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Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) Enrollment

You do not simply sign up "with PPL": first the state program or health plan approves self-direction, then refers you to the fiscal intermediary.

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New York

Program: CDPAP (Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program)

Statewide Fiscal Intermediary. All CDPAP recipients must work with PPL. It processes personal assistant wages, tax withholdings and employment records.

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Maryland

Program: DDA self-directed services (Family Supports, Community Supports and Community Pathways waivers)

Participants who self-direct choose one of three Financial Management and Counseling Services providers. They check worker requirements, pay employees and vendors, send budget statements and handle tax reporting. Monthly fees for July 2026 to June 2027: GT Independence $123, PPL $93.42, Fello $220, paid from the self-directed budget.

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Colorado

Program: CDASS (Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services)

CDASS members choose Palco or PPL as their FMS, which hires and pays attendants, handles taxes and tracks spending. Members can switch FMS quarterly (by March, June, September or December 16, paperwork due the 1st). Consumer Direct Colorado provides training, not payroll.

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New Jersey

Program: Personal Preference Program (PPP) and Division of Developmental Disabilities self-directed employee option

PPP has two fiscal intermediaries chosen by the managed care plan: Horizon NJ Health members use Palco; Aetna Better Health of New Jersey, Fidelis Care, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan and Wellpoint members use Public Partnerships LLC (PPL). Separately, DDD moved its self-directed employee model from PPL to Acumen Fiscal Agent, with Acumen service starting December 7, 2025. The DDD change does not affect PPP.

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Alabama

Program: Self-directed HCBS waiver services (Alabama Department of Mental Health, Personal Choices)

Participants who self-direct waiver services choose one Financial Management Services Agency (FMSA): Allied Community Resources or Public Partnerships LLC (PPL). The FMSA issues paychecks, pays required taxes and helps manage the budget; the employer of record approves each worker's timesheet first. Only one FMSA at a time; transfers are limited and the official transfer form says budget savings may be unavailable for 60 to 90 days.

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Wisconsin

Program: IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct)

The fiscal employer agent (FEA) helps IRIS participants with hiring paperwork and payroll. On January 29, 2026, DHS announced its notice of intent to select Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) as the single IRIS FEA. DHS says no action is needed now, transfers to the new FEA begin sometime in 2027, participants keep their workers, and early transfers are not allowed. Until then participants can switch among the current FEAs quarterly per the FEA Transfer Calendar (P-02239).

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Sources

  1. New York: https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/Official
  2. Maryland: https://health.maryland.gov/dda/Pages/Financial-Management-and-Counseling-Services.aspxOfficial
  3. Colorado: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/cdass-policies-resourcesOfficial
  4. New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmahs/individuals-families/njppp.shtmlOfficial
  5. New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/individuals/access-services/self-direction/Official
  6. Alabama: https://mh.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FINAL-Self-Directed-Services-Handbook-11-20-2020-1.pdfOfficial
  7. Alabama: https://mh.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FMSA-Transfer-Form.pdfOfficial
  8. Wisconsin: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/iris/fea-announcement.htmOfficial
  9. Wisconsin: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/iris/whatsnew.htmOfficial

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