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About Personal Assistance Services
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) may be provided through DRS to individuals with physical disabilities such as spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, or muscular dystrophy, who require assistance from another person to perform non-medical activities of daily living. These services might include transferring, bathing, eating, dressing, or other physical activities that the individual could perform if they did not have a physical disability.
DRS manages three PAS programs:
- VR PAS, funded through Title I of the Rehabilitation Act, has two PAS options for individuals who are currently receiving or who may be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services provided through an Employment Plan. The consumer-directed PAS option is available to VR consumers who are able and interested in managing their personal assistant. An agency-managed option is available to individuals who do not wish or are not able to manage their own assistant.
- State-funded PAS, a consumer-directed program funded through General Funds, may be available to individuals who do not qualify for PAS services under VR PAS, Medicaid Waiver Services, or any other program. Income does not prevent participation in this program. A copay is accessed on a sliding scale if income exceeds a certain level This program is limited in funding and there may be a waiting list for services
- PAS for Individuals with Brain Injury, also consumer-directed in nature, funded through General Funds, may be available to eligible individuals with brain injury who do not qualify for PAS from any other source. Individuals must have a representative to assist in management of the program.
A PAS Application and assessment is needed to request PAS services. Comparable programs like the Medicaid Waiver for EDCD must be applied for and ruled out before PAS services can be considered
For more information regarding PAS, contact William Rhodenhiser, Manager, Personal Assistance Serivces at:
- Phone: 804-662-7070
- Toll free: 800-552-5019; TTY 800-464-9950
- Email: William.Rhodenhiser@drs.Virginia.gov
- Or visit our web site:http://www.vadrs.org/cbs/pas.htm
