CDPAP Transition Deadline Extended Once Again in New York

A federal judge again reportedly has delayed the transition of New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. Public Partnerships LLC, the fiscal intermediary overseeing CDPAP, now has until July 1 to finish enrolling caregivers and care recipients.

​Originally set for April 1, 2025, the CDPAP transition deadline has been extended several times to give the state health department and program participants time to negotiate a new injunction and settlement. Before beginning its transition, CDPAP had been administered by a network of hundreds of fiscal intermediaries, which handled payroll for CDPAP caregivers. The new injunction will serve as a framework to protect CDPAP participants as the program undergoes its transition to a single fiscal intermediary.
 
As reported by McKnights, state Sens. Gustavo Rivera (D) James Skoufis (D) are reportedly calling for an investigation into the CDPAP transition process. Rivera earlier this year introduced legislation that aimed to block the program’s switch to a single fiscal intermediary. Concerns of fraud, waste and abuse prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to transition CDPAP to a single fiscal intermediary. However, the decision has led to lawsuits and outcry from both home care advocates, lawmakers and federal watchdogs.
 
The Home Care Association of New York State in December 2024 said that the CDPAP transition could lead to home care closures, reducing care access for beneficiaries. A January lawsuit alleged that PPL’s takeover of the personal assistance program could violate health privacy laws. And in April, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that his agency would conduct a review of the program’s transition.
 
As of this month, roughly 200,000 CDPAP caregivers had completed enrollment with PPL, the fiscal intermediary said in a statement.