Take Action to Start Getting Paid by CDWA Instead of IPOne
Dear <IP Name>,

Per DSHS, all IPs are transitioning to being paid by CDWA instead of IPOne. Starting today, you can begin your transition to Consumer Direct Care Network Washington (CDWA).

Under the Consumer Directed Employer(CDE), all Individual Providers (IP) will transition from being contracted with Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to being employed by CDWA. Your Client(s) or their Authorized Representative will continue to be your managing employer. CDWA will become your legal employer, meaning that we will handle all IP hiring, payroll, and monitoring expiration of credentials, like background checks and training. Once CDWA is your legal employer, you will still get the same wages, benefits, and other working conditions provided by your current collective-bargaining agreement (CBA), unless CDWA and SEIU 775 bargain changes.
Notes on completing the hiring and employment orientation process.
  • You will complete the process online.
  • You are not required to complete the process all at once.
  • You can save your work as you go.
  • You will be paid for your time to complete the process.
  • There is an optional paid video employment orientation.
  • You MUST complete all the steps to be paid to provide care as a CDWA employee.
Get started.
To begin the process, follow the steps below.
 
CDWA has created a DirectMyCare web portal account for you using the email address where you are receiving this message. You are set up with a temporary password. You will need to update this password.
 
Useful tips can be found at www.ConsumerDirectWA.com/IP-Resources.

Step 1 – Access the DirectMyCare web portal
  • Click here to update your password for the DirectMyCare web portal.
  • You will see a sign-in screen with the CDWA logo at the top.
  • Click “Update Password.”
  • You will see a “send verification code” screen. Click “send verification code.”
  • You will receive a separate email from Microsoft on behalf of B2C CDMS AAD. Open this email. This email contains your verification code. If you do not receive the email, please check your spam folder.
  • Enter the verification code and click “Verify code.”
  • The next screen you see says your email address is verified. Click “Continue.”
  • You will be asked to choose a new password.
  • After choosing a password, you will automatically be logged in to the DirectMyCare web portal.
Step 2 – Complete questions in the DirectMyCare web portal
  • Instructions on completing questions can be found here. 
Step 3 – Complete your hiring tasks
  • You will need:
  • Your bank account and routing number, if you choose direct deposit. Or your Wisely account and routing number, if you currently have a Wisely card and want to keep it.
  • Your current driver’s license, if you will drive your Client.
  • Proof of ability to work in the United States and a person to verify the I-9 form (this could be your Client or any other person). Click here for more information about forms of identification you can use. 
Step 4 – Optional CDWA video employment orientation
  • Watch a CDWA video employment orientation online.
Step 5 – Submit a test shift
  • Live-in IPs submit a test shift in the DirectMyCare web portal.
  • Non live-in IPs submit a test shift in the CareAttend EVV app and the DirectMyCare web portal.

Instructions for how to submit a test shift are here:

Your hiring process is not complete until you receive an email from CDWA stating you are now “Okay to Provide Care” as an employee of CDWA.

Background Check Information
  • The DSHS Contracts team sends a letter to IPs who have a background check expiring within 60 days. If you haven’t received a letter from Contracts, your background check is still good.
  • If you have not completed your fingerprint-based background check, please complete your fingerprints to avoid having to start over with the background check process.
  • Additional Background Check information can be found at www.ConsumerDirectWA.com/IP-Resources.
Learn more about the CDE.
Informational Webinars (Open to the public)
  • Payroll Schedule Change and Work Week Limits (WWL), Friday, 11/5/2021, 11am PDT
  • DirectMyCare Web Portal and EVV, Monday, 11/15/2021, 6pm PST
  • Getting Ready for the CDE, Thursday, 11/18/2021, 3:30pm PST
  • Parent Providers and Live-in Providers, Saturday, 11/20/2021, 9am PST
  • Client Responsibility, Tuesday, 11/23/2021, 10:30am PST
 
Register for webinars on the CDWA website, www.ConsumerDirectWA.com/Resources.
Contact CDWA 
Toll-Free Phone Number: 866-214-9899 

Please contact us if you have questions. Our hours of operation:
7 am - 7 pm Monday through Friday
8 am - 1 pm Saturday

Sincerely,  
The Consumer Direct Care Network Washington Team  
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