Children's Personal Care Services | Vermont Department of Health

Children's Personal Care Services | Vermont Department of Health
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Children's Personal Care Services
Children With Special Health Needs
Care Consultation and Health Systems
Developmental Evaluation Programs
Children's Personal Care Services
Pediatric High-Tech Nursing
Palliative Care
Nutrition Services
Sometimes children need extra help to complete their daily personal care routines. Children’s Personal Care Services may be able to help families and caregivers to pay for one-on-one support for a child needing additional assistance completing their age-appropriate activities of daily living, including dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, eating and/or mobility.
Important Program Updates
Paying Parents and Legally Responsible Adults.
Base wage increase.
Who is eligible for Children’s Personal Care Services?
To be eligible, a child must:
Be younger than age 21
Have
Vermont Medicaid
Be diagnosed with a health condition or disability by a licensed medical provider or clinician; and
Need help with tasks like dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, eating or mobility
How does a family apply for Children’s Personal Care Services?
To apply for services,
the family must work with a
trained assessor
at their
regional designated agency
to complete the Children’s Personal Care application. The assessor will then send the completed application to Children's Personal Care Services to review and make a decision.
How does a family access services for their child?
Children’s Personal Care Services is mostly a family-directed support. Families have control over
who
,
how
and
when
someone provides care to their child, within Medicaid guidelines.
Families or caregivers can hire the best person to meet the needs of
their
child. There are, however, a few rules about who can and cannot be hired - including policies relating to family members, age of paid caregiver and background checks.
See CPCS Program Guidelines.
Families and caregivers use a payroll agent (
ARIS Solutions
) to help them pay personal care attendants. The payroll agent makes sure personal care attendants (PCAs) are enrolled as employees after running background checks, the PCA is paid, state and federal taxes are paid and employees are covered by Unemployment and Workers' Compensation Insurance.
Your Right to Appeal
Your Right to Appeal
Children's Personal Care Services Health Care Administrative Rule
Children's Personal Care Services Rule
Variance Request Guide for Caregivers
CPCS Variance Request Guide
Contact us
Children with Special Health Needs
Vermont Department of Health
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-8360
Tel
:
800-660-4427
or
802-863-7338
Fax:
802-863-6344
Email:
[email protected]
Important Links
Information about using Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) with Children’s Per…
Upcoming Children's Personal Care Services Assessor Trainings
[email protected]
All trainings are held on Microsoft Teams
***Please check back for upcoming trainings.
If you are a provider and/or work at a designated agency and would like to sign up for this training or get more information, please email
[email protected]
Topics:
Family Health
|
Physical Activity and Nutrition
Last Updated:
April 20, 2026