Personal Assistant Services (PAS) support the efforts of individuals with disabilities to stay in their home and community environments. PAS provides assistance with the activities of daily living (ADL - Activities of Daily Living are those personal, functional activities required by an individual for continued well-being, health and safety; they are typically those services which are required on a daily basis) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL - Instrumental Activities of Daily Living are those activities that are considered essential for sustaining the individual’s health and safety, but may not require performance on a daily basis). If provided as a Medicaid-funded service, they must be prescribed by a doctor, provided within an approved service plan, and coordinated with other Medicaid services.

 

Examples of specific services covered under Medicaid-funded PAS are:

 

bullet Eating
bullet Bathing, dressing and grooming
bullet Transferring from bed to a chair or wheelchair to a commode
bullet Reminding to take medication
bullet Assistance with medical appointment scheduling
bullet Toileting
bullet Light housekeeping
bullet Food preparation and storage
bullet Grocery shopping
bullet Laundry
bullet Transportation when needed to access other activities
bullet Transportation to and from work
bullet Assistance with employment related or other needed correspondence
bullet Assisting to schedule appointments as necessary
bullet Accompanying the recipient to medical appointments when necessary;
bullet Assisting recipient to access transportation
bullet Medication oversight

 
 
   

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