17.4 Personal Assistance Services

Personal assistance services are a range of services to assist an individual with a disability in performing daily living activities the individual would typically perform without assistance if the individual did not experience a disability. Services must be designed to increase the individual's independence and ability to perform everyday activities on or off the job. Services must be necessary to the achievement of an employment outcome and may be provided only while the individual is receiving other vocational rehabilitation services. The services may include training in managing, supervising, and directing personal assistance services.

(Procedure code 35800-01)

Attendant care is assistance provided to an applicant or eligible individual in the performance of personal care tasks such as grooming, administering medications, bowel and bladder activities, bathing, etc.

The payment rate is the lowest available usual and customary rates charged to other individuals with comparable care needs.

(Procedure code 35850-01)

Homemaking activities include assistance in performing and/or managing household tasks, shopping, bill paying, etc.

The payment rate is the lowest available usual and customary rates charged to other individuals with comparable care needs.

Supportive services may be provided to family members only when necessary to enable the applicant or eligible individual to achieve an employment outcome. Such services may include childcare and eldercare when the individual is responsible for the daily living needs of children or parents, family relocation costs when necessary for the employment of the individual, family therapy, and transportation for family members.

Transportation services available to members of an individual's family are the same as those for transportation services provided to the individual:

• Bus Pass Rate, Public Transportation (procedure code 31304-01)

• Private Vehicle: Insurance, repair, and other expenses; not vehicle modifications (procedure code 31304-02)

• Curb-to-Curb Transportation (procedure code 31304-03), base rate, add to the per mile rate

• Curb-to-Curb Transportation (Procedure code 31304-04), per mile, add to the base rate

• Cab Fare (Procedure code 31304-05), ONLY when cannot utilize public transportation

• Airfare or Other Non-Local Transportation (procedure code 31304-06)

• Personal Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement (procedure code 31304-08), limited to available public transportation cost

Counseling services for an individual’s family members are similar to those services provided to the individual and may take place in a group or individual setting.

(Procedure code 35504-01)

The maximum amount payable for child or eldercare is determined by the rate paid by the county department of social services in the county where services are provided.

Payment Rate: Please contact your local county’s Department of Human Services for childcare and eldercare rates.