Choosing services, delivery model, or providers
Compare provider-managed services and CDS
Compare the responsibilities, eligible services, staffing burden, backup plan, and FMSA role before choosing a delivery model.
Official sources checked 2026-07-28
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Consumer Directed Services TrainingBefore you start
- Authorized or proposed services, desired control, recruiting and supervision capacity, payroll and documentation responsibilities, backup needs, FMSA coverage, and safeguards.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above or the LIDDA, service coordinator, program office, or contact named in the current notice.
Step by step
- List the services and outcomes that must work.
- Compare provider-managed and CDS duties for the specific HCS or TxHmL services.
- If choosing CDS, verify an FMSA for the correct program and county and document the next enrollment step.
Expected next
A documented delivery-model choice, FMSA selection when applicable, and implementation next step.
Save this proof
Comparison, questions, FMSA research, choice documents, employer or representative roles, and backup plan.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the service coordinator to source disputed program rules and explain how a failed arrangement can be changed.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Compare provider-managed services and CDS checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and date started
- Documents or information supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Consumer Directed Services Training, HCS Financial Management Services Agency Directory, TxHmL Financial Management Services Agency Directory
Official resources
Limits
CDS is not unrestricted cash. An FMSA directory is not a general HCS or TxHmL provider directory, recommendation, capacity claim, or proof of fit.
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.