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This year,
DSHS has started a multi-year process to contract with a Consumer Directed
Employer as the legal employer for Individual Providers. Senate Bill 6199
authorized DSHS to contract with a Consumer Directed Employer to manage the credentialing, payroll and other employer
responsibilities from the Aging and Long-Term Support Administration,
Developmental Disability Administration and Area Agencies on Aging to the
Consumer Directed Employer. This change is expected no sooner than July 1, 2020.
This
change allows us to spend more time supporting individuals
in need of services across our system. Consumers will have more time from our
staff while also retaining the right to select, supervise, schedule, and dismiss the
individual providing their care.
More Information
- Visit the Consumer
Directed Employer webpage.
- Watch the video from Informing Families that helps explain the Consumer Directed Employer.
- Sign up for email updates by subscribing to 'Consumer Directed Employer' in our topics list.
- Participate in a monthly webinar. Watch for email announcements.
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