Assemblyman Keith Brown (R,C-Northport) joined his colleagues in the Senate and Assembly Minority Conferences earlier this year to call for the delay in the implementation of changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) from April 1, 2025, to July 1, 2025. Despite these efforts, CDPAP continues to experience hurdle after hurdle in fully implementing necessary changes, including turning the administration of the program over to a single company, Public Partnerships LLC (PPL). This transition to PPL has created turmoil for the more than 250,000 consumers in New York state who have long-term medical needs and more than 200,000 home care aides employed by CDPAP. Brown asserts consumers have not been given enough time to register to PPL to avoid lapses in care, and home care aides are not receiving complete paychecks on time due to this rushed transition.

“Unfortunately, despite the Senate and Assembly Minority Conferences’ efforts to call for a delay in the implementation of changes to CDPAP from April 1, 2025, to July 1, 2025, we did not receive the extension we were looking for,” said Brown. “In response to intense public outcry and a federal lawsuit filed in April of 2025, Gov. Hochul and the New York State Department of Health have extended the deadline multiple times for consumers and home care aides to be able to enroll in the new program under PPL, but these extensions are nowhere near enough.”

“To ensure consumers do not suffer any lapses in care and home care aides are able to do their jobs efficiently and receive reliable pay, registration deadlines following the administrative transition to PPL must be extended to July 1, 2025.