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PPL | Changing Your World Through Self-Directed Care

Your life. Your care. Your people.

PPL is a Financial Management Services (FMS) partner in the Self-Determination Program. This program helps people take control of their own care and services, giving them the freedom to make decisions that fit their unique needs.

With over 20 years of experience, PPL has supported self-direction in 50 programs across 20 states. Their goal is to make managing care and services easier for families, helping them stay organized and in control.

PPL Tools and Services

For Participants
Self-direction is complicated. They make it simple. They help:

  • Hire a caregiver, or officially hire a friend or family member who’s already helping you.
  • Enroll in a program and get set up as the employer of your caregiver.
  • Conduct background checks.
  • Create a monthly budget and stick to it.
  • Tools for you to approve your caregiver’s timesheets.
  • Pay your caregivers and withhold taxes.


For Caregivers
They make life easy for you and the person you care for. They help:

  • Set up the program participant as your official employer.
  • Navigate the paperwork to hire and pay you on time.
  • Process your timesheets and get you paid.
  • Withhold taxes and submit IRS and state reporting.


For Organizations
You know self-direction makes sense, let them do the heavy lifting. They help:

  • Ensure participants stay within their budget and authorizations.
  • Keep participants compliant with your program regulations and guidelines.
  • Complete and submit required documentation efficiently file Medicaid claims.
  • Complete and submit required documentation.
  • Recommend best practices.
  • Partner with you to support legislative changes.
  • Support your case managers and service coordinators.
  • Track member satisfaction.
  • Help grow your self-direction program.
  • Provide data and reports to gauge the health and effectiveness of your program.

Connect with PPL

For more information about their services, please visit their website at https://pplfirst.com/

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