Consumer Managed Personal Attendant Services (CMPAS) provides personal attendant services (PAS) to individuals with physical disabilities who are willing and able to supervise the attendant. Individuals interview, hire, train, supervise and release their attendants. The contract agencies determine individual eligibility, the amount of attendant care needed, develop a pool of potential attendants and provide emergency backup attendant capability.
Services through this project are available to a limited number of individuals.
The maximum number of hours an individual may receive varies by contract and is dependent upon the contracted unit rate. The cost cannot exceed the case mix weighted nursing facility rate. The current rate can be determined by contacting the contract manager at the local Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) office.
To be eligible, the individual must:
In some regions, the CMPAS provider takes referrals for the CMPAS interest list. In other regions, the referral is taken by regional office staff. In either case, all names are entered into the Community Services Interest List by regional staff. The regional contract manager releases names from the interest list as funding is available.
CMPAS services are available in the following counties:
Region 01: | Region 03: | Region 05: | Region 06: |
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Lubbock Potter Randall |
Collins Dallas Denton Ellis Hood Johnson Kaufman Parker Rockwall Tarrant Wise |
Angelina Hardin Houston Jasper Jefferson Nacogdoches Newton Orange Polk Sabine San Augustine San Jacinto Shelby Trinity Tyler |
Fort Bend Harris Montgomery Wharton |
Region 07: | Region 08: | Region 10: | Region 11: |
Travis | Atascosa Bexar Comal Guadalupe Kendall Medina Wilson |
El Paso | Aransas Bee Brooks Cameron Duval Hidalgo Jim Hogg Jim Wells Kenedy Kleberg Live Oak McMullen Nueces Refugio San Patricio Starr Webb Willacy Zapata |