Choosing direction, providers, rates, or a start
Compare agency, CDASS, and IHSS service models
Compare available agency-based and participant-directed attendant-service options under current CFC and program rules.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
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Participant-directed programsBefore you start
- Assessed needs, authorized attendant services, desired control, employer capacity, representative help, worker candidates, training, financial-management support, agency alternatives, and backup coverage.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the Case Management Agency for the person's county, the Health First Colorado Member Contact Center, or the exact contact on the controlling notice. Ask which agency owns the step.
Step by step
- Ask which delivery models are available for each assessed and authorized service.
- Compare agency responsibility with CDASS employer and budget duties and IHSS agency-plus-direction roles.
- Document the choice and every enrollment, training, worker, agency, readiness, and authorization step.
Expected next
A documented model choice, enrollment activity, agency referral, or written constraint.
Save this proof
Comparison notes, plan, budget when applicable, roles, training, worker or agency steps, and backup plan.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the Case Management Agency to identify the exact assessment, program, service, or authorization constraint and the available alternative.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Compare agency, CDASS, and IHSS service models checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result or confirmation
- Current open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Community First Choice, Participant-directed programs, Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services
Official resources
Limits
CDASS, IHSS, and agency-based delivery do not remove eligibility, assessment, documentation, safety, worker, agency, financial-management, or authorization requirements.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.