Quick Links To Participant Directed Resources in Georgia

These agencies handle payroll, taxes, and fiscal compliance for participant-directed services. Contact each to compare fees, customer service, and responsiveness. Tip: Correspond with all three companies before deciding. Ask about: - Enrollment process for new hires - How payroll works - Customer support - Portal usability.

Support coordination provides case management , facilitates the ISP, and connects families to resources. You choose your support company — your chosen company assigns one based on your region. Tip: Visit each website and read about their mission, areas they serve, their experience, and how they provide customer service. Good communication with your coordinator is crucial to staying compliant and managing services.

To stay up to date on policy changes or reach out directly to DBHDD, check out the links below.

GAPD is a self-organized group of Participants/Representatives recognized by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) as an advisory group. The mission of GAPD is to promote and support Participant Direction for individuals with developmental disabilities through advocacy, education, and training on waiver services, supports, and policy, so that they may live independently in their homes and communities. To connect with a member of the GAPD for general PD advice

PDAG recommends consulting with your tax professional team on specific guidance regarding the federal income tax treatment of certain payments to individual care providers for the care of eligible individuals under a state Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waiver program described in section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act (Medicaid Waiver payments).