Consumer directed community supports (CDCS) certified support planner
If a person wants professional help to develop their CDCS community support plan, they may use a CDCS certified support planner to help decide what will work best for them. A CDCS certified support planner is an individual who:
- Is age 18 or older.
- Completes six hours of person-centered planning training.
- Successfully completes the required DHS CDCS support planner training and certification test.
- Complies with the requirements described on CDCS Manual – CDCS support planner service standards.
- Uses CDCS Community Support Plan, DHS-5788A for all people they serve.
What do CDCS certified support planners do?
CDCS certified support planners can:
- Provide information about CDCS and provider options.
- Assist the person with developing the person-centered CDCS community support plan.
- Assist the person with monitoring and making changes to their CDCS community support plan.
- Assist the person in recruiting, screening, hiring, training, scheduling and monitoring workers.
- Provide information about community resources related to the CDCS community support plan.
- Assist the person with monitoring the delivery of services.
- Assist the person with providing staff training that is specific to the person’s CDCS community support plan.
The person decides what the CDCS certified support planner does, within program rules.