Question: Is it possible to have two Consumer Directed Services (CDS) attendants in the home of a participant who is receiving chemo and sleeps most of the day, to perform personal care tasks at a quicker pace, so not to disrupt the participant while they are sleeping?
Answer: It is not a possibility due to the one service code per participant at one time requirement for Medicaid billing. Even though the attendants would perform different tasks, it would fall under the CDS billing code.
However, it is possible to have two direct service workers in the home at one time if they are performing different “service types”. For example, CDS cleaning tasks and nurse visits.