Participant Directed Services

Participant Directed Services (PDS) allows individuals receiving 1915(c) HCBS Medicaid waiver services to hire their own providers for non-medical, non-residential waiver services. These providers can be friends, neighbors, or certain family members. This option gives waiver participants more choice, flexibility and control over their supports and services. PDS used to be known as the Consumer-Directed Option (CDO).