Personal Assistance Services

CMS Issues Final Rule to Empower Medicaid Beneficiaries to Direct Personal Assistance Services

A final rule that would allow more Medicaid beneficiaries to be in charge of their own personal assistance services, including personal care services, instead of having those services directed by an agency, has been issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The final rule became effective November 3, 2008.

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Center for Personal Assistance Services

Provides research, training, dissemination and technical assistance on issues of personal assistance services (PAS) in the United States. Personal Assistance Services refer to help provided to people with disabilities to assist them with tasks essential for daily living including bathing, dressing and getting around.
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Department of Labor Personal Assistance Services Information

Information and resources on Personal Assistance Services in the workplace, which may include help for an employee with a mobility impairment; helping employees with cognitive disabilities in decision-making; reading handwritten materials to an employee with a visual impairment; or ensuring a sign language interpreter is present during staff meetings to accommodate an employee with a hearing impairment.
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Finding a Workplace Personal Assistant

Fact sheet provides information on using Personal Assistant Services (PAS) in the workplace as a reasonable job accommodation. This link opens a PDF document.
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Managing Your Personal Assistance Services

Information from Temple University's Institute on Disabilities provides tips on how people using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) can work with their personal assistance services providers.

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Personal Assistance Services in the Workplace

Fact sheet provides answers to common questions about Personal Assistance Services in the workplace, which can be used as reasonable accommodation to enable an employee to perform job functions.

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Personal Assistance Services on the Job

Describes how employers may be able to provide personal assistance services as reasonable accommodations to help employees with disabilities achieve employment goals. This link opens a PDF document.
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Personal Assistance in the Workplace: A Customer-Directed Guide

Covers self-assessment, employers' perspectives, assistive technology, funding options, independent living and employment services.
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