Medicaid self-direction program

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Notes

  • Medicaid beneficiary (rather than the agency) hires, trains, supervises, & manages workers who provide personal care & related services for the beneficiary
  • in most cases a family member or friend is paid to provide direct personal care to the beneficiary
  • states are required to arrange for a system of support to help the Medicaid beneficiary

Additional terms

References

  1. Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2019