Consumer Directed Personal Assisting Services is also known as CDPAS or CDPAP. Authorized under New York State Law, the service allows Medicaid eligible individuals, who are self directing, to assume responsibility for managing their own personal care needs. It is key that the individual be able to manage and direct his or her personal care or have an eligible person assist in management and direction of care.
AIM contracts with social services in Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties. In addition, AIM is in the process of contracting in many other counties. For information about AIM providing this service in your County, please contact Thomas Boyle at 1-888-962-8244 ext.410.
For information on Consumer Directed Personal Assisting Services, please contact Patricia Myers at pmyers@aimcil.com or on phone extension 115.