The Consumer Directed Personal Care Option

The Consumer Directed Personal Care Option is to assist people with disabilities in living as independently as possible at home.

• Who is eligible for the PCO:
• Consumers who have full Medicaid
• Consumers who are twenty-one or older
• The responsibilities of consumers or their representatives, who perform employer related tasks are:
• Hiring, scheduling, supervising, and firing of attendants
• Completing, signing, and submitting of documentation to Personal Care Agency (SJCI) for payment of services
• Notifying Personal Care Agency of date of hire and date of termination of the attendant
• The requirements for attendants are:
  • Must pass a Criminal Background Check
  • Family members can be attendants with the exception of the consumer's spouse
• Services may include things such as:
• Self-administered Medication
• Individualized Bowel and Bladder Services
• Cognative Assistance
• Eating
• Household Services
• Hygiene/grooming
• Meal Preparatoin
• Minor Maintenance of Assistive Device(s)
• Mobility
• Skin Care
• Support Services