDSAs available in your area and your program, to evaluate the CDSAs, and to make an informed choice. In Home currently offers CDS services in all Star Plus HMO service areas and will offer uninterrupted services to current clients living in the HMO expansion areas.
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