New York Extends CDPAP Registration Deadline to April 30

The New York State Department of Health has announced a late registration window for the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), extending the registration deadline from April 1 to April 30. This extension aims to ensure that consumers can continue receiving care and that workers can obtain retroactive payments for hours worked in April, provided they complete their registration by the new deadline. The transition to a single statewide fiscal intermediary, Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), is designed to streamline administration and reduce fraud, with nearly 220,000 consumers already taking action. State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald emphasized that this is not a delay, but a necessary measure to prevent disruptions in services for participants. Advocacy groups and lawmakers have expressed concerns about the transition's challenges, urging for a more seamless process as the deadline approaches. The program's transition involves moving around 280,000 consumers and their personal assistants to PPL's system, which has faced criticism and contention from existing fiscal intermediaries.