CD-PASS Expansion to Cleveland, Canadian and Oklahoma Counties

The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services and Support (CD-PASS) service option will be expanding to Cleveland, Canadian, and Oklahoma counties beginning July 1, 2013.

Every Case Management agency that serves these counties will need at least one Case Manager and one Case Management Supervisor who has received Consumer Directed Agent (CDA) training in order to provide Case Management services to individuals who request this service option. The ADvantage Administration Unit (AAU) has scheduled five one-day training sessions to prepare Case Managers for this expansion.

May 13, 14, 15, 16, or 17

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

OSU-Oklahoma City Campus

900 N. Portland

Oklahoma City, OK 73107

Seating for each training session is limited.  If you wish to attend the CD-PASS Consumer Directed Agent Training, please go to http://events.oucpm.org/advantage/ to register.

Per Policy 317:30-5-762, (2)

“ADvantage Case Managers within the CD-PASS approved area will provide information and materials that explain the CD-PASS service option to their members.  The AA provides information and material on CD-PASS to Case Managers for distribution to members”.

Information materials will be available at the training sessions for Case Managers to take back to their agency.

To obtain additional copies of CD-PASS program information, fax a request to (405) 962-1740.  The request should include the following:

• Name
• Organization
• Mailing address (No PO Boxes)
• Phone number
• Publication Title(s)
• Publication number(s)
• Quantity

CD-PASS Publications include the following:

• What is CD-PASS (brochure) 09-102
• Self- Guided Orientation 10-02
• Self- Guided Employer Training 12-33
• CD-PASS Employee Handbook 13-01

AAU staff will be working with Members who inquire about this service option prior to July 1, 2013 to begin completion of both the Member and employee paperwork prior to transition.

If you have any questions regarding the information provided above, please feel free to contact us via Smarter mail at aauproviderquestion@aau.okdhs.org.