AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONSUMER DIRECTED CARE PLUS (CDC+) PROGRAM ONLINE PROGRAM READINESS REVIEW Course: Consumer Representative Training Please choose the correct answer. 1. In the CDC+ Rule Handbook, all Services definitions include; a. Descriptions b. Limitations c. Special Condition d. Provider Qualification 2. The CDC+ Program is a person-centered program that puts the participant in charge of: a. Where the services are provided. b. How and when the services are provided. c. What is paid for the services and who provides the services.. 3. CDC+ is about the 5 principles of Self-Determination: a. Freedom, Authority b. Support, Control c. And most important Responsibility 4. When transitioned into this optional CDC+ Program: a. You exchange your ibudget waiver funds for a discounted rate b. 8% is reduced from your budget minus the consultant fees c. 4% is reduced for administrative fees d. You are able to hire your own providers 5. Some of the primary responsibilities of the CDC+ consumer/participant include: a. Preparing the purchasing plan b. Spending within the CDC+ monthly budget
2 c. Hiring, paying, and terminating providers d. Maintaining all payroll-related documents for at least six (6) years 6. A Short-Term Expenditure (STE) is a support or service that is for periodic purchases during the year or for time limited services (not to exceed 6 months) approved in the support plan/cost plan. 7. When calculating the # hours per week. We use the formula of dividing the # of hours per month by 4.33. That is because there are not exactly 4 weeks in each month and we want you to allocate enough funding and hours per month in your purchasing plan. If Sally was (is) approved to work 100 hours per month, how many hours a week can (should) she work? a. 23 hours each week b. 100 c. 23 hours the 1st week, 25 hours the 2nd week, 24 hours the 3rd week, 28 hours the 4th week, 5 hours the 5 th week to total 100 hours in the month. d. A or C 8. A Purchasing Plan CHANGE is required. a. if the support plan and cost plan have been updated/amended to change the consumer s overall budget. b. when a short-term expenditure (STE) is added c. when a one-time expenditure (OTE) is added 9. Critical Services require two emergency backup providers who: a. Are ready and able to drop everything to come work for the participant b. Must pass the appropriate background screening c. Must complete all the required employee paperwork in the Employee Packet d. A Personal Care Assistant Service always requires 2 emergency backup providers 10. According to IRS Publication 926, CDC+ CONSUMER/REPRESENTATIVE READINESS REVIEW 2
3 a. Parents employed by their child cannot contribute to Social Security or Medicare nor can receive unemployment benefits b. Might affect future retirement c. Public assistance could be affected 11. TRUE/FALSE The responsibility of the Fiscal/Employer Agent include; Requesting and receiving the monthly budget, assigning provider ID numbers, paying service claims and employer taxes. 12. An employee packet consists of: a. Employee Information Form b. W-4, I-9 c. Direct Deposit Form d. Background Screening Clearance Letter e. Notarized Affidavit of Good Moral Character f. All of the above 13. If a consumer states that they do not have enough funding from their cost plan to purchase Transportation services to attend the Adult Day Training Program, what would the Rep or Consultant suggest; a. Reduce the rate of pay from one of the employees b. Have family provide natural support to and from the program c. Save additional funds to pay for the transportation d. Reduce the # of hours from the Companion service e. Any of the above 14. TRUE/FALSE The Consultant is responsible for assisting with the application and enrollment process for new participants and submit all documents directly to the state office. 15. Manage your monthly budget; CDC+ CONSUMER/REPRESENTATIVE READINESS REVIEW 3
4 a. By using a calendar to track the hours per month b. Spend consistently with what is approved on your Purchasing Plan c. Overtime is not a good use of funds d. Reconcile your account each month 16. Reimbursements may be made to consumers or representatives when purchasing items from local vendors for services identified in which sections of the Purchasing Plan? a. Savings and OTE/STE Sections b. Services and Savings Sections c. Services and OTE/STE sections 17. If a consumer desires to disenroll from the CDC+ Program and return to the ibudget Waiver they should work with their consultant to. a. make sure all employees receive final checks from CDC+ b. find ways to utilize the unused CDC+ budget c. complete and submit to the Regional Liaison an Account Closeout Form to Stop Budget on the last day of the given month and a Participant Information Update Form (PIU) 18. TRUE/FALSE Participants are considered to be employers by the IRS and must comply with all tax and labor laws, including obtaining Workers Compensation Insurance if employing four or more workers. 19. Dave is approved to work 20 hours a week of Personal Care Assistance and 20 hours (a week) of Companion. Rep needs an extra 2 hours for employee to work during the weekend. What option(s) does the Rep have? a. Dave will be paid overtime (time and a half) for the 2 extra hours he worked over his 40 hour workweek. b. Representative will have Dave work 2 hours less at the end of that workweek c. Representative will have another employee work on the weekend to cover the time needed and avoid paying Dave overtime. CDC+ CONSUMER/REPRESENTATIVE READINESS REVIEW 4
5 20. TRUE/FALSE If the consumer s CDC+ program funds aren t used, they can be reinvested back to Medicaid. 21. TRUE/FALSE All Purchasing Plans have an effective date of the first day of a given month. 22. TRUE/FALSE Consultant is responsible for writing the Purchasing Plan 23. A Corrective Action Plan (CAP) is to be developed immediately when participant/representative a. Purchases inconsistently with the approved Purchasing Plan b. Overspends c. Does not produce receipts, timesheets, and invoices upon request d. Puts health and safety at risk 24. Methods of Submitting Payroll a. Online Secure Payroll, which is the preferred method b. Customer Service c. Turning it into your Consultant d. a and b only 25. Which statement is TRUE about a PENDED CDC+ Budget? a. Claims are reviewed and processed in the following order: timesheet claims for directly hired employees, invoice claims, and lastly reimbursement requests. b. Insufficient funds in a consumer s account result in claims being held until additional funds become available. c. Both a and b. CDC+ CONSUMER/REPRESENTATIVE READINESS REVIEW 5