Consumer Directed Employer: Project Sessions for June

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Washington State Department of Social & Health Services

Aging and Long-Term Support Administration

                 June 7, 2021

Hello Clients, Authorized Representatives, Individual Providers and Caregivers,

DSHS is getting closer to implementing an upcoming change in how Individual Providers (IPs) are employed and how IPs are paid. Consumer Direct Care Network Washington (CDWA) is the Consumer Directed Employer (CDE) vendor selected by DSHS.

To learn more and prepare for the changeover, please join one of CDWA’s June webinars.

There will be four webinars this month. Interested persons are welcome to register for as many webinars as apply to them.

  • CDE Transition Details – Payroll Schedule and Work Week Limits (WWL), Wednesday, June 16, 9:00 am PDT

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CVCO5FGiRVCB7uOTbQueXg

  • Introducing CareAttend – CDWA’s Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Mobile App, Monday, June 21, 6:00 pm PDT

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7wdg56dbRxSN5tnVM8ci0w

  • Getting Ready for the CDE Transition (Repeat of April Webinar), Wednesday, June 23, 2:00 pm PDT

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pROa3tlvSTOihDbqW8WhHQ

  • CDWA Hiring Process – What Current Individual Providers (IP) Need to Know, Tuesday, June 29, 9:00 am PDT

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jSr6qd2KR4epB5fBxeEhQQ

Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions during the webinars. Questions will be answered and posted in the Resources section of the CDWA website, along with recordings of CDWA webinars.

The changeover to the CDE will start with a small pilot group of Clients and IPs this summer. Additional Clients and IPs will changeover in two phases later in 2021 and into 2022. Clients and IPs will need to submit new documentation to CDWA during the CDE changeover.

CDWA will be the employer of IPs by early 2022.

Learn more about how you can be ready for a successful changeover to the CDE. Please join CDWA at these information sessions!