Requirements for Medicaid-Funded Personal Care Attendants Vary Widely Between States & Programs
November 13, 2006 Requirements for Medicaid-Funded Personal Care Attendants Vary Widely Between States & Programs Requirements for Medicaid-funded personal care attendants are not standardized and vary widely based on differences in state and program rules, which has resulted in over 300 sets of requirements nationwide. Five consumer-directed programs had no attendant requirements. The six most common requirements were: background checks, training, age, supervision, health, and education/literacy. However, states defined these requirements differently. Background checks, which were required by 245 programs, varied between checking an applicantÂ’s references to conducting a national criminal background check, checking abuse . . .
