DADS announced that the CDS option is now available in CLASS for nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech/hearing/language therapy.
DADS will continue to offer habitation and respite care under the CDS option. You may choose whether to manage some or all of these services yourself or allow your CLASS Direct Services Agency to manage services for you. From the letter:
“The CDS option allows you to:
- recruit and hire your service provider
- set your service providers’ schedules
- determine how much your provider will get paid within the rate set by the state
- offer sick days, vacation days, and bonuses
- supervise and evaluate your provider
- fire your provider, if necessary”
