Transcription of Personal Care Attendant Program - Massachusetts
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Personal care Attendant ProgramPCAC onsumerHandbookPersonal care Attendant ProgramWhat is the MassHealth PCA Program ? 6 Who is eligible for the PCA Program ? 6 What is a Personal care Attendant ? 6 How do I apply for PCA services? 6 Who decides if I am eligible for the PCA Program and how many PCA hours I can receive? 7 What type of work can my PCA do? 7 What is the role of a PCM agency? 7 What is a fiscal intermediary (FI)? 8 Who chooses the FI? 8 Who pays my PCA? 8 Who decides how much my PCA gets paid? 8 Whom can I hire to be my PCA? 9 How many hours each week or night can my PCAs work? 9 What are my responsibilities as a PCA consumer? 10 What if I need help managing the PCA Program ? 10 Whom do I call if I have questions about the PCA Program ? 11 What if I have questions about my legal responsibilities as an employer? 11 Helpful Phone Numbers 12-23 Fiscal Intermediaries 13 PCM Agencies 13 Organizations to help in your role as an employer 17 Organizations to help you find PCAs 18 Organizations to help you screen a potential PCA 19 Organizations to help you report abuse or neglect by a PCA or other caretaker 20 Organizations that can provide you with legal assistance 21 Other helpful organizations and state agencies 225 This handbook explains: who is eligible for the PCA Program ; how to apply for the PCA Program ; and the basic rules of the PCA handbook can be used by MassHealth mem
Nov 09, 2017 · community, and manage their own personal care by providing funds to hire personal care attendants (PCAs). The PCA consumer (the person receiving PCA services) is the employer of the PCA, and is fully responsible for recruiting, hiring, scheduling, training, and, if necessary, firing PCAs. Who is eligible for the PCA Program?
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