Addressing Liability Issues in Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS)

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Article Publication Date: 
1/6/2004
Summary: 
This report addresses the liability issues that may arise in government-sponsored consumer-directed personal assistance programs. The report focuses on Cash & Counseling Demonstration programs in AR, FL & NJ, In-Home Supportive Services Program in CA & Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program in NY. The reports purpose: first, identify circumstances where negligence could result in liability and what persons are likely to be liable; second, identify steps to reduce exposure to liability.
Article Author: 
Sabatino, Charles; Hughes, Sandra
Topics: 
Consumer/Participant Direction
Types/Tools: 
Reports
Populations: 
N/A
Sources: 
Commission on Law and Aging, American Bar Association
Programs/Initiatives: 
Cash and Counseling
States: 
All States/Territories; Arkansas; California; Florida; New Jersey; New York
Keywords: 
Human Services
Potential Liability; Negligence; Liability Risk; CDPAS; consumer-directed; Supportive Services

Contact

Elizabeth Maguire
Cash & Counseling
elizabeth.maguire.1@bc.edu
Phone: 
617-552-0562

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50166